Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced their squad for the upcoming ODI series against New Zealand. Wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Haris, fast bowlers Mohammad Wasim and Shahnawaz Dahani, and leg-spinner Zahid Mahmood are the four uncapped players in th▨e 20-member sq♐uad.
Iftikhar Ahmed and Khushdil Shah – both of whom last played an ODI against Zimbabwe in November last year – have been recalled for the three-match ODI series which will scheduled to begin on September 17.
Meanwhile, there’s no place for former Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed and right-handed batsman Sohaib Maqsood who were part o🅘f the squad on England tour 🌜in July.
Chief selector Mohammed Waseem said performers of domestic cricket events have been selected. “While we have tried to put together a formidable and a balanced unit, we have continued to ensure that we give opportunities to high-performing players, while looking into the future so that we can develop a strong bench-strength,” said Waseem in his statement.
New Zealand will arrive in Pakis🌞tan on September 11 and would play three ODIs at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpind🐻i on September 17, 19, and 21.
The Blackcaps will also play five T20Is in Lahore, for which Pakistan’s squad will be announced later.
Pakistan squad for New Zealand ODIs:
Babar Azam (c), Abdullah Shafique, Faheem Ashraf, Fakharꦓ Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imam-ul-Haq, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Hasnain, Moh🔥ammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Saud Shakeel, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir, Zahid Mahmood.
