Pakistan call up Haris Rauf for Tests against Australia; Shan Masood recalled

 Pakistan have called up right-arm fast Haris Rauf, while opening player Shan Masood, who played a Test in January 2021, has been reviewed in the 16-part crew for the three home Tests against Australia. Offspinner Bilal Asif, who was essential for the crew for the series against Bangladesh, has been dropped.

Rauf, who has played ODIs and T20Is for Pakistan yet is uncapped in the longest arrangement, was prior called up for the Tests against South Africa and Zimbabwe in 2021 yet didn't make a big appearance. Masood in the mean time replaces Abid Ali, who is as of now in restoration subsequent to being determined to have a heart condition in December last year.

Pakistan have likewise named five stores - Yasir Shah, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Mohammad Abbas, Naseem Shah and Kamran Ghulam - for the Tests, which are set to start in Rawalpindi from March 4.

As indicated by a PCB discharge, the players named in the Test crew who are not engaged with the continuous period of PSL will gather in National Stadium in Karachi on February 16 for an instructional course.

"We have decided on consistency for the significant home series against Australia and changes have just been made where totally important," boss selector Muhammad Wasim said. "This is to give the young men certainty, reward them for their noteworthy exhibitions in the more extended adaptation of the game in 2021 and keep on building the side for what's to come.

"These are the best accessible, most gifted and in-structure players in the homegrown circuit. I'm certain they will set up a noteworthy execution against an imposing Australia side."

The second and the third Tests are booked to be played in Karachi from March 12 and in Lahore on March 21 individually.

Pakistan crew: Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, 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

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