The Pakistan selectors have picked up nine uncapped players for the two-match Test series against South Africa at home. The new chief selector has said that he wanted to reward the players for their performances in the domestic tournament.
“Tabish Khan is more effective and useful in Pakistan conditions,” Wasim said. “Tabish is a workhorse who can bowl long spells with controlled line and length. He is a like-to-like replacement for Mohammad Abbas in the given conditions.”
Young fast bowler Naseem Shah, opening batsman Imam-ul-Haq and allrounder Shadab Khan have missed out due to injuries. “Haris Sohail, Mohammad Abbas, and Shan Masood have been dropped due to inconsistent performances,” Wasim said. “Shan’s bad form has opened doors for Abid Ali’s new partner, be it either Abdullah Shafique or Imran Butt, who was last (domestic) season’s top scorer. Together with Abdullah, he was in New Zealand with the Shaheens side.”
Fast bowler Hasan Ali is back in the side after two years. The first match will begin from January 26 in Karachi while the second clash takes place in Rawalpindi from February 4 that will be followed by three-match T20I series in Lahore.
Squad: Abid Ali, Abdullah Shafique, Imran Butt, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam, Fawad Alam, Kamran Ghulam, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Nauman Ali, Sajid Khan, Yasir Shah, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Tabish Khan.
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