Pakistan reveals its 16-man team for the Test series against Bangladesh.

A 16-man team has been selected by the Men’s National Selection Committee for the two-Test series that Pakistan and Bangladesh will play in Bangladesh next month.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board will eventually release the schedule of the Test matches that are a part of the ICC World Test Championship 2025–2027.

Four uncapped players are included in the squad: Abdullah Fazal, Amad Butt, Azan Awais, and Muhammad Ghazi Ghori. Shan Masood will continue to captain the Test team.

Five members of the team are presently participating in the ongoing NCA Red-Ball Camp in Lahore: Azan Awais, Imam-ul-Haq, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori, Noman Ali, and Sajid Khan.

On Monday, April 27, the players will gather after going through a camp in Karachi. The players are expected to depart for Bangladesh on May 2 after the training ends on May 1. After their team’s season is over, players from the Test squad who are currently competing in the HBL PSL Xl will attend the camp. After the tournament is over, players whose teams advance to the final will leave for Bangladesh.

Sarfaraz Ahmed, a former Test captain, has been named head coach of the red-ball team for the Bangladesh tour, according to the PCB. Sarfaraz, who captained Pakistan and won two ICC titles—

16-member squad:

Shan Masood (captain), Abdullah Fazal, Amad Butt, Azan Awais, Babar Azam, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Muhammad Ghazi Ghori (wk), Noman Ali, Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel and Shaheen Shah Afridi