PAK vs AUS: Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Wasim Jnr added to Pakistan squad for first Test

Feb 28, 2022
PAK vs AUS: Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Wasim Jnr added to Pakistan squad for first Test

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Iftikhar Ahmed Mohammad Wasim Jnr

Pakistan have added middle-order batsman Iftikhar Ahmed and quick bowler Mohammad Wasim Jr to their squad for the primary Check towards Australia. The 2 will change Faheem Ashraf and Hasan Ali who’ve been dominated out of the Rawalpindi Check as a consequence of accidents.

Iftikhar and Wasim Jr will be a part of the workforce’s preparatory camp in Islamabad after a three-day lodge isolation and testing damaging in COVID-19 checks. Regardless of being sidelined for the opening recreation of the three-Check collection, Hasan and Ashraf are anticipated to regain match health for the second Check in Karachi.

“Faheem and Hasan will rejoin the squad within the coming week and, after finishing their three-day obligatory isolation, combine with the remainder of the squad in the course of the first Check,” mentioned PCB of their official assertion.

“Iftikhar and Wasim (chosen as a consequence of their all-round potential) will attain Islamabad tonight and begin their three-day isolation on the workforce lodge, after which they may be a part of the remainder of the squad after clearing Covid checks,” the assertion added.

Pakistan squad for first Australia Check:

Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (vc), Abdullah Shafique, Azhar Ali, Fawad Alam, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Nauman Ali, Sajid Khan, Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood, and Zahid Mahmood

PAK vs AUS Check schedule:

  • 1st Check: March 4-8 in Rawalpindi
  • 2nd Check: March 12-16 in Karachi
  • third Check: March 21-25 in Lahore

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