Rauf pulled out of the squad named to face Australia in the three-match Test series, leading to the inclusion of three uncapped players—left-handed opening batter Saim Ayub, fast bowler Khurram Shahzad, and all-rounder Amir Jamal—in the 18-man squad. “That’s his decision. He’s a contracted player, so there’s a lot of controversies back home,” Akram told reporters at an event. “There are some white-ball specialist cricketers in this day and age … if he thinks he’s not there as yet, then that’s his call.

“Test is a big boy’s game at the end of the day. You’ve got to bowl eight-over spells. In T20 you bowl four overs and stand at fine leg. Piece of cake. Test cricket is a long race, and if you want to be remembered as a great of the game, that’s where Test cricket comes in,” Akram added.

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