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Pakistan’s rare jam-packed Test season is just a few sleeps away. While there has been a lot going around the series lately, with matches being shifted and players being released, Pakistan team management has not delayed the announcement of the playing XI for the first Test match which will begin on August 21 against Bangladesh at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.  Led by the new captain Shan Masood, who will be captaining the side for his second assignment, the Pakistan team has decided to field four pacers with Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah leading the attack and Mohammad Ali and Khurram…

Pakistan team has released the mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed from the squad for the first Test match against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi. The decision, which was confirmed by a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Press Release on Saturday, was made to allow the rookie spinner to feature in Pakistan Shaheen’s team for the second four-day game against Bangladesh A. In addition to Abrar, the uncapped batter, Kamran Ghulam was let go from the senior team squad as well. “Wrist spinner Abrar Ahmed has been released from the Pakistan Test side and he will now represent Pakistan Shaheens in the second four-day match…