Mohammad Nawaz
The Pakistan team is currently on a tour of Australia where they will play a three-match Test series. The Pakistan team suffered a heavy defeat by 360 runs in the first match of this series. Now, ahead of the Boxing Day Test match to be played in Melbourne from December 26, the team suffered a major blow in the form of spinner Nauman Ali, who was ruled out of the remaining matches of this Test series due to injury. In such a situation, the Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to include spin all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz in the team in his place.
Chief selector Wahab Riaz provided information
Pakistan cricket team’s chief selector Wahab Riaz, while opening up about the inclusion of Mohammad Nawaz in the team, said in his statement that it was very unfortunate that Nauman Ali would not be available for selection in the remaining matches of this Test series . Given the visa issues and other issues for new players, we decided to include left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz in the team, who was the best option for us in this situation. Let us tell you that after the completion of the Australia tour, the Pakistan team has to play the T20 series in New Zealand and Mohammad Nawaz has been included in the 17-member Pakistan team announced for the same.
Mohammad Nawaz’s career has been like this so far
If we talk about Mohammad Nawaz’s Test career, he has played only 6 matches so far since his debut in this format in 2016. During this period, he scored 144 runs at an average of 16 with the bat, while Nawaz took 16 wickets with the ball. Nawaz played his last Test match in December 2022 against England at the Multan Cricket Stadium. Apart from this, PCB has also informed that spinner Abrar Ahmed will also not be available for selection for the second Test as he is not yet fully fit.
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