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Pakistan Name Squad for South Africa Test Series
The 18-member squad includes recalled stars Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan plus three uncapped players ahead of the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle.
- Tuesday, the national selection committee named an 18-member Test squad led by Shan Masood, Pakistan Test captain, for the two-Test series starting October 12 at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.
- As part of the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27, South Africa cricket team will tour Pakistan in October and November for a multi-format series opening the new WTC cycle.
- Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan were recalled to bolster the middle order, Shaheen Shah Afridi returns to strengthen the pace attack, and three uncapped players were included as rewards.
- Players will assemble for a pre-series camp under Azhar Mahmood until October 8, with Asia Cup participants joining on October 4 and the 18-member squad trimmed before the first Test in Lahore.
- A white-ball leg follows with three T20Is and three ODIs from October 28 to November 8, while Faisalabad hosts three ODIs from November 4 to November 8.
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Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan picked as Pakistan announce squad for South Africa Test series
Pakistan have announced their 18-member squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against South Africa. Shan Masood has been retained as captain, while Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan have also been picked. Notably, the star duo missed the recently concluded Asia Cup as they have been sidelined from the shortest format of the game, even as Pakistan lost to India three times in 15 days. As far as the squad is concerned, three uncapped players -…
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