Pakistan have brought in a legspinner after losing the first Test in Rawalpindi with an all-pace attack
Rain in Rawalpindi may impact the Test as well with the visitors leading 1-0
Babar Azam drops six places to be ranked ninth among Test batters
Shaheen Shah Afridi, who left the side after the first Test following the birth of his son, also rejoins the Pakistan squad
The allrounder was fined 10% of his match fee for the Level 1 breach
The gap between bottom-placed West Indies and Pakistan gets closer after the latest sanction, while Bangladesh slip from sixth to seventh
Bangladesh bowlers skittle out Pakistan for 146 in the second innings and hand them their fifth loss in a stretch of nine winless home Tests
Pakistan captain also pointed out that second new ball "as well as the way we didn't manage to hold our nerve with the ball cost us"
With Pakistan struggling to win Tests at home, Naseem feels they need to reconsider their pitch strategy and prepare turners if seam-friendly conditions aren't possible
He and Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who scored 77, added 196 for the seventh wicket, as visitors posted 565
Pakistan went into the Test with an all-seam attack to take advantage of a surface they hoped would have pace and bounce but that hasn't been the case
Bangladesh's batters asserted themselves on Pakistan's bowlers as the Rawalpindi Test witnessed a riveting fight for first-innings honours
Bangladesh survived 12 overs before stumps but will have to return to face a relatively new ball on Friday
Hasan Mahmud and Shoriful Islam gave Bangladesh the early advantage, but the fourth-wicket pair from the hosts dragged Pakistan back
On the Mohammad Ali selection, the Pakistan captain said they "wanted someone to bowl like Aamer Jamal"
Both teams are in the bottom half of the World Test Championship points table and could ill afford a defeat
Bangladesh captain expects Shakib, whose political future is up in the air, to be fully professional during the series
Head coach would be keen on extending his term after his contract expires at the end of the Champions Trophy in 2025
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