Tamim's Test Partner in Pakistan

[Eshen]

Here are the options to consider-

Shadman Islam: Technically looks good, but not delivering so far. Should we be patient with him for few more matches?

Saif Hassan: Has been in awesome form in domestics, has done well in last A-team tour in SL as well. However, I still remember how poor he looked during U/19 WC'18 in Australia. Hopefully he improved a lot in last two years, but I would still wait until Zim series to hand him debut.

Soumya Sarkar: Soumya's weakness against spin is well known, has been a poor choice at home Tests for any position. But, while his home average is 16.71, his away average has been 41.71. I don't see how he can be ignored for Pakistan tour, where we should expect trials by pace. I would gamble on Soumya to open. If not, still an excellent replacement to consider for Momin the home bully (away average 21.45).

Please let me know who would be your pick, or would you consider someone else.