LAHORE: Left-handed opener Shan Masood has returned in Pakistan’s 16-men Test squad for series against Australia. 

Under the captaincy of Babar Azam, squad contains Mohammad Rizwan (vice-captain) (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Abdullah Shafique (Central Punjab), Azhar Ali (Central Punjab), Faheem Ashraf (Central Punjab), Fawad Alam (Sindh), Haris Rauf (Northern), Hasan Ali (Central Punjab), Imam-ul-Haq (Balochistan), Mohammad Nawaz (Northern), Nauman Ali (Northern), Sajid Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Saud Shakeel (Sindh), Shaheen Shah Afridi (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Shan Masood (Balochistan), Zahid Mahmood (Sindh).

Reserves

Kamran Ghulam (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Mohammad Abbas (Southern Punjab), Naseem Shah (Southern Punjab), Sarfaraz Ahmed (Sindh), Yasir Shah (Balochistan)

Pacer Haris Rauf has also been returned to the Squad whereas Yasir Shah made it into the reserved pool.

Pakistan and Australia will play three Tests in Rawalpindi, Karachi and Lahore, starting from March 4. The Aussies are coming to Pakistan after 24 years. They will also play three ODIs and one-off T20I against Pakistan at their home soil after a long time.

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