Pakistan Include Three Uncapped Players For Upcoming South Africa Test Series

Key points

Three uncapped players included for South Africa
Shan Masood to continue as captain
Test series begins 12 October in Lahore

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Cricket Board’s National Selection Committee has announced an 18-player squad for the upcoming two-Test series against South Africa, inducting three uncapped players.

The series begins on 12 October. The squad will be reduced ahead of the opening Test.

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Shan Masood will continue to captain the side, with three uncapped players – Asif Afridi, Faisal Akram, and Rohail Nazir – named in the squad.

South Africa, winners of the ICC World Test Championship 2023–25, will face Pakistan in the first Test at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium from 12 to 16 October. The second Test is scheduled for 20 to 24 October at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

Pre-series training camp

Following the Tests, the two sides will compete in three T20 Internationals and three One Day Internationals between 28 October and 8 November. The squad for the limited-overs matches will be announced later.

Players selected for the pre-series training camp will work under red-ball head coach Azhar Mahmood and National Cricket Academy coaches starting today and continuing until Wednesday, 8 October. Those who participated in the recently concluded ACC Men’s T20 Asia Cup will join the camp on 4 October.

Pakistan squad:

Shan Masood (captain), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Asif Afridi, Babar Azam, Faisal Akram, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Rizwan (wicket-keeper), Noman Ali, Rohail Nazir (wicket-keeper), Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel and Shaheen Shah Afridi.