{"id":3995,"date":"2026-11-07T17:03:51","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T12:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=3995"},"modified":"2026-11-07T17:03:51","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T12:03:51","slug":"three-new-faces-earn-pakistan-test-call-ups-for-sri-lanka-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=3995","title":{"rendered":"Three new faces earn Pakistan Test call-ups for Sri Lanka series"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has added four players to the national Test squad ahead of the upcoming two-match series against Sri Lanka. Pace-bowling all-rounder Aamir Jamal, fast bowler Ali Shabbir, batter Tayyab Arif and pacer Saqib Khan have all been included in the squad.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The latest additions see Ali Shabbir, Tayyab Arif and Saqib Khan earn their maiden call-ups to the Pakistan Test squad, following impressive performances in domestic cricket and the recent practice match against Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Ali Usman and Abdullah Fazal have been released from the squad.<\/p>\n<p>Aamir Jamal returns to the national setup after delivering notable performances in domestic competitions.<\/p>\n<p>The all-rounder, who has represented Pakistan in nine Tests, three ODIs and six T20Is, was named Player of the Final in the President\u2019s Trophy Grade-I.<\/p>\n<p>He played a decisive role in Markhor IT Solutions\u2019 title-winning campaign, claiming seven wickets for 32 runs and contributing 55 runs with the bat.<\/p>\n<p>Jamal also impressed in the opening round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Gold, where he captained Lahore Whites, taking three wickets and scoring 74 and 23 runs.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, right-handed batter Tayyab Arif earned his maiden national call-up after an outstanding first-class season.<\/p>\n<p>Leading Kingsmen Academy in the Departmental first-class tournament, Tayyab accumulated 727 runs in seven matches at an average of 66.09, including three centuries.<\/p>\n<p>Nineteen-year-old fast bowler Ali Shabbir has also secured his first Pakistan call-up.<\/p>\n<p>He has claimed 22 wickets in eight first-class appearances and further strengthened his case with three wickets in the recent practice match against Sri Lanka at Islamabad Club.<\/p>\n<p>Saqib Khan\u2019s selection comes on the back of an impressive domestic campaign.<\/p>\n<p>He was instrumental in Karachi Blues\u2019 title-winning run in the 2025-26 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, finishing with 47 wickets in nine matches at an average of 20.60. His best bowling figures in the competition were seven for 34.<\/p>\n<p>The three debutants, Tayyab, Ali and Saqib, also featured in the Patron\u2019s XI\u2019s three-day practice match against Sri Lanka, played at Islamabad Club from November 4 to 6.<\/p>\n<p>The opening Test of the two-match series will begin on Monday, November 9, at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pakistan\u2019s 16-member Test squad<\/strong><br \/>Babar Azam (captain), Aamir Jamal, Ali Shabbir, Arafat Minhas, Azan Awais, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Ghazi Ghori (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Suleman, Mohammad Taha, Muhammad Tayyab Arif, Razaullah, Saad Baig (wicketkeeper), Salman Ali Agha, Sameer Minhas, Saqib Khan and Saud Shakeel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has added four players to the national Test squad ahead of the upcoming two-match series against Sri Lanka. Pace-bowling all-rounder Aamir Jamal, fast bowler Ali Shabbir, batter Tayyab Arif and pacer Saqib Khan have all been included in the squad. The latest additions see Ali Shabbir, Tayyab Arif and Saqib Khan earn their maiden call-ups to the Pakistan Test squad, following impressive performances in domestic cricket and the recent practice match against Sri Lanka. Meanwhile, Ali Usman and Abdullah Fazal have been released from the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english"],"gutentor_comment":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3995"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3995\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}