Bangladesh team is to tour Pakistan this month for a two-match Test series. Given the current situation in Bangladesh, it is not clear whether this tour will be possible or not, but still Pakistan has announced its team for this Test series. The Pak team will play the Test series against Bangladesh under the captaincy of Shan Masood. Saud Shakeel will be his deputy.

Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Ali and Mohammad Huraira have been included in the Test squad for their excellent performance in domestic cricket. Apart from this, Pakistan Shaheen Squad has also been announced against Bangladesh A. Apart from this, fast bowler Naseem Shah has been included in the 17-member team for the two-Test series. Naseem Shah played his last Test match 13 months ago in Sri Lanka.

The selectors have included batsman Kamran Ghulam, fast bowler Mohammad Ali and batsman Muhammad Huraira in the Pakistan team for the first time, considering their excellent performance in domestic cricket. Ghulam scored 1,025 runs in 11 first-class matches in the 2023-24 season. He was part of the team for the home series against New Zealand in 2022-23, but did not feature in the two-match drawn series.

The first match of the two-match Test series between Pakistan and Bangladesh is to be played from August 21 and this match will be played in Rawalpindi. The second Test match of the series is to be played in Karachi from August 30.

Pakistan squad for two-match Test series against Bangladesh

Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Aamir Jamal (subject to fitness), Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfraz Ahmed (wicketkeeper), Shaheen Afridi.