Five uncapped players in Pakistan squad
Monday 16th April 2018
Pakistan will have several new faces in their Test squad for their forthcoming tour of England and Ireland.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfraz Ahmed (pictured above) leads a 16-man squad who start their tour with a four-day match at The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, starting on Saturday 28 April (11am).
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The squad has a combined total of 242 caps with former Kent paceman Wahab Riaz not selected and 2017 overseas player Yasir Shah sidelined with a hip injury.
Nine of last summer’s Champions Trophy-winning squad will feature including former Essex paceman Mohammad Amir and Leicestershire overseas signing Mohammad Abbas.
Left-handed batsman Iman-ul-Haq, 22, nephew of Pakistan legend Inzaman, is given his first opportunity as one of five uncapped players in the party.
Left-handed white-ball international batsman Fakhar Zaman, right-handed batsman Usman Salahuddin, left-handed batsman Saad Ali and bowling all-rounder Faheem Ashraf are the other newcomers yet to play Test cricket.
Pakistan squad: Sarfraz Ahmed (capt & wk), Azhar Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Sami Aslam, Haris Sohail, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Saad Ali, Asad Shafiq, Usman Salahuddin, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Abbas, Hasan Ali, Rahat Ali, Faheem Ashraf.