The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced a list of 16-member squad for the upcoming Test series against Bangladesh, with Shan Masood continuing as captain and Sarfaraz Ahmed named head coach for the tour.

Former Test cricketers Asad Shafiq and Umar Gul will serve as batting and bowling coaches respectively.

Four new players earned places in the squad. Five members of the group are already taking part in the National Cricket Academy (NCA) Red Ball Camp currently underway in Lahore.

The full squad will assemble in Karachi on April 27 for a camp that runs until May 1. The team departs for Bangladesh on May 2. Players participating in PSL 11 will join the camp after their respective franchises complete their matches.

The first Test begins on May 8 and the second on May 16.

 Shan Masood (captain), Abdullah Fazal, Imad Butt, Azan Awais, Babar Azam, Hassan Ali, Imam ul Haq, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Ghazi Ghori, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Shah Afridi.