Shaheen Shah Afridi out of Pakistan’s playing-11: Second Test against Sri Lanka from tomorrow, Abrar and Hamza return

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday announced a 12-member team for the second Test against Bangladesh. Star fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has not got a place in this team. The last Test match of the series between Pakistan and Bangladesh will be played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium from Friday 30 August. Shaheen Afridi led the pace attack in the first Test match. Pacer Mir Hamza and leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed have returned to the Pakistan team, who did not get a chance in the first Test match of the series. In the two-match series, the host Pakistan team is trailing 0-1. Afridi has recently become a father.
The Pakistan Cricket Board announced a 12-member team for the second Test match on the social media platform X. Afridi was released from the team after the first Test match. Afridi returned home after the first Test match played in Rawalpindi after the birth of his first son. Nothing has been clarified as to why he has not been included in the team for the second Test. Pakistani team for the second Test
Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Abrar Ahmed, Abdullah Shafiq, Babar Azam, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Naseem Shah, Sam Ayub and Salman Ali Aga. Bangladesh won the first Test by 6 wickets
The Bangladesh team, captained by Nazmul Hussain Shanto, registered a historic victory against Pakistan by 10 wickets in the first Test match. Pakistan did not play a specialist spinner in the first Test match, due to which they had to suffer. For this reason, leg spinner Abrar Ahmed has been included in the Pakistani team in the second match. Spinners Shakib Al Hasan and Mehdi Hasan Miraz played an important role in Bangladesh’s victory. Pakistan at 8th position in WTC points table
After the defeat in the first test, Pakistan team is at 8th position in the WTC points table. Currently, Pakistan team has only 16 points with 2 wins and 4 losses in 6 matches. Its winning percentage is 22.22.