Pakistan squad announced for Sri Lanka Test series

LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket team’s Chief Selector Inzamam-ul Haq has announced a 16-member national squad for Test series against Sri Lanka on Saturday.

Both Azhar Ali and Yasir Shah who were facing fitness issues, cleared the fitness test and have been selected in the squad for the series, which is scheduled to start from September 28 in UAE.

On the other hand, Haris Sohail made his comeback in the side while Usman Salahuddin and Mir Hamza got selected for the first time.

Chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq, addressing a press conference, announced the names of the 16 players included in the squad:

Azhar Ali, Shan Masood, Sami Aslam, Babar Azam, Asad Shafiq, Haris Sohail, Sarfraz Ahmed (captain, wicketkeeper), Usman Salahuddin, Mohammad Amir, Hasan Ali, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Asghar, Mohammad Abbas, Bilal Asif, Mir Hamza and Wahab Riaz.