20-11-2019 05:41 via theguardian.com

Naseem Shah gets nod to make Pakistan Test debut against Australia at age of 16

Young quick backed to hold his own at the GabbaPakistan confident of ending Australia dominationPakistan captain Azhar Ali has no concerns about throwing 16-year-old quick Naseem Shah into the Test cauldron in Brisbane, all-but confirming the teen will debut on Thursday against Australia in the series opener.Naseem has played just seven first-class games but Ali, who has captained him for the bulk of those, says he has shown the mental and physical strength to mix it with the best. Related: Mitc
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