LAHORE – The Pakistan Cricket Board’s men’s national selection committee has announced a 17-member squad for the ICC World Test Championship series against Bangladesh.
The first Test will be held from August 21-25 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, followed by the second Test from August 30 to September 3 in Karachi.
The Pakistan Test team will start their training camp at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on August 11, led by head coach Jason Gillespie and assistant coach Azhar Mahmood.
The Bangladesh team is expected to arrive in Islamabad early on August 17 and will begin their training later that day.
Pakistan Test Squad Against Bangladesh
- Shan Masood – Captain
- Saud Shakeel – Vice-Captain
- Aamir Jamal – Subject to Fitness
- Abdullah Shafique – Batsman
- Abrar Ahmed – Spinner
- Babar Azam – Batsman
- Kamran Ghulam – Batsman
- Khurram Shahzad – Batsman
- Mir Hamza – Fast Bowler
- Mohammad Ali – Fast Bowler
- Mohammad Huraira – Batsman
- Mohammad Rizwan – Wicket-Keeper
- Naseem Shah – Fast Bowler
- Saim Ayub – Batsman
- Salman Ali Agha – All-Rounder
- Sarfaraz Ahmed – Wicket-Keeper
- Shaheen Shah Afridi – Fast Bowler