In October, Pakistan declared an 18 -member team for the 2 Test series against South Africa. Shaan Masood will be the captain. Shaheen Afridi has returned, while Naseem Shah is out of the team.
Islamabad: Left -arm fast bowler Shaheen Afridi has returned to the longest format of the game. Pakistan has announced its 18 -member team for the 2 -match Test series against South Africa in October. Shaan Masood will once again captain the team and with this the team will start their ICC World Test Championship campaign. The team’s main fast bowler Shaheen Afridi has been called back. By the way, he could not play in the previous Test series of Pakistan against the West Indies at the beginning of the year.
There is no place for fellow fast bowler Nasim Shah in the team, while experienced pair Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan have been included in the team. The team will be shortened before the first Test starting in Lahore on 12 October. 3 players are in queue to make their Test debut, including Asif Afridi, Faisal Akram and Rohil Nazir. He has been given a place in the team to face the current World Test Championship winners. Pakistan will announce its team at the right time for the white-ball series to be held after the Test.
Pakistan team
Shaan Masood (captain), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafiq, Abrar Ahmed, Asif Afridi, Babar Azam, Faisal Akram, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Rizwan, Noman Ali, Rohil Nazir, Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Aga, Saud Shakeel, Shakeel, Shakeel, Shaheed Shah Afridi.
Series schedule
First Test: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, October 12-16
Second Test: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, 20-24 October.