Imam-ul-Haq has been dropped in the Sydney Test and opener Saim Ayub will make his Test debut in his place.


Karachi: The team management of Pakistani cricket team Tuesday announced the playing XI for the Sydney Test with Australia.
According to the details, Imam-ul-Haq has been dropped in the Sydney Test and opener Saim Ayub will make his Test debut in his place.
Captain Shan Masood, Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafiq, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Muhammad Rizwan, Salman Ali Agha, Sajid Khan, Hasan Ali, Mir Hamza and Aamir Jamal have been included in the playing XI for the Sydney Test.
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It is pertinent to note that in the series of three Test matches between Pakistan and Australia, the host team has a decisive advantage of 2-0.
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