Pakistan Test Squad Announced For The Series Against Australia

The National Selection Committee headed by former Pakistan captain, Inzamam ul Haq after consultation with Captain Sarfraz Ahmed and Head Coach Mickey Arthur on Thursday announced the 17-member Test squad for the two-match Test series against Australia.

LAHORE, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 27th Sep, 2018 ) :The National Selection Committee headed by former Pakistan captain, Inzamam ul Haq after consultation with Captain Sarfraz Ahmed and Head Coach Mickey Arthur on Thursday announced the 17-member Test squad for the two-match Test series against Australia.

"The team has been selected keeping in mind the conditions of the UAE, where Mohammad Amir has been dropped from the side and Wahab Riaz and Mir Hamza comes in the side. Three spinners Shahdab Khan, Yasir Shah and Bilal Asif have been kept in the squad keeping in view the UAE wickets.

Furthermore, Rizwan Ahmed makes a comeback in the Test squad," said the Chief Selector.

The two test series will commence from with the first test from October 7-11 t Dubai and the second from October 16 to 20 at Abu Dhabi.

Pakistan Test Team against Australia in UAE 2018, Azhar Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Imam Ul Haq, Babar Azam, Asad Shafiq, Haris Sohail , Usman Salahuddin, Sarfraz Ahmed (Captain- WK), Yasir Shah, Shadab Khan, Bilal Asif, Muhammad Abbas, Hassan Ali, Wahab Riaz, Faheem Ashraf, Mir Hamza and Muhammad Rizwan (WK).