“As a part of workload administration, the tempo quartet of Aamer Jamal, Mohammad Abbas, Mir Hamza, and Naseem Shah has been rested,” the PCB stated in a media launch.
Abbas was a standout performer within the South Africa sequence, ending because the joint-highest wicket-taker with ten wickets from the 2 Checks – together with his a centesimal Check sufferer. These have been his first Checks for 3 years. His resting is probably going additionally a results of the anticipated situation of the pitches – aiding spin – on which his comparatively slower tempo won’t provide a risk.
Saim Ayub, who sustained a fracture of his proper ankle through the first Check in opposition to South Africa, can also be lacking from the squad. That may imply a brand new opening mixture for the sequence as Abdullah Shafique, on the again of a chronic run of poor kind compounded by three geese in three ODIs in South Africa, has additionally been dropped. The selectors have picked Imam-ul-Haq and Muhammad Hurraira of their locations.
Rohail Nazir would be the back-up wicketkeeper for Mohammad Rizwan. He replaces Haseebullah Khan, who cut up the webbing on his proper hand in South Africa.
Each Checks in opposition to West Indies will probably be performed in Multan, with the primary beginning on January 17 and the second on January 25.
Pakistan Check squad for West Indies sequence
Shan Masood (capt), Saud Shakeel (vice-capt), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Ghulam, Kashif Ali, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Noman Ali, Rohail Nazir (wk), Sajid Khan, Salman Agha
