The Pakistan team for the Test series once morest Sri Lanka has been announced, while fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has returned to the team and Sarfraz Ahmed has also been included in the squad.
The national selection committee has included Mohammad Harira and Aamir Jamal for the first time in the announced 16-member squad, while former South African cricketer Morne Morkel will be the bowling coach.
The team has been selected keeping in mind the conditions of Sri Lanka which includes four spinners, four fast bowlers, six reliable batsmen and two wicket keepers.
However, fast bowlers Shaheen Shah Afridi and Sarfraz Ahmed have returned to Test cricket, they have been included in the Pakistan cricket team for the two-Test series to be played in the tour of Sri Lanka next month.
The two-Test series once morest Sri Lanka will actually be Pakistan’s first series in the third ICC World Test Championship.
Pakistani Team:
Babar Azam (Captain), Muhammad Rizwan (Vice-Captain and Wicketkeeper), Amir Jamal, Abdullah Shafiq, Abrar Ahmed, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Muhammad Harira, Muhammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Nouman Ali, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz in the Pakistani squad. Ahmed (wicket keeper), Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Afridi and Shaan Masood have been included.
What record can Shaheen Afridi make in this test series?
Shaheen Shah Afridi is just one wicket away from completing a century of wickets in Test matches, no Pakistani bowler has taken more wickets since the fast bowler’s Test debut on 3 December 2018.
Shaheen Shah Afridi expressed his happiness on his return to the Test team and said that he is happy to return to the Test team once more following a year and he was feeling the distance from Test cricket very much and being away from this format was too much for him. It was difficult.
Shaheen Afridi says that he was out for the entire home season in Sri Lanka last year due to injury and now he is making a comeback in Sri Lanka and he is hoping to make this comeback a memorable one as well as test cricket. Also looking forward to completing a century of wickets, he is grateful to his fans for supporting him during the tough times and is now ready for the challenges ahead.
The expression of selector Haroon Rasheed on the announcement of the national squad
About the selection of the Pakistani team, Chief Selector Haroon Rasheed says that he congratulates all the selected players, especially Muhammad Harira and Amir Jamal, who have managed to make it to the team due to their excellent performance.
He says that the team has been selected considering the conditions and challenges of Sri Lanka, this is our first series in the third ICC Test Championship and this squad is fully capable of giving us a good start.
Haroon Rasheed says that the players who are not selected for this tour should not be disappointed as they will also be part of our plan, the upcoming season is very busy and for these players domestic cricket and Pakistan Shaheens. There will be opportunities to play and prepare yourself.
The Pakistani cricket team will assemble in Karachi on July 3, where its camp will continue until departure on July 9. The tour schedule will be released by the Sri Lankan Cricket Board.
The last Test series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka was played in July 2022, which was tied one apiece.
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2024-07-20 09:55:53