PAK vs BAN: Babar Azam’s batting position revealed for first Bangladesh Test
KARACHI: Babar Azam, Pakistan’s star batter, will bat at number four in the first Test match against Bangladesh, according to sources. Abdullah Shafiq will continue as an opener, and captain Shan Masood will bat at number three.
The sources also mentioned that batter Muhammad Huraira is likely to make his debut in this match.
Pakistan and Bangladesh will play two matches in the ICC World Test Championship, with games scheduled in Rawalpindi from August 21 to 25 and in Karachi from August 30 to September 3.
Since the pitch is expected to favor bowlers, Pakistan plans to include three fast bowlers and one spinner for the first Test. The fast bowlers will be Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, and Mir Hamza.
The Bangladesh men’s cricket team arrived in Lahore on August 13 to play the series. They were taken to a hotel under tight security from the Allama Iqbal International Airport.
Pakistan Squad: Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel, Aamir Jamal (subject to fitness), Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Ali, Muhammad Huraira, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Bangladesh Squad: Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Mahmudullah, Zakir Hasan, Shadman Islam, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Nazmul Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Ebadot Hossain, Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed, Khaled Ahmed.
