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- The two-match series is part of World Test Championship’s third cycle with Pakistan sixth in the current nine-team table
- Bangladesh, which rank eighth, will be hoping to overturn their no-win record against Pakistan, having lost 12 of 13 Tests
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday announced 11-member Pakistan squad for the first of two Tests against Bangladesh, after injury ruled out all-rounder Aamir Jamal.
Bangladesh begin a two-Test series in Pakistan this week with their preparations severely hampered by political turmoil at home.
The first Test match between Bangladesh and hosts Pakistan will commence from 21 August at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
“Aamir is recovering from a back injury which he sustained while playing county cricket this year,” the PCB said as it announced the 11-member squad.
Aamir, who was earlier included in the squad subject to fitness clearance, has been advised to work on his fitness at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore.
Bangladesh got some reprieve after the Pakistan Cricket Board invited them to arrive four days early to make up for their lack of preparations.
The tourists will be hoping to overturn their no-win record against Pakistan, having lost 12 of the 13 Tests, with just one draw.
The two-match Test series is part of the World Test Championship’s third cycle with Pakistan sixth in the current nine-team table and Bangladesh eighth.
The second Test — both matches moved to Rawalpindi because of construction work at Karachi stadium — will be played from August 30.
Pakistan squad for first Test against Bangladesh:
Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Rizwan (wicket-keeper), Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha and Shaheen Shah Afridi