EDGBASTON (Kashmir English): Pakistan have finalized 12 potential players for the final Test of the series against England, starting today at Edgbaston.
According to reports, 3 players will make their Test debuts in the team led by Babar Azam. 23-year-old wicketkeeper Ghazi Ghauri from Karachi will make his debut.
29-year-old all-rounder Mohammad Imran Randhawa is also a strong candidate to play Tests. In 58 first-class matches, right-handed batsman Imran Randhawa has scored 2255 runs with 2 centuries and has taken 110 wickets as a medium-fast bowler.
According to reports, if Pakistan takes the field with 4 fast bowlers, 21-year-old fast bowler Razaullah will also make his debut.
Right-handed fast bowler Razaullah made his first-class debut for Peshawar in 2025 and has dismissed 30 players in 8 first-class matches.
According to reports, if Pakistan plays a Test with a spinner, then 21-year-old left-arm spinner Arafat Minhas is a strong candidate. Arafat Minhas has played 3 ODIs and 4 T20Is for Pakistan.
The 12 possible players for Pakistan’s third Test at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham will be:
Saim Ayub, Azan Owais, Abdullah Shafiq, Babar Azam (captain), Shan Masood, Saud Shakeel, Ghazi Ghauri (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Imran Randhawa, Arafat Minhas and Razaullah.
