LAHORE–June 3, 2015: Chairman PCB Shaharyar Mohammad Khan has approved Pakistan Test squad for the forthcoming three-Test away series against Sri Lanka following the recommendation of the four-member selection committee headed by Haroon Rashid.
In naming the Test squad, the selection committee had also consulted with the Pakistan team management including Head Coach Waqar Younis and skipper Misbah-ul-Haq.
The 15-member Test squad:
Mohammad Hafeez
Ahmed Shehzad
Shan Masood
Azhar Ali (Vice-Captain)
Misbah-ul-Haq (Captain)
Younis Khan
Asad Shafiq
Haris Sohail
Sarfraz Ahmed (Wicket keeper)
Yasir Shah
Zulfiqar Babar
Wahab Riaz
Junaid Khan
Imran Khan
Ehsan Adil
Chief Selector Haroon Rashid Quotes:
“While selecting the squad, the selection committee considered the following key areas: Suitability to play in varied playing conditions; potential to perform at international level; current form and fitness and performance in the previous tours of Bangladesh and recently concluded Pakistan ‘A’ team’s tour of Sri Lanka; feedback from the team management on the performance of players on Bangladesh tour.
“Fawad Alam, Sami Aslam and some other players were also under consideration but could not be included but they remain on the selectors radar. Rahat Ali, Sohail Khan and Sohaib Maqsood are still on the rehab after sustaining injuries and it is hoped that they would be available for selection in the near future.
“Selection committee has also kept its options open in case of need for the 16th member keeping in mind the extreme weather conditions in Sri Lanka.”
PCB names 15-member squad for Sri Lanka Test series
