BRISBANE: Pakistan cricket team has added Mohammad Asghar as the backup player in the Test squad for upcoming series against Australia after leg-spinner Yasir Shah suffered a back injury during a practice session earlier this week.
“The team management asked the selection committee to call Asghar as a backup in the three-Test series against the Aussies,” said an official in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
Meanwhile, Australia named an unchanged squad for the opening day-night Test against Pakistan starting from December 15, 2016.
The first of three Tests ─ a day-night affair in Brisbane ─ will take place at Gabba stadium. The remaining two Tests will be played in Melbourne (December 26-30) and Sydney (January 3-7).
Pakistan will also play five one-day internationals in Australia, having retained the same 16-man squad that recently lost a Test series to New Zealand 2-0.