The PCB men’s selection committee has announced the squads for the upcoming South Africa tour, scheduled from 10 December to 7 January.
Babar Azam has been named in all three squads along with Mohammad Rizwan, Saim Ayub and Salman Ali Agha.
Naseem Shah has been selected for the Tests and ODIs only.
Shaheen Shah Afridi picked for the white-ball matches as part of his workload management so that he is in his best fitness and form for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
Also returning to the Test side is fast bowler Mohammad Abbas, who has taken 90 wickets in 25 Tests. Naseem Shah has also been named in the four-man pace attack after missing the last two Tests against England. The 21-year-old, who has played 19 Tests since making his debut in November 2019, has taken four wickets to date for Lahore Whites against Peshawar in the ongoing Quaid-e-Azam Trophy match in Abbottabad.
Tests:
Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain)
Haseebullah (wk), Mohammad Rizwan (wk)
Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Abbas, Naseem Shah, Noman Ali, Saim Ayub and Salman Ali Agha
ODIs:
Mohammad Rizwan (captain & wk), Tahir and Usman Khan (wk)
Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufyan Moqim, Tayyab
T20Is:
Mohammad Rizwan (captain & wk) Tayyab Tahir and Usman Khan (wk)
Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Jahandad Khan, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Omair Bin Yousuf, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufyan Moqim,
Tour schedule:
10 Dec – First T20I, Durban
13 Dec – Second T20I, Centurion
14 Dec – Third T20I, Johannesburg
17 Dec – First ODI, Paarl
19 Dec – Second ODI, Cape Town
22 Dec – Third ODI, Johannesburg
26-30 Dec – First Test, Centurion
3-7 Jan – Second Test, Cape Town
