KARACHI: Zahid Mahmood will be unavailable for the Test team’s training camp ahead of home Australia series after he was signed by Islamabad United for the remaining Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 7.
United picked Mahmood, who is a part of Pakistan’s Test squad against Australia, after their skipper Shadab Khan was ruled out from the next game, sustaining groin injury.
Meanwhile, an additional player Irfanullah Shah will miss the camp after he was tested COVID-19 positive. In his place, Mohammad Zeeshan was added to the list of additional players which also include Aaliyan Mehmood (Sindh), Ahmad Bashir (Central Punjab), Ali Usman (Southern Punjab), Arshadullah (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Haseebullah (Balochistan), Mohammad Ali (Central Punjab), Raza-ul-Hasan (Balochistan) and Taj Wali (Balochistan).
The following players will participate in the Karachi camp:
Azhar Ali (Central Punjab)
Fawad Alam (Sindh)
Imam-ul-Haq (Balochistan)
Nauman Ali (Northern)
Sajid Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
Saud Shakeel (Sindh)
Zahid Mahmood (Sindh)
Reserves:
Mohammad Abbas (Southern Punjab)
Yasir Shah (Balochistan)
