Naseem Shah is poised to make his limited-overs debut for Pakistan after the 17-year-old fast bowler was picked for the Twenty20 series against England.

He was included in a 17-player squad named on Friday ahead of the upcoming three matches, to be played at Old Trafford on August 28, August 30 and September 1.

Naseem has played seven Tests, making his debut against Australia last November, but has yet to be utilised by Pakistan in shorter formats. 

Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq said: "This is mostly the same team which has been featuring in the shortest format for us. Besides retaining the core, we have inducted youngsters like Haider Ali ... and Naseem Shah as we had an opportunity to keep a bigger pool due to COVID-19 pandemic, which also increases our options.

"Usually, the T20I team comes together for a brief period but due to the current situation most of the players have been here with us for more than a month and it has provided us a good opportunity to work on the development of the team and the young players. So, even the players who might not get an opportunity to play will benefit from the experience they are getting here.

"It is going to be a competitive series as England are a strong side. We are looking forward to [trying to] play good cricket and win the series."

Pakistan T20 squad: Babar Azam (captain), Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Amir, Naseem Shah, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Wahab Riaz.