imagePakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday gives green signal to Bangladesh tour. The Pakistan cricket team will reach Bangladesh for an upcoming series on April 13. Selection committee has completed its consultation process and is likely to announce the final squad later this evening.

The series will start on April 17, where first One Day International will be played in Mirpur. The One Day matches will be followed by the only T20 match of the series which will be played on April 24 while Test matches will be played from April 28.

Many changes are expected in the squad, Umar Akmal and Nasir Jamshed has been ruled out of the tournament due to their poor performance in World Cup 2015. While, on the other hand, left arm pacer Junaid Khan might make his way in the team besides, Muhammad Hafeez, Saeed Ajmal and Fawad Alam who will also be the part of the squad.

Sources claimed that little chance of changes in the Test squad but younger players might be given chance for One-Day Internationals (ODI) in place of former captains Shahid Khan Afridi, Misbahul Haq and Younis Khan, local media reported.

The Pakistan’s ODI team will be lead by Azhar Ali with the help of star player Sarfraz Ahmed. Misbah will lead the Pakistani squad for Test matches while Shahid Afridi will head T20 team.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2015

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