Hasan Ali returns to Test side, Pakistan name nine uncapped players for South Africa series

Pakistan have made a large number of changes to their Test line-up that toured New Zealand recently after newly appointed chief selector Mohammad Wasim announced the team's 20-man squad for the home series against South Africa.

Several newcomers have earned a spot in the completely revamped Test squad at the expense of Shan Masood, Mohammad Abbas and Haris Sohail. Meanwhile, Imam-ul-Haq, Shadab Khan and Naseem Shah have been left out of the team owing to injury concerns.

Hasan Ali, who was declared player of the tournament in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, has made a comeback to the traditional red-ball format after a gap of almost three years.

Pakistan squad

Babar Azam (capt), Abid Ali, Abdullah Shafique, Imran Butt, Azhar Ali, Fawad Alam, Kamran Ghulam, Salman Agha, Saud Shakeel, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Nauman Ali, Sajid Khan, Yasir Shah, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Tabish Khan

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