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Australia Tour of Pakistan: Iftikhar Ahmed & Mohammad Wasim Jr replace injured Faheem Ashraf & Hasan Ali for Test series against Australia

Australia Tour of Pakistan: Iftikhar Ahmed & Mohammad Wasim Jr replace injured Faheem Ashraf & Hasan Ali for Test series against Australia

Australia Tour of Pakistan: Iftikhar and Wasim Jnr to replace Faheem and Hasan- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa captain Iftikhar Ahmed and fast bowler Mohammad Wasim Jnr have been included in Pakistan’s Test squad for the first match of the three-match series against Australia. Follow AUS vs PAK updates on Insidesport.IN Australia Tour of Pakistan: Australia coach to keep close […]

Australia Tour of Pakistan: Iftikhar and Wasim Jnr to replace Faheem and Hasan- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa captain Iftikhar Ahmed and fast bowler Mohammad Wasim Jnr have been included in Pakistan’s Test squad for the first match of the three-match series against Australia. Follow AUS vs PAK updates on Insidesport.IN

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The two have replaced Faheem Ashraf and Hasan Ali who have been ruled out of the Rawalpindi Test (first of the series) due to injuries. Both Iftikhar and Wasim (chosen due to their all-round ability) will reach Islamabad tonight and start their three-day isolation at the team hotel after which they will join the rest of the squad after clearing covid tests.

Australia Tour of Pakistan: Iftikhar Ahmed & Mohammad Wasim Jr replace injured Faheem Ashraf & Hasan Ali for Test series against Australia

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Faheem and Hasan will rejoin the squad in the coming week and after completing their three-day mandatory isolation integrate with the rest of the squad during the first Test, both are expected to regain full fitness before the second Test that will be played in Karachi 12-16 March.

15-player squad: Babar Azam (captain) (Central Punjab), Mohammad Rizwan (vice-captain) (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Abdullah Shafique (Central Punjab), Azhar Ali (Central Punjab), Fawad Alam (Sindh), Haris Rauf (Northern), Iftikhar Ahmed (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Imam-ul-Haq (Balochistan), Mohammad Wasim Jnr (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Nauman Ali (Northern), Sajid Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Saud Shakeel (Sindh), Shaheen Shah Afridi (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Shan Masood (Balochistan) and Zahid Mahmood (Sindh)

Test schedule:

4-8 Mar – 1st Test, Rawalpindi

12-16 Mar – 2nd Test, Karachi

21-25 Mar – 3rd Test, Lahore

Australia Tour of Pakistan: Iftikhar Ahmed & Mohammad Wasim Jr replace injured Faheem Ashraf & Hasan Ali for Test series against Australia

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