The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) named the 16-man team for the historic home Test series versus Australia. The Australian squad is scheduled to visit the Asian country for the first time after 24 years, and PCB would like to see this all-format tour go off without a problem. The tour will include 3 Tests, 3 ODIs, and a sole T20I. Here Is Pakistan 16-man Squad For Home Series Against Australia.
In terms of the Pakistan lineup, Babar Azam will captain the side, with wicket-keeper Mohammad Rizwan serving as his deputy. Further prominent figures in the batting section include Azhar Ali, Shan Masood, Fawad Alam, and Imam-ul-Haq. Importantly, opening batsman Abid Ali will be sidelined for some while after having a stent a few months ago due to cardiac problems.
Pakistan Squad Against Australia :
We have opted for consistency for the important home series: Wasim
Haris Rauf is a prominent part of the bowling category. The right-arm bowler has accomplished well in white-ball format but has yet to play in a Test match. As a result, it will be exciting to observe how he approaches this task. Shaheen Afridi will lead the way the bowling attack, whereas Faheem Ashraf is anticipated to take over as an all-rounder.
Pakistan squad for Australia Tests announced
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In terms of spinners, Mohammad Nawaz, Sajid Khan, and Nauman Ali have been selected to keep things rolling versus the Aussies. Meantime, the PCB has picked 5 backup players: Mohammad Abbas, Kamran Ghulam, Naseem Shah, Yasir Shah, and Sarfaraz Ahmed. It should be noticed that former Australian speedy Shaun Tait has been named as the squad’s bowling coach.
“We have opted for consistency for the important home series against Australia and changes have only been made where absolutely necessary. This is to give the boys confidence, reward them for their impressive performances in the longer version of the game in 2021 and continue to build the side for the future,” said chief selector Muhammad Wasim.
Pakistan Test Squad: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan, Abdullah Shafique, Azhar Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Fawad Alam, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, M Nawaz, Nauman Ali, Sajid Khan, Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Afridi, Shan Masood, Zahid Mahmood
Reserves: Kamran Ghulam , Mohammad Abbas, Naseem Shah, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Yasir Shah
