Pakistan announce 17-member squad for first Test in opposition to South Africa

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Pakistan on Sunday introduced a 17-member squad for the primary of the two-Test house sequence in opposition to South Africa starting Tuesday on the National Stadium.
Abdullah Shafique, Kamran Ghulam and Salman Ali Agha are the gamers who’ve been not noted from the record of probables who have been a part of the coaching camp within the lead-up to the Test sequence.

Nauman Ali and Sajid Khan will companion Yasir Shah within the spin division, whereas the quick bowling line-up consists of Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi and Tabish Khan, alongside Hasan Ali. Faheem Ashraf and Mohammad Nawaz are the 2 all-rounders.

After the second Test which shall be performed in Rawalpindi from February 4-8, the 2 groups will compete in three T20 Internationals in Lahore on February 11, 13 and 14.
The final time the 2 groups met in Pakistan was in 2007 when South Africa beat the hosts 1-0 in a two-match Test sequence. South Africa are the fourth nation to tour Pakistan within the final 15 months after Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe.
Squad: Abid Ali, Imran Butt, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam (c), Fawad Alam, Saud Shakeel, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Nauman Ali, Sajid Khan, Yasir Shah, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Tabish Khan