Star pacer Shaheen Afridi is among the notable absentees in the newly selected team for the longest format of the game. Ahead of the Tests, the selectors scrapped the frontline bowlers from the team who represented the national team during the Test series against Bangladesh.
"We are concerned with the pace of our fast bowlers. It is unacceptable that their speeds drop to 126kph on the second or third day of a Test, which was the case in Bangladesh. We have brought in Ubaid Shah for that purpose, and we have made these changes based on evidence, which included the use of speed guns, that we gathered over the recent camp," Aaqib Javed, selector and the director of high performance, said.
We do not have the authority to make decisions regarding anyone's career; we felt a need for more pace - Aqib Javed on Shaheen Afridi being droppedVC: PCB#Cricket | #Pakistan | #AqibJaved | #ShaheenAfridi | #Lahore pic.twitter.com/dnjkV91nWg
— Khel Shel (@khelshel) July 5, 2026Ubaid Shah: An emerging seamer from Pakistan
Ubaid Shah, a 20-year-old right-arm seamer, has taken 72 first-class wickets in 16 matches since making his debut in October 2024. Noman Ali, a veteran spinner, has also dropped from the squad as he did not do enough to meet expectations in the previous assignments.
Babar Azam is the captain of the team
Ahead of the Bangladesh series, Shaheen Afridi said that playing in the final of the World Test Championship (WTC) was their dream. Currently, the team is positioned at ninth place in the nine-team points table as they are yet to open their points tally in the ongoing cycle of the Test Championship.
Pakistan cricket team will fly to the Caribbean islands in mid-July to face West Indies for a two-match Test series, followed by 3-match Test series against England.
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