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Pakistan cricket’s new chief selector Muhammad Wasim will on Friday announce an preliminary 20-member squad for the house Test collection towards South Africa beginning on January 26.
Wasim stated the squad will probably be diminished to 16 gamers after every week.
“I have been consulting captain Babar Azam, head coach Misbah-ul-Haq and the head coaches of the provincial teams who are also national selectors before I finalise the squad,” he stated.
The first Test will probably be performed on the National Stadium in Karachi from January 26, adopted by the second at Rawalpindi (February 4-8) and three T20 Internationals in Lahore.
The former batsman, who has performed 18 Tests, stated the efficiency of the gamers in the course of the current tour of New Zealand and of these in home cricket could be considered within the choice of the squad.
He stated significance will probably be given to those that had carried out effectively within the just-concluded Quaid-e-Azam Trophy first-class event.
A dependable supply stated that some modifications will be anticipated within the Pakistan Test squad with high home performers like spinners Zahid Mahmood and Nauman Ali, pacer Waqas Maqsood and batsmen like Saud Shakeel, Kamran Ghulam and Usman Salahudin are more likely to be included within the preliminary 20-member squad.
“There is also a chance that seasoned batsman Asad Shafiq who was dropped for the New Zealand tour will be recalled for the South Africa series,” the supply stated.
The South African cricketers arrive on Saturday in Karachi for his or her first go to to Pakistan since 2007 and can spend 4 to 5 days in isolation at their lodge earlier than they begin coaching.
South Africa, led by Quinton de Kock, have introduced a robust squad for the tour with quick bowler Kagiso Rabada making a return after harm points.
