The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced an 18-member squad for the upcoming home Test series against South Africa.

Shan Masood will lead the national team, while three new players, Asif Afridi, Faisal Akram, and Rohail Nazir, have been included in the squad.

South Africa, champions of the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25, will take on Pakistan in the first Test at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore from 12 to 16 October, while the second Test will be staged at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi from 20 to 24 October.

The two-Test match series will be followed by three T20Is and as many ODIs to be played from 28 October to 8 November. The squad for the white-ball series will be announced in due course.

The players for the pre-series camp will undergo training under red-ball head coach Azhar Mahmood and NCA coaches from today (Tuesday) till Wednesday, October 8.

The players who featured in the recently concluded Asia Cup will join the squad on October 4.

Pakistan squad:

Shan Masood (captain), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Asif Afridi, Babar Azam, Faisal Akram, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Rizwan (wicket-keeper), Noman Ali, Rohail Nazir (wicket-keeper), Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel and Shaheen Shah Afridi.

South Africa tour to Pakistan

First Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore (October 12-16), Second Test at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi (October 20-24), First T20I at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi (October 28), Second T20I at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore (October 31), Third T20I at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore (November 1), First ODI at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad (November 4), Second ODI at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad (November 6), Third ODI at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad (November 8).