Abrar Ahmed and Kamran Ghulam will not play in the opening Test match of the Bangladesh Test series, which is scheduled to begin in Rawalpindi on August 21.
Ahmed’s release for the opening game, along with that of uncapped top-order batsman Kamran Ghulam, was confirmed by a statement issued by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Instead, in addition to the main series, the two will represent Pakistan Shaheens, who are participating in unofficial Test matches against Bangladesh A. August 20 in Islamabad is when the second four-day match will begin. The choice was made to take on the tourists with an all-pacers bowling assault.
In the opening ICC World Test Championship match against Bangladesh on Wednesday, August 21, at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, the selectors decided to go with an all-pace attack. The selection committee decided to include him in the Shaheens team rather to bench him for the Test so he could get some competitive experience beforehand.
