Islamabad: A test match will be played between Pakistan and England in October. For this, the Pakistan Cricket Board has given a chance to new faces this time. Pakistan has announced its 15-member team for the first test against England to be played in Multan from October 7.
This time 37-year-old spinner Noman Ali has been included in the team in place of injured fast bowler Khurram Shahzad. Pakistan has included left-arm spinner Noman for the first Test of the three-match series starting on October 7 in Multan, who has played 15 Test matches for Pakistan, in which he has taken 47 wickets at an average of 33.53.
Noman Ali's performance
According to the ICC, in his last Test match for Pakistan against Sri Lanka in Colombo, Ali took 7 wickets for 70 runs, which was the best performance of his career. Kamran Ghulam and Mohammad Ali, who were part of the squad for the home Test against Bangladesh, which Pakistan lost 2-0, have been ignored for the first Test.
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However, they remain part of the future plans. According to the ICC, head coach Jason Gillespie said, “Due to the busy schedule of domestic and international cricket, it is prudent to give our players some much-needed rest ahead of the Test series against England.”
Team announcement
Pakistan Cricket Board shared the squad information on social media.
🚨 Announcing Pakistan's 15-member squad for the first #PAKvENG Test 🚨
More details ➡️ pic.twitter.com/nV5RbENjgn
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) September 24, 2024
waiting for the series
He said, “We are eagerly looking forward to the series against England here in Pakistan and cannot wait for it to get started. We are excited to play in front of our wonderful supporters.”
All-rounder Aamir Jamal, who missed the Test against Bangladesh due to injury, is considered fit to play the first Test. Jamal was initially ruled out of the Test series against Bangladesh, but was included in the squad for the second Test.
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However, he was not included in the final playing XI. Pakistan are eighth in the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 table after losing the series to Bangladesh at home. The Shan Masood-led side is under pressure ahead of the first Test against England as their last win in a home Test came in February 2021. Pakistan have not won a home Test match in their last 10 attempts, including a 3-0 series loss against England in 2022.
Squad for the first test
Pakistan team: Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Noman Ali, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfraz Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi.
(With agency input)
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