Test Squad Announce:
Leg-spinner Yasir Shah and all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz have back to the Test squad for subsequent month’s -fit Test collection towards Sri Lanka, Chief Selector Muhammad Wasim introduced on Wednesday.
Pakistan will play their first Test against the hosts at Galle from July 16, even as the second Test will begin in Colombo on July 24. Before the formal beginning of the collection, the site visitors will play a 3-day warm-up fit from July 11.
Yasir become instrumental in Pakistan’s 2-1 victory over Sri Lanka on their ultimate excursion of the island in 2015, grabbing 24 wickets at 19.33. He comes lower back into the aspect after regaining complete fitness. Yasir performed his forty-sixth and maximum current Test towards the West Indies in August 2021.
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Salman Ali Agha, who has scored 4,224 runs and brought 88 wickets withinside the great circuit, is any other addition to the squad.
Nawaz is the 1/3 participant to be recalled. Previously, he become named withinside the squad for Australia Tests however become later withdrew because of injury.
The 18-member squad named for the modern-day collection consists of 3 openers, 4 middle-order batsmen, 3 all-rounders, wicketkeepers, spinners, and 4 speedy bowlers.
“We have decided on this squad thinking about the situations in Sri Lanka and feature geared up the group with the great viable resources,” stated Wasim even as pronouncing the Test squad.
He stated the countrywide group’s spin branch had been bolstered with the go-back of Yasir, who had proved his mettle in Sri Lanka at the group’s ultimate excursion with help from fellow spinner Sajid Khan.
“The spin branch additionally consists of spin all-rounders in Mohammad Nawaz and Salman Ali Agha and left-arm orthodox Nauman Ali,” the leader selector added.
Wasim stated Agha had proven constant performances with the bat withinside the beyond 3 seasons, including he becomes an accessible off-spin option.
“Our organization has in current times positioned up strong arrangements in Bangladesh, actually though effects toward Australia have been now not perfect, we met correct cricket, and this is the important cause to instill character and continuity [by having some of the players in the side].
The leader selector stated that the -fit collection towards Sri Lanka become “extraordinarily crucial” for Pakistan preserving in view the war for factors for the World Test Championship. “I desire our boys all of the great and I am positive they may make us proud.”
The countrywide aspect will attain Islamabad on June 25 to finalize their arrangements for the Test collection on the Pindi Cricket Stadium with a seven-day camp that stretches from June 26 to July 2 July earlier than departing for Sri Lanka on July 6.
Pakistan is present withinside the 5th spot at the ICC factors desk. The countrywide aspect is trying to enhance its function at the desk in the imminent collection of the contemporary ICC World Test Championship cycle, which stretches from July 2021 to June 2023.
Pakistan has performed 3 collections withinside the contemporary cycle with victories in 3 Tests and finishing in a draw.
Babar Azam’s guys leveled the -Test collection withinside the West Indies and defeated Bangladesh 2-zero of their 2d away venture earlier than Australia edged out Men in Green with a 1-zero victory in Pat Cummins’ aspect’s ancient excursion of the country.
In the imminent 2022-23, Pakistan is about to host England and New Zealand for 3 Tests in a domestic worldwide season.
Pakistan team for Sri Lanka Tests: Babar Azam (head), Mohammad Rizwan (vice-Head, wicketkeeper), Abdullah Shafique, Azhar Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Fawad Alam, HarisRauf, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Nauman Ali, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wicketkeeper), Saud Shakeel, ShaheenAfridi, Shan Masood and Yasir Shah
Player help personnel: MansoorRana (manager), Saqlain Mushtaq (head coach), ShahidAslam (assistant to move coach), Mohammad Yousuf (batting coach), Shaun Tait (bowling coach), Cliffe Deacon (physiotherapist),
DrikusSaaiman (trainer/electricity and conditioning coach), Abdul Majeed (fielding coach), AhsanIftikharNagi (media and virtual content material manager), Col (retd) Muhammad Mukarram Khan (safety manager), Dr. Muhammad KhurramSarwar (group doctor), TalhaEjaz (analyst), and Malang Ali (masseur).
