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KARACHI: Three uncapped players have been included in Pakistan’s squad for the Test series against West Indies, a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) statement said on Monday.
PCB’s selection committee, headed by former batsman Mohsin Hasan Khan, announced the 15-man squad for the two-match Test series in the Caribbean.
The uncapped players include wicketkeeper Mohammad Salman, batsman Usman Salauddin and all-rounder Hammad Azam, all of whom made their one-day international (ODI) debuts during the on-going ODI series against the West Indies.
Salman, who replaced Kamran Akmal in the ODI side, will replace Kamran’s younger brother Adnan Akmal in the Test side. Adnan was Pakistan’s wicketkeeper during last year’s Test series against South Africa and the tour of New Zealand.
Meanwhile, experienced players like Younis Khan and Umar Gul will make their return to the national side after being rested for the ODI series.
The squad, which will be led by Misbah-ul-Haq, also includes opener Taufeeq Umar and top-order batsman Azhar Ali, who has become a mainstay in the Test side after a series of impressive performances since making his debut in Pakistan’s tour of England last summer.
The First Test will be played between 12-16 May 2011 at Providence Stadium, Guyana and Second Test will start from 20th May, 2011 at Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts.
Pakistan Test squad: Misbah Ul Haq (captain), Younis Khan, Taufeeq Umer, Mohammad Hafeez, Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali, Mohammad Salman (wicketkeeper), Saeed Ajmal, Abdur Rehman, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz, Tanvir Ahmed, Junaid Khan, Hammad Azam
