Pakistan has unveiled its squads for the upcoming South Africa tour, scheduled from December 10 to January 7. The tour will include three T20Is, three ODIs, and two Tests, with key players returning and new faces joining.

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• Babar Azam returns to the squad, along with Mohammad Rizwan, Saim Ayub, and Salman Ali Agha, for all three formats.
• Fast bowler Naseem Shah is selected for both the Tests and ODIs.
• Shaheen Shah Afridi is included in the white-ball squads after missing Pakistan’s last two Tests due to injury management.
• Mohammad Abbas makes a return to the Test squad after a strong performance in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.
• Khurram Shahzad and Mir Hamza complete Pakistan’s four-man pace attack for the Tests.
• Despite taking 19 wickets against England, Sajid Khan misses out on selection due to the conditions in South Africa.
• Sufyan Moqim earns his first call-up to Pakistan’s ODI squad after a stellar T20I performance.
• The T20I squad departs for South Africa on December 6, while the ODI and Test squads leave on December 13.
• Jason Gillespie, Pakistan’s red-ball head coach, will join the team in Johannesburg to supervise the pre-Test series camp.