Babar Azam, others to join Test squad on Wednesday

After getting free from HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) season seven, Pakistan captain Babar Azam, wicketkeeper Sarfaraz Ahmed and pacer Naseem Shah will join the Test squad on Wednesday in Islamabad where they will become part of the bio bubble for the Australia series. 

The trio will undergo only one day of quarantine before joining the side.

Other members of the Test team are part of the training camp in Karachi, In the next step these players will also reach Islamabad where training is scheduled in Pindi Stadium. The camp in Karachi will conclude tomorrow.

Meanwhile, players part of the Test squad who are currently involved in HBL PSL 7, regardless of the results of their teams in playoffs, will stay in the PSL bubble till February 27 and will directly go to Islamabad where they will be shifted to the bio bubble set up for the Australia series.

It must be noted that the first Test between Pakistan and Australia is starting from February 27.

Test squad: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (vc), Abdullah Shafique, Azhar Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Fawad Alam, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Nawaz, Nauman Ali, Sajid Khan, Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood, Zahid Mahmood, 

Reserves: Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Abbas, Naseem Shah, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Yasir Shah