The spinning duo Sajid Khan and Noman Ali will make a comeback after their heroic performance against England in October last year. Mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed has also been recalled.
Imam-ul-Haq, who played his last test match against Australia in December 2023, will replace injured Saim Ayub. Out-of-form Abdullah Shafique also failed to make it to a 15-member squad. Muhammad Huraira has been given a chance.
Another change made to the squad is the inclusion of former Pakistan U19 and Shaheen’s captain Rohail Nazir in the absence of injured wicketkeeper-batter Haseebullah.
For the pace department, the selectors have retained Khurram Shahzad from the last series, recalled Mohammad Ali, and included uncapped Kashif Ali after the PCB decided to rest pace battery, Aamir Jamal, Mohammad Abbas, Mir Hamza, and Naseem Shah, to manage their workload