LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced a 17-member Pakistan squad for the ICC World Test Championship fixtures against Bangladesh, a statement said on Tuesday.
According to PCB, the first test will be held at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium from 21-25 August, while the second Test will be played from 30 August-3 September in Karachi. It added that the Pakistan Test side’s training camp will start at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on 11 August and will be supervised by red-ball head coach Jason Gillespie and his deputy Azhar Mahmood. The Bangladesh cricket team will arrive in Islamabad in the wee hours of 17 August and likely to train in the same afternoon.
PAKISTAN SQUAD
Shan Masood (captain)
Saud Shakeel (vice-captain)
Aamir Jamal (subject to Fitness)
Abdullah Shafique
Abrar Ahmed
Babar Azam
Kamran Ghulam
Khurram Shahzad
Mir Hamza
Mohammad Ali
Mohammad Huraira
Mohammad Rizwan (wicket-keeper)
Naseem Shah
Saim Ayub
Salman Ali Agha
Sarfaraz Ahmed (wicket-keeper)
Shaheen Shah Afridi
The 17-member Test squad will be led by Shan Masood will lead the squad while left-handed middle-order batter Saud Shakeel has been selected as vice-captain of the team.
