PAK vs SL: Pakistan’s star pacer Shaheen Afridi is about to make a return to the Test format as Pakistan Cricket Board on Saturday introduced the staff for the Sri Lanka tour. PCB have named a 16-men squad for the Lanka tour which includes a mix of younger and skilled arms. Meanwhile, the Board has additionally appointed former Proteas speedster Morne Morkel to their coaching staff on a six-month contract.
Shaheen Afridi suffered a knee damage final yr in the Sri Lanka Test sequence and was out of motion for fairly a while. He was a part of Pakistan’s T20 World Cup 2022 remaining staff that went right down to England in an epic conflict in Australia. Afridi now appears to be like so as to add to his wickets tally and scalp 100 wickets in the longest format.
“After missing our entire home season because of the injury I suffered in Sri Lanka, I am eager to make an impactful comeback in the same country and complete a century of wickets in Test cricket,” Shaheen mentioned after being picked.
Young gamers obtain a maiden name
The Pakistan staff might be that includes a mix of skilled and younger gamers. While Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, and Sarfaraz Ahmed amongst others are skilled arms, there are a few children getting their maiden Test name. Young gamers Muhammad Huraira and Aamir Jamal have obtained their maiden-call-ups for the Test format. Also, PCB have appointed Morkel as their bowling coach for a six-month contract.
Earlier, there have been studies that Afridi could be rested for the Sri Lanka Tests as a part of workload administration in an ODI World Cup yr. The Men in Green might be taking part in a two-match Test sequence towards Sri Lanka and the sequence will kick begin their WTC marketing campaign in the third cycle.
Pakistan’s squad for Test sequence:
Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (vc & wk), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Noman Ali, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Afridi and Shan Masood.
