
Pakistan’s former cricket captain and leading batter Babar Azam has been excluded from the hosts’ Test squad after a poor run of form and will not be considered for the second and third Test matches against England.
Babar, who was Pakistan’s all-format captain until November, will be joined on the sidelines by leading pace bowlers Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said in a statement on Sunday.