{"id":454915,"date":"2025-01-12T08:49:37","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T03:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=454915"},"modified":"2025-01-12T08:49:37","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T03:49:37","slug":"pakistans-15-player-squad-announced-for-west-indies-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/pakistans-15-player-squad-announced-for-west-indies-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan\u2019s 15-player squad announced for West Indies Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Squad features seven changes from the 15-member Test team that toured South Africa<br \/>\n LAHORE<br \/>\nThe Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday announced a 15-player squad for the two ICC World Test Championship Tests against the West Indies, scheduled to be played in Multan from January 17-21 and January 25-29.<br \/>\nThe squad features seven changes from the 15-member Test team that toured South Africa.<br \/>\nThe retained players are Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Rizwan, Noman Ali, and Salman Ali Agha.<br \/>\nTo strengthen the spin department, off-spinner Sajid Khan and mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed have been recalled to partner with left-arm spinner Noman Ali.<br \/>\nMoreover, openers Imam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Huraira have also been brought back, replacing the injured Saim Ayub and the out-of-form Abdullah Shafique.<br \/>\nAs part of workload management, the pace quartet of Aamir Jamal, Mohammad Abbas, Mir Hamza, and Naseem Shah has been rested. 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