The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has added pace-bowling all-rounder Aamir Jamal, rookie pacer Ali Shabbir, batter Muhammad Tayyab Arif and pace bowler Saqib Khan to Pakistan’s Test squad for a two-match series against Sri Lanka.
Tayyab, Ali and Saqib have received their first Pakistan call-ups. All three also played in the Patron’s XI v Sri Lanka practice match at the Islamabad Club from November 4 to 6. The board has released Ali Usman and Abdullah Fazal from the squad.
Aamir has played nine Tests, three ODIs and six T20Is for Pakistan. He won player of the final in the President’s Trophy Grade-I, where he took seven for 32 and scored 55 with the bat to turn the match in favour of eventual winners Markhor IT Solutions. He also led Lahore Whites in the opening round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Gold, taking three wickets and scoring 74 and 23.
Right-hand batter Tayyab impressed in the Departmental first-class tournament. He led Kingsmen Academy and scored 727 runs in seven matches at an average of 66.09, with three centuries in his first season. Ali, a 19-year-old fast bowler, has taken 22 wickets in eight first-class matches. He also picked up three wickets against Sri Lanka in the practice match.
Saqib helped Karachi Blues win the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2025-26, taking 47 wickets in nine matches at an average of 20.60. His best figures were seven for 34.
The first Test begins on Monday, 9 November at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
Pakistan Test squad: Babar Azam (captain), Aamir Jamal, Ali Shabbir, Arafat Minhas, Azan Awais, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Ghazi Ghori (wk), Mohammad Suleman, Mohammad Taha, Muhammad Tayyab Arif, Razaullah, Saad Baig (wk), Salman Ali Agha, Sameer Minhas, Saqib Khan and Saud Shakeel.
