A day after appointing Babar Azam as the new test captain, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Wednesday a 35-member team for their upcoming New Zealand tour, from which the men’s national teams and Shaheens (team) will be selected. A from Pakistan). Players, along with the 20-member player support staff, will depart for Lincoln on November 23, where they will go through the mandatory 14-day quarantine period.
Pakistan will play three T20Is on December 18, 20 and 22, and two events that will be part of the ICC World Trials Championship in Mount Maunganui and Christchurch from December 26-30 and January 3-7, respectively.
“Apart from the 35 players involved in the intra-squad matches leading up to the series as part of their preparations, the players of the Pakistan men’s national team not participating in international matches against New Zealand will be available to be selected for the matches of Shaheens vs. New Zealand A.
In selecting the squads, the head coach and coach Misbah-ul-Haq consulted the six head coaches of the Cricket Association, Shaheens head coach Ijaz Ahmed and Saqlain Mushtaq, head of international player development. ” PCB said in a statement.
Mohammad Rizwan was appointed Babar Azam’s deputy in Testing, while Shadab will be the vice-captain in T20I.
Pakistan Head Coach and Coach Misbah-ul-Haq: “The games in New Zealand are critical for us as our aim is to improve our T20I ranking and also win valuable points at the ICC World Test Championship. In this context and taking into account the recent performances of the players, we have selected the best players available.
Speaking about the main omissions of Asad Shaiq not being there in Tests and Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Amir in T20I, Misbah said that they have chosen to invest in youth.
“There are three major omissions from the team that toured England. Asad Shafiq has been sidelined for lack of form after he had 510 runs in his last 15 innings, including a total of 67 runs in England. Asad is a seasoned hitter and I’m sure he will use this time to work harder on his game in top-class domestic matches so that he, like Sarfaraz Ahmed, can regain his form and compete again in the upcoming events against South. Africa and Zimbabwe.
“Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Amir are not part of the white ball games as for this tour we have chosen to invest, develop and focus on the promising and emerging players who will likely be available in Pakistan for all formats.
“We have kept our faith in Mohammad Hafeez and Wahab Riaz simply on the basis of their outstanding and consistent performances, as well as the value they bring to the T20I team.
35-player squad from Pakistan
Openers (six): Abid Ali (Central Punjab / Lahore Qalandars), Abdullah Shafique (Central Punjab), Fakhar Zaman (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa / Lahore Qalandars), Imam-ul-Haq (Baluchistan / Peshawar Zalmi), Shan Masood (Soutern Punjab / Multan Sultans) and Zeeshan Malik (north)
Middle Order Hitters (11): Babar Azam (captain) (Central Punjab / Karachi Kings), Azhar Ali (Central Punjab), Danish Aziz (Sindh), Fawad Alam (Sindh), Haider Ali (Shaheens vice-captain, Northern / Peshawar Zalmi), Haris Sohail (Baluchistan )), Hussain Talat (South Punjab / Islamabad United), Iftikhar Ahmed (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa / Karachi Kings), Imran Butt (Baluchistan), Khushdil Shah (South Punjab / Multan Sultans) and Mohammad Hafeez (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa / Peshawar Zalmi)
Wicketkeepers (three): Mohammad Rizwan (Vice-Captain, Tests) (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa / Karachi Kings), Rohail Nazir (Captain of Shaheens, Northern / Multan Sultans) and Sarfaraz Ahmed (Sindh / Quetta Gladiators)
Spinners (five): Imad Wasim (Northern / Karachi Kings), Shadab Khan (vice-captain, T20Is) (Northern / Islamabad United), Usman Qadir (Central Punjab / Multan Sultans), Yasir Shah (Baluchistan / Peshawar Zalmi) and Zafar Gohar (Central Punjab / Islamabad United)
Fast Bowlers (10): Amad Butt (Baluchistan / Islamabad United), Faheem Ashraf (Central Punjab / Islamabad United), Haris Rauf (Northern / Lahore Qalandars), Mohammad Abbas (Southern Punjab / Multan Sultans), Mohammad Hasnain (Sindh / Quetta Gladiators), Mohammad Musa ( North / Islamabad United), Naseem Shah (Central Punjab / Quetta Gladiators), Shaheen Shah Afridi (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa / Lahore Qalandars), Sohail Khan (Sindh / Quetta Gladiators) and Wahab Riaz (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa / Peshawar Zalmi)
Pakistan v New Zealand full schedule
December 18 – 1st T20I, Eden Park, Auckland
December 20 – 2nd T20I, Seddon Park, Hamilton
December 22 – 3rd T20I, McLean Park, Napier
December 26-30 – First Test, Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Jan 3-7: Second Test, Hagley Oval, Christchurch
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