WATCH: Pakistan Test team including Babar Azam sweats out in ground ahead of Bangladesh series

Pakistan cricket board practice session

PCB shared a video on their YouTube where Test-bound cricketers were spotted doing catching practice, this Test series will be important for Pakistan citing the World Test Championship final. 

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have permitted the Bangladesh Cricket team to come early for the practice session ahead of the series, Bangladesh will arrive on August 13. Bangladesh are currently facing political tensions and mishaps within the country. Recently Muhammad Yunus was sworn in as the head of Bangladesh's interim government on Thursday. This was followed by the protest against former Prime Minister Sheikh Haseena.

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After this Test series against Pakistan, Bangladesh will travel to India for the three-Test match series scheduled to start from September 19. India veteran speedster Mohammed Shami will also make his international comeback with this series. Shami last featured for India during the final of ODI World Cup 2023 against Austarlia. However, India star speedster Jasprit Bumrah will likely to miss the Test because of workload management. 

Pakistan and Bangladesh Squads

Bangladesh's Test squad: Najmul Hossain Shanto (Captain), Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Zakir Hasan, Shadman Islam, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Kumer Das, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Nayeem Hasan, Nahid Rana, Shoriful Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed, Syed Khaled Ahmed.

Pakistan's Test squad: Shan Masood (c), Saud Shakeel (vc), Aamir Jamal (subject to Fitness), Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk) and Shaheen Shah Afridi.
 

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