Published: 12:57 PM, 05 May 2026
Pakistan cricket team in Dhaka for Test series
Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed in action during training session ahead of the Test series against Pakistan. -BCB
The Pakistan cricket team arrived in Dhaka on Sunday for a two-match Test series against Bangladesh. The series is the part of the ICC World Test Championship cycle.
Captain Shan Masood will lead the 16-member squad. All members of the touring party have reached the Bangladesh capital except star batter Babar Azam, who is set to join the squad after featuring in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) final later on Sunday.
Pakistan will face Bangladesh, led by NazmulHossainShanto, in the opening Test beginning May 8 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.
The second Test is scheduled to be held from May 16 at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.
The visitors have included several uncapped players in the squad as part of a strategy to test emerging talent in the longer format.
Among those yet to make their Test debut are Abdullah Fazal, Azan Awais, Emad Butt and wicketkeeper-batter Ghazi Ghori.
In addition to changes in the playing squad, Pakistan has also restructured its support staff, with former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed taking the charge of the Test team as coach.
NajmulHossainShanto will lead a 15-member Bangladesh squad. A new name amongst the ranks is wicketkeeper-batter Amite Hasan who received a maiden national team call-up after impressing in the domestic circuit. He has amassed 3650 runs in 49 First-Class matches.
Moreover, TanzidHasanTamim, who's been part of Bangladesh's white-ball set-up since 2023, got his first Test team call-up.
The Bangla Tigers are currently playing New Zealand at home in a multi-format white-ball series and have beaten the Kiwis 2-1 in the ODIs.
Bangladesh Test squad for Pakistan series NajmulHossainShanto (c), MahmudulHasan Joy, MehidyHasanMiraz (vc), Shadman Islam, MominulHaqueShowrab, Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Kumer Das, Taijul Islam, NayeemHasan, EbadotHossainChowdhury, Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed, NahidRana, TanzidHasan, Amite Hasan.
Pakistan Test squad: Shan Masood (captain), Abdullah Fazal, Amad Butt, Azan Awais, Babar Azam, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, KhurramShahzad, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Muhammad Ghazi Ghori (wicketkeeper), Noman Ali, Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel and Shaheen Shah Afridi.
