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Aamir Jamal released from Pakistan squad for Bangladesh Tests

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday, announced releasing fast bowling all-rounder Aamer Jamal from their squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against Bangladesh.

“Right-arm fast bowler Aamir Jamal has been released from the Test squad ahead of the series against Bangladesh,” shared PCB in a statement.

“Aamir, who was earlier included in the squad subject to fitness clearance, has been advised to work on his fitness at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore.

“Aamir is recovering from a back injury which he sustained while playing county cricket this year.”

For the unversed, Aami Jamal was last seen in action for the Warwickshire County Cricket Club on June 8 and has been sidelined since then as he suffered a back injury.

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Jamal’s contract with Warwickshire was originally supposed to expire on July 19 but his rehabilitation progress indicated that he would not be able to attain complete fitness by then and thus the contract was mutually terminated prematurely.

Despite being on the road to recovery, the selectors named Jamal in Pakistan’s squad for the Bangladesh Tests, subject to fitness. However, the all-rounder failed to attain the required match fitness and was consequently released.

Pakistan Squad for first Test against Bangladesh: Shan Masood (c), Saud Shakeel, Aamir Jamal (subject to fitness), Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Ali, Muhammad Hurraira, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Shaheen Shah Afridi.

Bangladesh Squad: Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Mahmudullah, Zakir Hasan, Shadman Islam, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Nazmul Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Ebadot Hossain, Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed and Khaled Ahmed.

Series schedule

First Test: August 21 – 25 at Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

Second Test: August 30 – 4 September at Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

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Babar Azam reveals reason behind dropping Aamir Jamal, Mohammad Haris

LAHORE: Pakistan’s white-ball captain Babar Azam on Monday revealed the reason for the exclusion of all-rounder Aamir Jamal and wicketkeeper batter Mohammad Haris from the national squad for the upcoming series against Ireland and England.

During the team’s pre-departure press conference, Azam clarified the reasons for excluding Jamal and Haris from the upcoming series, leading to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.

“I agree that Haris didn’t get many opportunities after the T20 World Cup [in 2022]. However, he got the chance during [Pakistan Super League] PSL 9 but unfortunately, he wasn’t able to perform there,” Babar Azam stated.

He further shed light on the fact that Haris is a top-order player, and the Pakistan team has a settled top-order, which is also a reason for Haris’ exclusion.

“Haris plays in the top order which already includes me, [Mohammad] Rizwan, Saim [Ayub] and Fakhar [Zaman] which is why there were limited opportunities for him” he added.

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The star-batter also acknowledged Aamir Jamal’s talent as an all-rounder but clarified that his best performances came in Test cricket and a player cannot be selected for T20I based on Test performance.

“Aamir Jamal performed in Test cricket and Test performance cannot be compared with T20s. He is a fine all-rounder. He needs some more time and more matches under his belt which will get him further polished for T20 cricket,” he concluded.

It is worth mentioning here that the Pakistan men’s cricket team is currently participating in a three-day training session here ahead of their three-match T20I series against Ireland.

The team is scheduled to depart for Dublin on 7 May, where they will play three T20Is at Clontarf on 10, 12, and 14 May 2024. All three matches will start at 3 PM local time.

The three-match away series, followed by four T20Is in England, will serve as a stepping stone for the Green Shirts to boast their preparations for this year’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 in the West Indies and the United States of America (USA).

Pakistan squad for Ireland and England T20Is

Babar Azam (c), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan, Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Usman Khan.

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‘Want to fill in the all-rounder spot,’ Aamir Jamal upbeat for Sri Lanka Tests

LAHORE: Pakistan’s young pacer Aamir Jamal on Monday, shared his plans of filling in the all-rounder spot in the national team in the upcoming Sri Lanka Tests.

Aamir Jamal, who was named in the Pakistan squad for the two-match away series against Sri Lanka, was upbeat to perform well in the series if given a chance to make his debut.

“If given a chance, I will try to perform well, said Jamal while speaking to the media at the sidelines of the specialised camp for the pacers.

“I am working really hard to prepare myself according to Sri Lankan conditions. I want to perform for my team and make this tour memorable,” he added.

Aamir Jamal also shared his plans to improve his all-round abilities and to fill in the national team which lacks a regular all-rounder in the longest format.

“There are very few all-rounders in the circuit. I want to fill in the team as a proper all-rounder. I am working for that,” Jamal said.

Notably, besides Aamir Jamal, young batter Mohammad Huraira also received his maiden call-up to the Test squad at the back of a brilliant domestic season.

Shaheen Shah Afridi’s return to Test cricket after a one-year hiatus remained the highlight of Pakistan’s squad for the Sri Lanka series, which will mark the beginning of Pakistan’s World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 campaign.

It is worth mentioning here Aamir Jamal represented Pakistan in two T20Is during the home series against England last year and could pick up a wicket.

He has also played 23 first-class matches and claimed 63 wickets at an average of 31.65. Jamal has thus far accumulated 558 runs including two half-centuries in his first-class cricketing career.

Pakistan Squad: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (vc & wk), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Noman Ali, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Afridi and Shan Masood.

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PAK v ENG: All-rounder Aamir Jamal set to debut in today’s match

LAHORE: Uncapped Aamir Jamal is set to make his debut for the Green Shirts as Pakistan are set to lock horns against England in the fifth T20I here at Gaddafi Stadium on Wednesday (today).

The all-rounder will receive the T20I cap today as he will be the 98th player to represent Pakistan in the shortest format.

“It’s a great honour for me to represent my country,” said Jamal in a video shared by the Pakistan Cricket Board on its official Twitter account.

While expressing his joy for getting a chance in the national team, Jamal said that he looked up to legendary pacer Wasim Akram as his ideal in cricket.

It is pertinent to mention here that the historic seven-match series between England and Pakistan is currently level at 2-2.

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