The Pakistan men\u2019s selection committee has named a 16-player squad for the first ICC World Test Championship fixture against Bangladesh to be played in Rawalpindi from 7-11 February.<\/p>\n
The selectors have recalled off-spinner Bilal Asif at the back of his 43 wickets in nine Quaid-e-Azam Trophy matches, while Faheem Ashraf has been drafted in the side due to his all-round skills that were backed by his six wickets in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final against Northern.<\/p>\n
Two changes have been made in the side that was named for the two ICC World Test Championship Tests against Sri Lanka.\u00a0 Kashif Bhatti and Usman Shinwari have been left out, but they remain in the red-ball plans and have been advised to continue their training and preparation.<\/p>\n
While Kashif didn\u2019t play against Sri Lanka, Usman made his only appearance in the Rawalpindi Test where he took one for 54.<\/p>\n
Squad
\n1.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Azhar Ali (captain)
\n2.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Abid Ali
\n3.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Asad Shafiq
\n4.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Babar Azam
\n5.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Bilal Asif
\n6.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Faheem Ashraf
\n7.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Fawad Alam
\n8.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Haris Sohail
\n9.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Imam-ul-Haq
\n10.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Imran Khan Snr
\n11.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mohammad Abbas
\n12.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mohammad Rizwan
\n13.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Naseem Shah
\n14.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Shaheen Shah Afridi
\n15.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Shan Masood
\n16.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Yasir Shah<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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