Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Kamran Ghulam will get maiden call-up in PAK Test squad, Yasir Shah out injured

The Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday introduced a 20-member squad for his or her upcoming Test collection in Bangladesh and handed a maiden worldwide call-up to Kamran Ghulam after his record-breaking efficiency within the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.

Pakistan will play a collection of three T20 internationals in Bangladesh from November 19-22 earlier than the 2 Tests in Chattogram and Dhaka beginning November 26 and December 4, respectively.Opener Imam-ul-Haq and off-spinner Bilal Asif have been recalled to the nationwide crew whereas Haris Rauf, Imran Butt and Shahnawaz Dahani, who have been a part of the 21-player facet that toured the West Indies in July-August, have been not noted. Imam had performed his eleventh and final Test in opposition to Australia in Adelaide in November-December 2019.Star leg-spinner Yasir Shah in the meantime, hasn’t recovered from his thumb damage and subsequently, missed out on the choice. Bilal has changed Yasir, who continues to be recovering from the damage that he sustained through the National T20.“We have selected the squad following discussions with the team management and after taking into consideration the opposition’s potential make-up and the conditions in which the Tests will be played.“As we already have four frontline fast bowlers, we have allowed Haris Rauf and Shahnawaz Dahani to return to Pakistan after the T20Is so that they can play in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and prepare for Australia Tests. An in-form left-handed Imam-Ul-Haq has replaced Imran Butt, who managed to score at 17.8 in 10 Test innings, but he has a chance to continue to play and perform in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy so that he can force his way back in the side.“Bangladesh are strong side in their backyard but we have the resources, talent and experience to perform strongly and then carry that momentum into the Australia Tests, which will be part of the ICC World Test Championship.”This shall be Pakistan’s first tour to Bangladesh since 2015 and the two-match collection would be the a part of the ICC World Test Championship.Pakistan Test squad: Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan (vice-captain), Abdullah Shafique, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali, Bilal Asif, Faheem Ashraf, Fawad Alam, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Nauman Ali, Sajid Khan, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Zahid Mahmood.