PCB guidelines out Nawaz due to damage provides Sarfaraz and Naseem as touring reserves
LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Wednesday announced an up-to-date Test squad for the approaching Australia series, with all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz being dominated out of the event.
The great deal-awaited Test collection towards Australia will start on March 4 in Rawalpindi. This will be the first time an Aussie squad will go to Pakistan in 24 years.
Nawaz has been dominated out of the series because of foot damage and he's going to now not get replaced, at the same time as Naseem Shah and Sarfaraz Ahmed have now been delivered as traveling reserves, a statement from the PCB said.
However, Shah and Sarfaraz will handiest be considered for selection if there may be harmful, the PCB stated.
Mohammad Haris has been brought to the reserve players list. However, he, in conjunction with Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Abbas, and Yasir Shah has been recommended to participate inside the Pakistan Cup, which commences on March 2, PCB stated.
If required, they will be drafted into the facet, the announcement said.
Squad:
Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan (vice-captain), Fawad Alam, Azhar Ali, Abdullah Shafique, Nauman Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Shan Masood, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Sajid Khan, Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Zahid Mahmood.
Test schedule:
- March 4-8 — First Test, Rawalpindi
- March 12-16 — Second Test, Karachi
- March 21-25 — Third Test, Lahore
Australia squad
Cricket Australia has already introduced an 18-member Test squad.
Pat Cummins (c), Steve Smith (VC), Mitchell Swepson, Ashton Agar, Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Michael Neser, Cameron Green, Mitchell Marsh, Marcus Harris, Nathan Lyon, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, and David Warner.
