Islamabad
\nA two-match Test series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka is likely to be scheduled from July 16 and 28, sources revealed on Thursday.
\nMatches of the upcoming series, which are part of the ICC World Test Championship, are said to take place in Colombo and Galle.
\nHowever, the official schedule will be announced by Sri Lanka in the next few days. The hosts are keen on finishing the series before the Lanka Premier League (LPL), which is scheduled to take place from July 31 to August 22.
\nExpected schedule
\nFirst Test \u2013 July 16-20
\nSecond Test \u2013 July 24-28
\nEarlier, it was reported that Pakistan\u2019s ace speedster Shaheen Afridi is likely to miss the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka.
\nAccording to sources, the lanky pacer could be rested, due to workload management ahead of the World Cup this year, during next month\u2019s assignment.
\nShaheen is currently playing in England\u2019s T20 Blast for Nottinghamshire, where he has claimed 13 wickets in nine matches.
\nIt must be noted that 13 spinners and 11 fast bowlers are taking part in a specialised men\u2019s camps at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore. 14 batters will also be involved in the two camps that will run from June 10-15 (for spinners) and June 16-21 (for fast bowlers).
\nThe camps will allow selectors to form the squad for Pakistan\u2019s Test series in Sri Lanka, which will be national side\u2019s first assignment in the third cycle of the World Test Championship.
\nList of invited players
\nSpinners: Abrar Ahmed, Ali Asfand, Arafat Minhas, Faisal Akram, Mohammad Junaid, Mehran Mumtaz, Mubasir Khan, Noman Ali, Qasim Akram, Sajid Khan, Sufiyan Muqeem, Usama Mir and Zahid Mehmood
\nFast bowlers: Aamir Jamal, Arshad Iqbal, Faheem Ashraf, Haris Rauf, Ihsanullah, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Ali, Naseem Shah and Shahnawaz Dahani
\nBatters: Abdullah Shafique, Haris Sohail, Haseebullah, Hussain Talat, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Huraira, Omair Bin Yousuf, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel and Tayyab Tahir<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Islamabad A two-match Test series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka is likely to be scheduled from July 16 and 28, sources revealed on Thursday. Matches of the upcoming series, which are part of the ICC World Test Championship, are said to take place in Colombo and Galle. However, the official schedule will be announced by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":338058,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-338028","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n