"This squad will be trimmed down to 15 members after the four-day side match against Australia in Sharjah from October 15 to 18," the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said in a statement.
The board also included Mohammad Hafeez in the provisional squad, with his selection subject to a fitness test. Hafeez had injured his left hand in a practice match before the recent one-day series against Australia in the UAE and had to return home for rehabilitation.
Former captain Younus had criticised the selectors for not considering him for the one-day series against Australia.
The 36-year-old said the selectors had disrespected him and he was ready to also step down from the test squad if they wanted to build a new team but escaped punishment from the board for his comments.
Also back in the squad was leg spinner Yasir Shah, who played an ODI and two Twenty20 matches against Zimbabwe in 2011.
The selectors also named uncapped pace bowler Ataullah, whose bowling action was reported by match officials during the recent national T20 championship in Karachi.
The first test in Dubai will start on October 22.
Squad: Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Taufeeq Umar, Shaan Masood, Sami Aslam, Misbah-ul-Haq, Younus Khan, Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali, Harris Sohail, Muhammad Talha, Rahat Ali, Imran Khan, Ehsan Adil, Ataullah, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Zulfiqar Babar, Yasir Shah, Reza Hasan.
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@Iqbal Hadi Zaidi Why do I need to mention my full name here? and my email address as well? I didn't get it.
And I think you have taken my comments personal. But why?
I just mentioned what I felt as the same comments I did before the ODI series and everyone was criticizing me like what you are doing right now.
If our batting can't play full 50 overs, you think we will be able to bat 4-5 sessions against Australia? Or somehow we manage to bat long hours but will we be able to score at a decent rate? thats another question.
Coming back to Yasir Shah, I wish him good luck but I think he will struggle.
Have the match already been fixed is a question for Zaki who should have at least written his full name and email if not other particulars but 99.9% play hide and seek which is not understood by me in any case. Iqbal Hadi Zaidi / Kuwait / zaidiformerdiplomat@hotmail.com
Where is Fawwad Alam? and Who is Ataullah? I have seen Yasir Shah, even Saad Nasim is a decent bowler than him.
Get ready for 2-0 whitewash as both the matches will be finished in less than 4 days surely...