New Delhi: The Pakistan team has been announced for the ODI and T20 series against Australia. Star batsman Babar Azam, fast bowler Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah have returned in this series. These players were rested after losing the first match of the three-match Test series against England. The Pak team was defeated in the first match, but the team made a strong comeback and won the second and third matches.
Fast bowler Mohammad Hasnain returned to the ODI team after last playing against New Zealand in January 2023. The young fast bowler has recently been rewarded for taking 17 wickets in the Champions Cup at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad.
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Who got a chance among the new players?
Pakistan ODI Squad: Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah, Jahandad Khan, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Muhammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Omair Bin Yousuf, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufyan Moqim, Usman Khan
Pakistan T20I Squad: Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah (WK), Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Muhammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi
Pakistan Squad For Zimbabwe Tour:
Meanwhile, big guns like Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Afridi were rested from the white-ball tour to Zimbabwe. The squad was dominated by players who performed well in domestic cricket.
ODI SQUAD: Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah (WK), Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Muhammad Irfan Khan, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shahnawaz Dahani and Tayyab Tahir
T20I SQUAD: Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah (WK), Jahandad Khan, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Omair bin Yousuf, Qasim Akram, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha, Sufyan Moqim, Tayyab Tahir and Usman Khan
The tour will start from November 4:
He further said that the team had also kept the rotation policy in mind. Pakistan’s tour of Australia will begin with the first ODI at the Melbourne Cricket Stadium on November 4. After this, the team will tour Zimbabwe, where the first ODI will be played between the two teams in Bulawayo on November 24.