Pakistan have also named five reserves – including Yasir Shah and Naseem Shah – for the Tests
LAHORE
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday announced 21-member squad for coming home test series against Australia.
The squad comprises of sixteen players and five reserve players.
According to details, Haris Rauf and Shan Masood have returned to national test side. They have replaced Bilal Asif and Abid Ali respectively. Leggie Yasir Shah has been included as reserve player.
Squad consists of captain Babar Azam, his vice captain Muhammad Rizwan, Abdullah Shafique, Azhar Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Fawad Alam, Haris Rauf and Hassan Ali. Imam-ul-Haq, Muhammad Nawaz, Nauman Ali and Sajid Khan will also be the part of Pakistan squad.
Shaheen Shah Afridi, Saud Shakeel, Shan Masood and Zahid Mehmood are also part of Pakistan test squad. Reserve players include Kamran Ghulam, Muhammad Abbas, Sarfaraz Ahmad, Naseem Shah and Yasir Shah.
PCB has extended Saqlain Mushtaq’s contract as head coach for one more year. Australia’s former pace-man Shaun Tait has been appointed national team’s fast bowling coach for one year. Classy Muhammad Yousuf will accompany Pakistan men’s cricket team as batting coach during the Australia series.
