Pakistan includes Azam for 1st Test
Pakistan includes Azam for 1st Test
October 9, 2016 | 12:02 AM
Pakistan’s batsman Babar Azam (R) prays after scoring a century during their 3rd ODI match against West Indies at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi Wednesday. — AFP
October 9, 2016 | 12:02 AM
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Pakistan’s batsman Babar Azam (R) prays after scoring a century during their 3rd ODI match against West Indies at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi Wednesday. — AFP[/caption]KARACHI — Pakistan Saturday included in-form Babar Azam for the first Test against the West Indies, Asia’s first day-night match to be played with a pink ball.
The 21-year-old batsman notched up 360 runs during the West Indies one-day series that ended Wednesday.
Azam, who has played 18 One-Day Internationals and four Twenty20s, is yet to play a Test.
Senior batsman Younis Khan will, however, miss the first of the three Tests as he continues recovering from dengue fever.
The squad for the other two Tests will be announced later.
Chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq said Azam was being rewarded for his prolific form.
“We felt Azam did very well on the big stage and is in good form so we have included him in the team so he could be groomed,” Inzamam said.
The selectors have dropped misfiring openers Mohammad Hafeez and Shan Masood from the 15-man squad which leveled the four-match Test series against England 2-2. The squad: Misbahul Haq (captain), Azhar Ali, Sami Aslam, Asad Shafiq, Babar Zaman, Mohammad Nawaz, Sarfraz Ahmed, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Amir, Imran Khan, Wahab Riaz, Sohail Khan, Zulfiqar Babar and Rahat Ali.
Pakistan’s batsman Babar Azam (R) prays after scoring a century during their 3rd ODI match against West Indies at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi Wednesday. — AFP[/caption]KARACHI — Pakistan Saturday included in-form Babar Azam for the first Test against the West Indies, Asia’s first day-night match to be played with a pink ball.
The 21-year-old batsman notched up 360 runs during the West Indies one-day series that ended Wednesday.
Azam, who has played 18 One-Day Internationals and four Twenty20s, is yet to play a Test.
Senior batsman Younis Khan will, however, miss the first of the three Tests as he continues recovering from dengue fever.
The squad for the other two Tests will be announced later.
Chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq said Azam was being rewarded for his prolific form.
“We felt Azam did very well on the big stage and is in good form so we have included him in the team so he could be groomed,” Inzamam said.
The selectors have dropped misfiring openers Mohammad Hafeez and Shan Masood from the 15-man squad which leveled the four-match Test series against England 2-2. The squad: Misbahul Haq (captain), Azhar Ali, Sami Aslam, Asad Shafiq, Babar Zaman, Mohammad Nawaz, Sarfraz Ahmed, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Amir, Imran Khan, Wahab Riaz, Sohail Khan, Zulfiqar Babar and Rahat Ali.
