Mohammad Amir, who had a dismal Asia Cup 2018 where he failed to take even a single wicket, has been axed from the 17-member squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against Australia scheduled to start from October 7 in United Arab Emirates. Elaborating on the decision to exclude Amir from the Australia series, chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq said the team was selected keeping in mind the conditions in the UAE, where Pakistan have being playing their home matches since 2009.
“The team has been selected keeping in mind the conditions of the UAE. Amir has been dropped on lack of form and Wahab Riaz and Mir Hamza comes in the side,” said Inzamam after the announcement of the squad.
“We have three spinners Yasir, Shadab and Asif who are in the squad keeping in view the UAE wickets,” said Inzamam.
The first Test starts in Dubai from October 7 while the second is in Abu Dhabi from October 16.
Squad: Sarfraz Ahmed (captain), Azhar Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Asad Shafiq, Haris Sohail, Usman Salahuddin, Yasir Shah, Shadab Khan, Bilal Asif, Mohammad Abbas, Hasan Ali, Wahab Riaz, Faheem Ashraf, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Rizwan.
