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Babar and both leading pacers are being ‘rested on the basis of current form and fitness’, Pakistan Cricket Board says.

Pakistan’s former cricket captain and leading batter Babar Azam has been excluded from the hosts’ Test squad after a poor run of form and will not be considered for the second and third Test matches against England.

Babar, who was Pakistan’s all-format captain until November, will be joined on the sidelines by leading pace bowlers Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said in a statement on Sunday.

“We have made the decision to rest Babar Azam, Naseem Shah, Sarfaraz Ahmed and Shaheen Shah Afridi [from the Test squad]”, selector Aqib Javed said while announcing the squad.

Javed, a former Pakistan fast bowler himself, said the call to drop the star players was taken on the basis of “current form and fitness”, as well as in consideration of Pakistan’s upcoming cricket tours.

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