Faisal Iqbal in Pakistan squad for South Africa Tests
Discarded middle-order batsman Faisal Iqbal has made a comeback to Pakistan?s Test squad for the Test series against South Africa.
Seam duo Mohammad Irfan and Ehsan Adil will made their Test debuts alongside Nasir Jamshed and Haris Sohail.
The other player who was not the part of Pakistan?s squad for the tour of Sri Lanka in July-August is wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed, in absence of whom Adnan Akmal took the charge behind stumps.
Limited-overs specialist Adnan Akmal has been left out alongside fast bowlers Aizaz Cheema and Mohammad Sami. ?Batsmen Mohammad Ayub and Afaq Raheem were not considered for selection.
?Top-order batsman Asad Shafiq, who missed India tour due to broken figure, has also made a comeback to the squad along with spinner Abdul Rehman, to whom PCB handed ban last season for failing a dope Test.
31-year-old Faisal Iqbal played last of his 26 Tests against Australia in Sydney in 2010. After the inclusion of other promising batsmen like Azhar Ali and Asad Shafiq, Faisal?s career was seemed to be over but he retrieved the faith of selectors with his strong performance in the domestic season.
Pakistan are due to play three Tests, two T20s and five one-dayers in South Africa in about two-month long tour.
The first Test between the two sides will be played in Johannesburg from February 1-5.
The squad for limited-over series will be announced later.
Pakistan Test squad:
Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Mohammad Hafeez, Nasir Jamshed, Azhar Ali, Umar Gul, Asad Shafiq, Younis Khan, Mohammad Irfan, Junaid Khan, Ehsan Adil, Adbur Rehman, Haris Sohail, Faisal Iqbal, Saeed Ajmal, Taufeeq Umar, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk).
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