Overview

• Uncapped trio Asif Afridi, Faisal Akram and Rohail Nazir earn call-ups for the two-match series.
• Established picks include Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Mohammad Rizwan among 18 named.
• The 18 will be trimmed before the opener in Lahore on October 12, with the second Test in Rawalpindi from October 20–24.
• A red-ball camp under head coach Azhar Mahmood and NCA staff runs through October 8, with Asia Cup returnees joining on October 4.
• The Tests launch Pakistan’s 2025–27 WTC slate before three T20Is and three ODIs from October 28 to November 8, with white-ball squads to be announced later.