PCBs interim selection committee adds three players to Test squad

The Pakistan Cricket Board's recently designated in-between time determination council has added three players to the Test crew for the impending series against New Zealand, the load up affirmed on Saturday (December 24).

The choice board of trustees, headed by previous captain Shahid Afridi, stepped their clout on the absolute first day subsequent to being selected by making the augmentations to the 16-man crew that was at that point declared three days prior. Mir Hamza, Sajid Khan and Shahnawaz Dahani are the players added in front of the series that starts on Monday.

Hamza's just Test appearance came in October 2018 against Australia though Sajid's latest appearance in the organization came recently against a similar resistance. Dahani is uncapped in the organization yet has played two ODIs and 11 T20Is such a long ways for Pakistan.

"We had a decent conversation on the crew and concurred we expected to reinforce our bowling division to allow ourselves the best opportunity of taking 20 wickets in a match," Shahid Afridi said. "In that capacity, and thinking about ongoing structure and exhibitions, we have added quick bowlers Mir Hamza and Shahnawaz Dahani, and off-spinner Sajid Khan."

Squad: Babar Azam (C), Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Ghulam, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Saud Shakeel, Shahnawaz Dahani, Shan Masood and Zahid Mehmood.