Pak vs Ban: Pakistan announces squad for Rawalpindi test
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The T20I series is now completed and Pakistan and Bangladesh now prepare to face each other in the first Test of the two-match series starting from February 7 in Rawalpindi.
The National Cricket Committee of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced the 16-member squad for the opening Test on Saturday.
Two changes are being made from the squad that played against Sri Lanka. All-rounder Kashif Bhatti has been dropped along with left-arm pace bowler Usman Shinwari.
Bowling all-rounder Bilal Asif has been recalled to join the squad. Selectors also included left-handed batsman Faheem Ashraf in the team. Both performed brilliantly in the Quaid-e-Azam trophy.
Pakistan Squad:
Azhar Ali (Captain), Abid Ali, Asad Shafiq, Babar Azam, Bilal Asif, Faheem Ashraf, Fawad Alam, Haris Sohail, Imam-ul-Haq, Imran Khan, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Shaan Masood, Yasir Shah.
