PAK Squad For BAN 2 Test: A big change has been seen in Pakistan cricket. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) handed over the responsibility of head coach to the player who had retired from international cricket only last month. Apart from this, 4 new players were also included in the team. So let us know what this whole coup is.

Actually, PCB announced the squad on Saturday (April 18) for the 2-match Test series against Bangladesh next month, in which 4 uncapped players were included. For this series, Pakistan has assigned the role of head coach to former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed.

It is worth noting that Sarfaraz had announced his retirement from international cricket last month on March 15 (2026). Now after about a month of retirement, Sarfaraz was made the head coach. In the coaching staff, Asad Shafiq will be seen as batting coach and Umar Gul as bowling coach. Shafiq is already a part of both the men’s and women’s selection committees. On the other hand, Gul has played the role of bowling coach for Pakistan’s white ball team.

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#WTC27 action resumes in May as Pakistan announce their squad for the two-match Test series against Bangladesh

Details https://t.co/zWPiah9D1d

— ICC (@ICC) April 18, 2026

Entry of 4 new players in the team for the series

Four uncapped players have been included in the squad for the Test series. This list includes Abdullah Fazal, Ajaan Awais, Ghazi Ghori and Amad Butt. Abdullah Shafiq, Asif Ali, Abrar Ahmed, Kamran Ghulam and Rohail Nazir have been dropped from the team. Mohammad Abbas has returned to the team. Shan Masood will captain the series.

test series schedule

The first match of the two-match Test series to be held in May will be played from 8 to 12 May at Shere Bangla National Stadium. The second Test will be played at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium from 16 to 20 May.

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Pakistan’s squad for 2nd test series

Shan Masood (captain), Abdullah Fazal, Amad Butt, Azaan Awais, Babar Azam, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Rizwan, Ghazi Ghori, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Aga, Saud Shakeel and Shaheen Shah Afridi.

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Sarfaraz Ahmed Retirement: After the T20 World Cup 2026, Pakistan’s legendary wicket-keeper batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed surprised the cricket world by suddenly retiring, ending his career that lasted for almost two decades. Sarfaraz was one of the most successful captains for Pakistan.

Under the captaincy of Sarfaraz, Pakistan won the Champions Trophy title in 2017. Pakistan had defeated Team India in the final of the tournament. This is Pakistan’s only title in the Champions Trophy so far. Let us tell you that Sarfaraz made his international debut on November 18, 2007 in the ODI played against India in Jaipur.

Pakistan captaincy record

Sarfaraz, who played a total of 232 international matches in his career, captained Pakistan in 100 matches in all three formats. He commanded Pakistan in 50 ODIs, 37 T20 Internationals and 13 Tests. Under his captaincy, Pakistan team achieved number one ranking in T20 and made a record of winning 11 consecutive T20 series.

International career of Sarfaraz Ahmed

Talking about Sarfaraz’s international career, he played 54 Tests, 117 ODIs and 61 T20 International matches. In Tests, Sarfaraz scored 3031 runs at an average of 37.41, which included 4 centuries and 21 half-centuries. In 91 innings of ODI, the Pakistani batsman scored 2315 runs at an average of 33.55. During this period, 2 centuries and 11 half-centuries were scored. In T20 International, he scored 818 runs, which included 3 fifties.

ICC titles at junior and senior level

Sarfaraz became the only captain for Pakistan who won ICC trophies at junior and senior level. In 2006, under the captaincy of Sarfaraz, Pakistan won the Under-19 World Cup title. After this, he made Pakistan victorious under his captaincy in the 2017 Champions Trophy.

Was out of the team for a long time

The thing to note is that Sarfaraz Ahmed, who plays all three formats, was out of the Pakistan team for a long time. He played his last white ball match for Pakistan in the T20 International against Bangladesh in November 2021. Whereas Sarfaraz played his last test in December 2023. Therefore, he was out of the team for the last three years.

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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has offered former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed to become the head coach of Pakistan’s Test team. Now PCB is waiting for Sarfaraz’s reply. If Sarfaraz becomes the head coach of Pakistan’s Test team, he will become the youngest person to hold this responsibility.

38 year old Sarfaraz Ahmed has played in all three formats for Pakistan. PCB is very happy with his junior level work. In such a situation, Pakistan Board has offered Sarfaraz the post of head coach of the Test team. The PCB is waiting for confirmation from 38-year-old Sarfaraz to take over the post. If Sarfaraz accepts this post, he will become the youngest head coach.

Pakistan has a very busy schedule of Test matches this year under the ICC World Test Championship, in which two Test matches will be played in Bangladesh in May. After this, Pakistan team will tour West Indies and England. Pakistan played its last Test series on its soil last year against South Africa, which was a 1-1 draw. In that series, former all-rounder Azhar Mahmood played the role of interim head coach.

Let us tell you that Pakistan Cricket Board is running with different head coaches in white ball cricket and red ball cricket. Currently, Mike Hesson is the head coach of Pakistan’s ODI and T20 International team. Now Sarfaraz has been offered the post of head coach of the Test team. Earlier Azhar Mahmood was the head coach of Pakistan’s Test team. However, he was appointed interim head coach.

Sarfaraz Ahmed’s international career

38 year old Sarfaraz Ahmed has played 54 Tests, 117 ODIs and 61 T20 Internationals for Pakistan. He has 3031 runs in Test, 2315 runs in ODI and 818 runs in T20 International. Sarfaraz has also been the captain of Pakistan in all three formats. It was under the captaincy of Sarfaraz that Pakistan won the 2017 Champions Trophy title.

