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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced an 18-member squad for the Pakistan Shaheens, who are set to tour England from July 17 to August 6.
The tour will include two three-day matches and three 50-over matches, with the specific dates and venues to be confirmed later.
Saud Shakeel, who has played 19 Tests, will lead the team. He will be joined by three other players with Test experience: Mir Hamza (seven Tests), Musa Khan (one Test), and Sajid Khan (12 Tests). Notably, Azan Awais and Maaz Sadaqat, who were the leading run scorers in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2024-25 with 844 and 646 runs respectively, have also been selected.
The batting lineup includes Ali Zaryab, Haider Ali, Mohammad Suleman, Omair Bin Yousuf, and Shamyl Hussain, while Rohail Nazir will take on the wicket-keeping duties. The pace attack features Mushtaq Ahmed, who took 77 wickets in the recent Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and President’s Trophy, alongside FATA pacer Shahid Aziz and Ubaid Shah.
The spin department will consist of wrist spinner Faisal Akram, left-arm spinner Mehran Mumtaz, and off-spinning all-rounder Mubasir Khan, in addition to the experienced Sajid Khan, forming a strong spin quartet for both red and white-ball formats.
Before departing for England on July 16, the squad will participate in a training camp at the Hanif Mohammad High-Performance Centre in Karachi.
Squad:
Saud Shakeel (captain), Ali Zaryab, Azan Awais, Faisal Akram, Haider Ali, Maaz Sadaqat, Mehran Mumtaz, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Suleman, Mubasir Khan, Musa Khan, Mushtaq Ahmed, Omair Bin Yousuf, Rohail Nazir (wicket-keeper), Sajid Khan, Shahid Aziz, Shamyl Hussain and Ubaid Shah
Player support personnel:
Imran Farhat (head coach), Rehan Riaz (bowling coach), Mohtashim Rasheed (fielding coach), Usman Hashmi (analyst) and Ali Sufyan (physio).
