New Delhi: Pakistan will be without pacer injured Aamir Jamal for their two-match home Test series against Bangladesh that begins on Wednesday.
Jamal was released from the squad after he failed to recover from a back injury he picked up during his stint in English County cricket.
The Pakistan Cricket Board was been directed the pace bowler to check into the National Cricket Academy in Lahore to regain his fitness.
He was picked in the team for the crucial ICC World Test Championship series on the condition of him clearing a fitness test.
“Right-arm fast bowler Aamir Jamal has been released from the Test squad ahead of the series against Bangladesh. Aamir, who was earlier included in the squad subject to fitness clearance, has been advised to work on his fitness at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore.
“Aamir is recovering from a back injury which he sustained while playing county cricket this year,” the PCB said in a statement on Monday.
The 28-year-old’s inability to shake off the back issue reduced the Pakistan squad for the Test series to only 14 players, as spinner Abrar Ahmed and top-order batter Kamran Ghulam were released earlier.
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Pakistan will have an all-pace attack in the first Test against Bangladesh, led by their left arm quick Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah, who returns after a shoulder injury sidelined him for months.
Khurram Shehzad and Mir Hamza are the other two pacers who are likely to be selected after pull out of Jamal, who was expected to be in contention for a place in the playing XI.
Jamal was impressive against Australia in a two-match Test series during the new year but the injuy has stifled his progress in the Pakistan side that are sixth on the World Test Championship standings.
The Pakistan squad:
Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Rizwan (wicket-keeper), Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wicket-keeper) and Shaheen Shah Afridi
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