PAKISTAN TEST SQUAD
Pakistan announced 19 men's squad for West Indies Test Series .Names of the Players are listed below!
Babar Azam (captain) (Central Punjab),
Mohammad Rizwan (vice-captain) (wicketkeeper) (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa),
Abdullah Shafique (Central Punjab),
Abid Ali (Central Punjab),
Azhar Ali (Central Punjab),
Faheem Ashraf (Central Punjab),
Hasan Ali (Central Punjab),
Naseem Shah (Central Punjab),
Sajid Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa),
Shaheen Shah Afridi (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa),
Nauman Ali (Northern),
Yasir Shah (Balochistan)
Imran Butt (Balochistan),
Mohammad Abbas (Southern Punjab),
Zahid Mahmood (Southern Punjab).
Fawad Alam (Sindh),
Sarfaraz Ahmed (wicketkeeper) (Sindh),
Saud Shakeel (Sindh),
Shahnawaz Dahani (Sindh)
Haris Rauf and Mohammad Nawaz have been released by the Pakistan management .
“Looking at the likely team composition for the two Tests and giving preference to wellbeing of the players, it has been agreed to release Haris Rauf and Mohammad Nawaz so that they can return to Pakistan and spend quality time with their families," said Babar Azam as quoted by a PCB press release. "This will also give them a few extra days to relax, regroup and recharge for the commitment ahead, which commence with the series against Afghanistan."
In the last meeting between the two sides in Test cricket, Pakistan had famously triumphed West Indies which was also the last series of stalwarts Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan. The series is also remembered for Yasir Shah famously bowling out Shannon Gabriel to seal the Test series for his side.
According to the Pakistan captain Babar Azam, away Test series are always a challenge while the Test format doesn't let any sort of complacency coming in the way.
“Away Test series are always challenging and it is our endeavour to be a high-performing side on away series," said Babar. "Red-ball cricket is the pinnacle format of the game and is a test of skill, endurance, technique, patience and fitness. Test cricket does not allow you to show complacency at any stage and this is what we will like to achieve at the Sabina Park over the next couple of weeks.
“Jamaican pitches provide a good challenge to the batters hence our batters need to come to the party and display their true potential and calibre in the two Tests. They have performed well this year and it is now time to take that confidence into the Test series and put up an improved and enhanced performance."
“Looking at the likely team composition for the two Tests and giving preference to wellbeing of the players, it has been agreed to release Haris Rauf and Mohammad Nawaz so that they can return to Pakistan and spend quality time with their families," said Babar Azam as quoted by a PCB press release. "This will also give them a few extra days to relax, regroup and recharge for the commitment ahead, which commence with the series against Afghanistan."
In the last meeting between the two sides in Test cricket, Pakistan had famously triumphed West Indies which was also the last series of stalwarts Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan. The series is also remembered for Yasir Shah famously bowling out Shannon Gabriel to seal the Test series for his side.
According to the Pakistan captain Babar Azam, away Test series are always a challenge while the Test format doesn't let any sort of complacency coming in the way.
“Away Test series are always challenging and it is our endeavour to be a high-performing side on away series," said Babar. "Red-ball cricket is the pinnacle format of the game and is a test of skill, endurance, technique, patience and fitness. Test cricket does not allow you to show complacency at any stage and this is what we will like to achieve at the Sabina Park over the next couple of weeks.
“Jamaican pitches provide a good challenge to the batters hence our batters need to come to the party and display their true potential and calibre in the two Tests. They have performed well this year and it is now time to take that confidence into the Test series and put up an improved and enhanced performance."
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