Sarfraz Ahmed Break ICC Rules: The 12th match of the ICC Men’s Under-19 World Cup 2026 took place between India and Pakistan on Sunday, 1 February. This match was played at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. Former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed is associated with his country’s Under-19 cricket team for this tournament. Sarfaraz is currently the mentor of Pakistan Under-19 team. However, he did something during the match played between India and Pakistan, due to which he has now come into the headlines.

Sarfaraz broke the rules during India-Pakistan match

A picture of Sarfaraz Ahmed during the match between India and Pakistan is becoming increasingly viral on social media. In that picture, Sarfaraz Ahmed can be seen using the phone during the match. However, it is not known whether this photo is from inside or outside the PMOA area. If Sarfaraz was using the phone while sitting in the PMOA area, then he has broken the ICC rules. ICC has banned the use of communication devices in the PMOA area.

Let us tell you that in PMOA stadium, there is a fixed area in the stadium used by the players, officials and coaching staff. If Sarfaraz Ahmed has broken this rule then ICC can take action against him. ICC can impose a huge fine on him.

Pakistan lost to India by 58 runs

In the match between India and Pakistan played at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, India defeated Pakistan by 58 runs. This was a Super Six match. Pakistan had to win the match by a big margin to reach the semi-finals. However, Pakistan lost the match. After losing the toss and batting first, India had set a target of 253 runs for Pakistan. In response, Pakistan team was all out for 194 runs. Let us tell you that India has reached the semi-finals and is going to face Afghanistan in the semi-finals on 4th February.

Operation Sindoor: After Operation Sindoor, the Modi government has created 7 delegation to expose Pakistan’s face, including a total of 51 people including MPs. These teams will visit 32 countries and the European Union and put the policy of zero tolerance in front of the world about India’s terror. All 7 teams include 11 fast -paced Muslim leaders, who will put the nefarious intentions of Pakistan in front of the world.

Delegation number 1

The delegation that Baijayant Panda will lead includes Nishikant Dubey, Fangan Konyak, Rekha Sharma, Asaduddin Owaisi, Satnam Sandhu, former Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla and former Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad. This delegation will travel to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain and Algeria.

Delegation number 2

The group will lead Ravi Shankar Prasad, including Daggubati Purundeshwari, Priyanka Chaturvedi, Ghulam Nabi Khatana, Amar Singh, Samik Bhattacharya, former diplomat Pankaj Saran and former Union Minister MJ Akbar. This delegation will travel to UK, France, Germany, European Union, Italy and Denmark.

Delegation number 3

The group will be led by JDU leader Sanjay Jha, which includes former diplomat Mohan Kumar, former ministers Salman Khurshid, Hemang Joshi, John Britas, Brij Lal, Yusuf Pathan and Aparajita Sarangi. The delegation will travel to Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Delegation number 4

The group will be leading this group Srikanth Shinde, son of Shiv Sena MP and Eknath Shinde. It includes the names of former diplomatic Sujan Chinoy, former ministers SS Ahluwalia, Manan Kumar Mishra, Sasmat Patra, Atul Garg, ET Mohammad Bashir and Flute Swaraj. This delegation will travel to Sierra Leon, Congo, Liberia and UAE.

Delegation number 5

The group will be led by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, including former diplomat Taranjit Sandhu, Tejashwi Surya, Milind Deora, Bhubaneswar Kalita, Shashank Mani Tripathi, GM Harish Balayogi, Sarfaraz Ahmed and Shambhavi Chaudhary. This team will travel to America, Panama, Guyana, Columbia and Brazil.

Delegation number 6

The group will be headed by Kanimozhi, including Javed Ashraf, former diplomat Manjeev Puri, Ashok Kumar Mittal, Prem Chand Gupta, Brijesh Chauta, Mian Altaf Ahmed and Rajiv Rai. This delegation will travel to Spain, Greece, Slovenia, Latvia and Russia.

Delegation number 7

Under the leadership of Supriya Sule, this team will visit Egypt, Qatar, Ethiopia and South Africa. It includes former diplomatic Syed Akbaruddin, former ministers Muralitharan, Anand Sharma, Lavu Sri Krishna Deorayalu, Anurag Thakur, Manish Tiwari, Vikramjit Sahni and Rajiv Pratap Rudy.

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Shoaib Malik’s Wife Sana Javed-Sarfaraz Ahmed: Fans of Sarfaraz Ahmed are being trolled on social media, Sana Javed, wife of Shoaib Malik. He is accusing Sana that he talked to Sarfaraz with disgrace and he should apologize for this. This dispute is happening in a show after Tu-Tu-Main-Main. Its video is also becoming quite viral.

Sana Javed is the third wife of Shoaib Malik. Earlier, Malik divorced Indian tennis star Sania Mirza, whom she married in April 2010. Malik has also been in the headlines for his personal life with cricket, but this time the reason for the discussion is his wife.

Tu-tu-main-main between Sana Javed and Sarfaraz Ahmed

The entire incident took place in a TV show, in which Sana Javed was also present on the stage. A game was going on between the two. Sarfaraz Ahmed was saying something when Sana Javed irritates and says that, ‘It seems that someone has filled the key in you, they are being spoken.’ His way of speaking was also slightly different. Then Sarfaraz Ahmed replied, ‘I have not played where the game was to be played.’

Live tv show main aakar apni star player sy Batamizi krny ki bhi ek hadh hoti hai.@IAMSANAJAVED Say sorry to @Sarfaraza_54
Safi bhai thy jo bardasht kr gaya hum fans nahi karin gy @realshoaibmalik apni biwi ko tameez seekhao bhai pic.twitter.com/tfanig2wjn

– Nadiah (@nadi_923) March 19, 2025

Sana Javed does not stop at this and said, ‘Okay, I play with my Mian.’ On social media, the fans of Sarfaraz Ahmed did not like the way of Sana and they are demanding that Sana should apologize.