Salman to make Test bow

Wicketkeeper Mohammad Salman has featured in the one-day series against West Indies and is now set to make his Test debut for Pakistan

Wicketkeeper Mohammad Salman will win his first Test caps for Pakistan after being named in the squad for the two-match series against West Indies.

The 29-year-old, who has featured in the ongoing limited-overs series against the same opposition, replaces Adnan Akmal, who had taken over from brother Kamran after his high-profile omission following a series of blunders.

Salman is joined in the 15-man squad by two other new faces in the shape of all-rounder Hammad Azam and left-arm seamer Junaid Khan, who have also played in the one-dayers and Twenty20 games.

Misbah-ul-Haq retains the captaincy of the side.

The first Test begins on May 12 at Providence Stadium in Guyana.

Pakistan squad: Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Younis Khan, Taufeeq Umar, Mohammad Hafeez, Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali, Mohammad Salman (wkt), Saeed Ajmal, Abdur Rehman, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz, Tanvir Ahmed, Junaid Khan, Hammad Azam.