Pakistan have made sweeping changes to their Test squad for the last Test against England, including naming five uncapped players. Here’s all you need to know about them.
Arafat Minhas
Slow left-arm orthodox spinner Minhas earned the Player of the Match award in his debut ODI against Australia this year for taking 5-32 in conditions that heavily favoured the slower bowlers. Now 21, Minhas has taken seven wickets in three ODIs and four more in four T20Is. His first-class experience is limited to 17 games (12 of which came last season), 684 runs with a best of 152 not out, and 13 wickets. However, with Edgbaston unlikely to favour spin, it remains to be seen if he gets a look in.
Mohammad Imran Jr
The most surprising pick of the lot, 25-year-old left-arm seamer Imran made his first-class debut in November 2022 and has played only eight matches since. He has taken 23 wickets at 30.86, with a best of 3-47. In 2026, he has played just four professional games (all white-ball) and he has taken two wickets. He has taken 80 wickets at 23.70 in 67 T20s and 54 at 26.98 in 31 List A games. His selection could be as Shaheen Shah Afridi cover, but his limited recent red-ball cricket makes it an eyebrow-raising call.
Saad Baig
Saad Baig was the standout batter in the last Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, topping the runs charts with 1,000 runs at 55.55 and effecting 32 dismissals to earn the Player of the Tournament award. A 19-year-old who keeps wicket and bats left-handed, Baig is a likely replacement for Mohammad Rizwan. After a slow start to his first-class career (he averaged 28.55 in 2024/25), Baig enjoyed a breakthrough season in 2025/26. He represented Pakistan Under-19s by the age of 16, and led them at the 2024 Under-19 World Cup.
Mohammad Imran Randhawa
Imran Randhawa, a right-arm medium pacer with 58 first-class appearances and 110 wickets, has experience in England club cricket with Whitmore Cricket Club. For them, he had a standout 2025 season, scoring 992 runs and taking 56 wickets, highlighted by a 99-ball 147 not out against Leycett. He has since signed a two-year contract extension to remain with the club through 2026 and 2027. He also took 23 wickets in last year's Quaid-e-Azam Trophy at 28.30.
Razaullah
Razaullah, another right-arm quick, made his first-class debut last season and has played eight matches, taking 30 wickets at 20.86. He is one of the newer high-speed prospects to emerge through the PCB’s development camps and has been clocked at over 145kmph. His ability to generate genuine speed makes him an interesting addition to the squad. However, with limited first-class experience, the call-up is clearly about what he could offer as much as what he has already achieved.
Saim Ayub
With eight Tests, 24-year-old Ayub is the most established pick on the list, though his return to the red-ball set-up is still a curious one. He has played only two first-class matches since his last Test in January 2025, the more recent one in October 2025. Undoubtedly a proven white-ball talent, Ayub’s Test numbers are not as impressive: He averages 26 with the bat with three fifties. He recently scored a hundred in the CPL, but are Pakistan mixing up the formats again?
Abdullah Fazal
After scoring 60 and 66 on debut against Bangladesh, left-handed opener Fazal was ruled out of both the West Indies and England tours after suffering a lower-back injury in training, and was advised to undergo rehabilitation. Four weeks later, he is fit to make a return. Brought in as Imam-ul-Haq's replacement, Fazal was the Player of the Final in last season’s Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, making 88 and 114, and topped the run-scoring charts in the President's Trophy.
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