Babar Azam appointed Test captain for the tours of West Indies and England.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday selected Babar Azam as the captain of the national Test side and revealed a 17-member squad for the forthcoming Test tours of West Indies and England.

Pakistan’s overseas assignment will be off with a two-match Test series against the West Indies in Trinidad & Tobago. The first Test will be held from July 25-29, with the second slotted in for August 2-6.

After the Caribbean tour, Pakistan will head to England to play a three-Test series. The first Test will be at Headingley, Leeds, from August 19, with the second at Lord’s from August 27. The series will end in Edgbaston in Birmingham with the final Test starting on September 9.

The squad comprises of Babar Azam (captain), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Fazal, Ali Usman, Azan Awais, Imam-ul-Haq, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Muhammad Awais Zafar, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori (wicketkeeper), Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel, Shan Masood and Ubaid Shah.

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Fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi was not named in the roster announced for the two Test assignments.