- Shaheen Afridi returns to Test side for Sri Lanka tour
- Batter Mohammad Huraira and all-rounder Aamir Jamal receive maiden calls
LAHORE, Pakistan: Pakistan has announced 16-member squad for the upcoming two-match away Test Series against Sri Lanka to be held next month.
The left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Afridi has returned to Pakistan’s Test squad for the series against Sri Lanka.
The men’s National Selection Committee has also included uncapped batter Mohammad Huraira and all-rounder Aamir Jamal in the squad for what will be Pakistan’s first assignment in the third cycle of the ICC World Test Championship.
The squad boasts four spinners, four fast bowlers, six specialist batters and two keeper-batters.
Pakistan Test squad includes;
- Babar Azam (Captain)
- Mohammad Rizwan (Vice Captain & Wicket Keeper)
- Aamir Jamal
- Abdullah Shafique
- Abrar Ahmed,
- Hasan Ali
- Imam-ul-Haq
- Mohammad Huraira
- Mohammad Nawaz
- Naseem Shah
- Noman Ali
- Salman Ali Agha
- Sarfaraz Ahmed (Wicket Keeper)
- Saud Shakeel
- Shaheen Afridi
- Shan Masood
Pakistan will assemble in Karachi on July 03 for a camp ahead of their departure for Sri Lanka on July 09. The itinerary of the tour will be announced by Sri Lanka Cricket in due course.
Morne Morkel appointed Pakistan’s bowling coach
Meanwhile, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has also announced the appointment of Morne Morkel as the national side’s bowling coach.
The former South Africa pacer has joined the national side on a six-month contract.
Over the course of his 11-year-long international career, Morkel took 309 wickets in 86 Tests, 188 wickets in 117 ODIs and 47 scalps in 44 T20Is. His last international game was in Lahore for World XI against Pakistan in September 2017.
