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ISLAMABAD — Pakistan recalled fast bowler Mohammad Abbas after three years for test matches in South Africa while Shaheen Shah Afridi will play only white-ball cricket on the tour. Abbas has taken 90 wickets in 25 tests but hasn't played red-ball cricket for Pakistan since 2021. He has been in impressive form of late in domestic cricket, picking up 31 wickets in five matches of Pakistan's premier four-day tournament. Naseem Shah, who missed the last two home tests against England, Khurram Shahzad and left-armer Mir Hamza are the other pace bowlers in the test squad. Pakistan begins its tour to South Africa next Tuesday.
