Naseem back in Test squad for BD series

ISLAMABAD, Aug 07 (AP): Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah has returned to red-ball cricket after 13 months as the selectors on Wednesday named a 17-member squad for this month's home test series against Bangladesh.

Rawalpindi will host the first Test from August 21-25 while the second test match will be played at Karachi from August 30-September 03.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said Bangladesh's Test team will arrive in Pakistan on August 17 for the two-test series which is part of ICC's World Test Championship. Shan Masood will captain Pakistan against Bangladesh in the Test series while middle-order batter Saud Shakeel was named vice-captain in place of Shaheen Shah Afridi.