Pakistan has dropped Fawad Alam, Yasir Shah and Hasan Ali. They have given maiden call-ups for Abrar Ahmed (leg spinner) and Mohammad Ali (Fast bowler). Ace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi had appendix surgery in the recent past and is not fit yet also he is being sent to rehab for 2 weeks for a knee injury while fielding in the T20 World Cup finals against England.
Test squad
Babar Azam (capt), Mohammad Rizwan, Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Azhar Ali, Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Ali, Shan Masood, Faheem Ashraf, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Nawaz, Nauman Ali, Saud Shakeel, Zahid Mahmood, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Naseem Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed