Fawad back in Pakistan Test squad after decade in the wilderness
Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- The 34-year-old replaced Iftikhar Ahmed, who managed only 44 runs in four innings in the recent tour of Australia where Pakistan lost both Tests.
Left-arm quick Usman Shinwari replaced Muhammad Musa, who was wicketless on his Test debut in Adelaide, in the only other change to the Test squad.
Fawad played the last of his three Test matches in New Zealand in 2009 and was last seen in Pakistan colours in a 2015 one-day international in Bangladesh.
"It is a reward for his continued hard work, perseverance and dedication to the game," chief selector and head coach Misbah-ul-Haq said in a statement.
"His selection is not only a lesson to the emerging cricketers but also a testament of the selectors' policy of valuing domes...
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