The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday named the squad for the upcoming three-match Test sequence towards Pakistan, set to start on December 1. Ace speedster Shaheen Shah Afridi has not been included as he was “unavailable for selection after he underwent appendicitis surgery on Sunday, which will require three-four weeks’ rest following which he will resume his two-week rehabilitation on his right knee.”

Mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed and quick bowler Mohammad Ali have been rewarded for his or her sturdy first-class performances with maiden Test call-ups as Pakistan introduced an 18-player squad for December’s three ICC World Test Championship matches towards England.

Uncapped Mohammad Wasim Jnr and Zahid Mehmood, who have been a part of the Test aspect for the three Tests towards Australia earlier within the yr, are the opposite two gamers to return to the aspect.

There are 4 modifications within the squad from Pakistan’s final Test task, which was in Sri Lanka that resulted within the two-Test sequence ending 1-1. The 4 gamers who will not be a part of the aspect are Shaheen Shah Afridi, Hasan Ali, Fawad Alam and Yasir Shah.

“Fawad managed 33 runs in four innings of three Tests against Australia earlier this year, while he scored 25 runs in his only Test in Sri Lanka. Hasan Ali took five wickets in his last four Tests against Australia and Sri Lanka, while Yasir Shah bagged nine wickets in Sri Lanka but has managed only 14 wickets in seven Quaid-e-Azam Trophy matches to date,” acknowledged an official media launch.

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The three Tests are a part of the ICC World Test Championship and are scheduled to be performed in Rawalpindi (1-5 December), Multan (9-13 December) and Karachi (17-21 December).

Each of the 9 groups play six sequence – three at dwelling and three away – in 2021-23 cycle. The upcoming sequence is Pakistan’s fifth – their final sequence would be the two Tests towards New Zealand in December 2022 and January 2023. These three Tests can be England’s closing look within the second version of the World Test Championship.

Pakistan squad for England Tests: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Azhar Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Haris Rauf, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Nauman Ali, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Saud Shakeel, Shan Masood and Zahid Mehmood

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