The team management has decided to release pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi from the Test squad to allow him to spend time with his family.

Shaheen, who featured in the first Test against Bangladesh at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium from 20 to 25 August, is not part of the 12-member squad announced on Thursday for the second Test match.

The decision was taken after a disappointing performance in the first Test, where the Pakistani pace attack struggled to contain the Bangladesh batsmen.

Bangladesh registered their first-ever Test win against Pakistan in Rawalpindi on Sunday, thanks to spinners Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Shakib Al Hasan. The duo took seven wickets between them to secure a stunning 10-wicket victory.

Shaheen and his wife Ansha Afridi welcomed their first child, a baby boy named Aliyaar Afridi, the Afridi family said earlier this week. Ali Yar’s birth also makes ex-cricketer and Ansha’s father Shahid Afridi a grandfather.

Shaheen and Ansha tied the knot in Karachi in September 2023.

The left-arm fast bowler was also seen celebrating in style after taking his first wicket as a father.