Pakistan tour of West Indies: Naseem Shah and Mohammad Abbas recalled in Test squad

Naseem Shah and Mohammed Abbas were dropped after the Pakistan’s 2-0 drubbing in New Zealand this year and missed the subsequent home series against South Africa and the Zimbabwe tour.

Pakistan selectors on Friday recalled teenaged fast bowler Naseem Shah and seamer Mohammad Abbas for the team’s two-test series in the West Indies in August. Both the fast bowlers were dropped after the team’s 2-0 defeat in New Zealand this year and missed the subsequent home series against South Africa and the Zimbabwe tour. Yasir Shah’s inclusion is subject to fitness as the wrist spinner is yet to fully recover from the knee injury that sidelined him from the Zimbabwe Tests. The selectors have retained leg-spinner Zahid Mahmood along with left-arm spinner Nauman Ali and off-spinner Sajid Khan for the West Indies tour.