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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announces 15-member squad for the upcoming Test match series against West Indies which is scheduled to start from January 17. Pakistan are scheduled to play two Test matches from 17-21 January and 25-29 January.
PCB made seven changes from the 15-member Test team that toured South Africa. The cricket board retained Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Rizwan, Noman Ali, and Salman Ali Agha.
To strengthen the spin department, off-spinner Sajid Khan and mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed have been recalled to partner with left-arm spinner Noman Ali. Openers Imam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Huraira have also been brought back, replacing the injured Saim Ayub and the out-of-form Abdullah Shafique.
Pacers Aamir Jamal, Mohammad Abbas, Mir Hamza, and Naseem Shah have been rested due to workload management. In their place, the selectors have retained Khurram Shahzad, recalled Mohammad Ali and included uncapped Kashif Ali.
In the absence of wicketkeeper-batter Haseebullah, who sustained a split in his right-hand webbing during the Cape Town Test, former Pakistan U19 star Rohail Nazir has been added to the squad. This will be Pakistan's last Test assignment in the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC) cycle. The Men in Green are already out of contention for the WTC final which is scheduled to take place in England later this year.
Pakistan squad for the West Indies Tests:
Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Ghulam, Kashif Ali, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper/batter), Noman Ali, Rohail Nazir (wicketkeeper/batter), Sajid Khan, and Salman Ali Agha.
