Frontline bowler Abrar Ahmed has been released to perform for the Shaheens
After Abrar Ahmed was cut from the Test club to meet the Shaheens squad, Pakistan may face Bangladesh in its first test match next week in Rawalpindi without a specialist spinner.
With Naseem Shah returning to the Test area after a time, strengthening an assault that also includes Shaheen Shah Afridi, Pakistan may face an all-pace attack.
The squad's another quick bowlers are Mohammad Ali and Khurram Shehzad, both of whom impressed at periods during Pakistan's most recent Test match in Australia. Aamer Blake, though, is unlikely to be applicable for the first Test. Jamal was the striking actor in Australia, taking 18 innings and scoring important works. However, he has a lower rear problem that has affected and finally curtailed his province service with Warwickshire since earlier this summer.
Abrar and Kamran Ghulam have been released in order for them to play cricket rather than sit on the bench. Abrar missed the Australian Testing with an damage. In a four-day encounter that will start in Islamabad on August 20 and goes on until the Test series is over, Ghulam will lead the Shaheens ' part against Bangladesh A.
Abrar's lack means Pakistan will be without a front spin for only the next day in a home Check- including their UAE Tests- since September 1995 ( though they did enjoy a couple of Tests in the early 2000s with Shahid Afridi as their only spin ). The only other time they played an all-pace assault was also at Rawalpindi, in December 2019, in what was their second Examine in Pakistan in 10 years. That was part of a proper move under the new administration of Azhar Ali, who, with Yasir Shah's type dipping significantly, wanted to concentrate more on speed. It did n't last long as Yasir returned and, in subsequent seasons, pitches were prepared to assist spin.
The move to transfer Abrar does n't tag a broader shift in philosophy as much as it acknowledges what Pakistan hope the floor in Rawalpindi did be- one with speed and spin. If so, that will be a significant change from recent Test surfaces at the venue: lifeless and full of runs.
Noman Ali and Sajid Khan neither really managed to secure a spot in Pakistan's spin squad over the past few seasons, which is a nod to Pakistan's apparent lack of resources. In their final 32 Tests, Pakistan will have chosen a spinner in their starting XI for the first Test. By contrast, only twice in 201 Tests before that did they not play a specialist spinner.
I believe we have all bases covered, and it's a very exciting time for the Pakistan Test side
Red-ball coach Jason Gillespie
It will leave Agha Salman to shoulder the spin load for this Test, though increasingly that is a responsibility he has looked well-equipped for. In his last six Tests, since the start of 2023, he has bowled on average 12 overs per innings, including twice bowling 20 or more overs in Australia. He's also made it a habit to pick up useful wickets while playing, something that has n't gone unnoticed.
Asked on the PCB Podcast last week whether Pakistan were short of spinning options, Test coach Jason Gillespie said:" You can look into whatever you want. But to start, I think we've got two special spinners. Salman Ali Agha qualifies as a specialist spinner because of his merits. From what I've seen, he has a lot of potential with his offspin. Abrar ( Ahmed ), obviously, is a fine young bowler in the early stages of his career.
" So, I think we've covered a lot of bases. We have a lot of seam-bowling options and spin-bowling options. Our batting is varied as well. I think the Pakistan Test side has all covered it, and it's very exciting.
Both Abrar and Ghulam will rejoin the Test squad after the conclusion of the Shaheens four-day game and will be available for selection for the second Test in Karachi.
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