Babar Azam rested for Zimbabwe tour, available for Australia series ODIs, T20Is
Pakistan, on Sunday, named their squads for the ODI and T20I series on the tour of Australia and Zimbabwe. Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah are available for the limited-overs matches in Australia.
But have been rested for the tour of Zimbabwe. Babar, Shaheen and Naseem weren’t a part of the two Tests that Pakistan won against England. Fast bowler Mohammad Hasnain returned to the ODI team after last playing against New Zealand back in January 2023. The young speedster was rewarded after he recently picked up 17 wickets in the Champions Cup at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad.
Arafat Minhas, Omair Bin Yousuf, Sufiyan Muqeem, Faisal Akram, Ahmed Daniyal and Jahandad Khan are among the new faces on the tours. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), in a statement, said that “selectors have recognised standout domestic performers for the two tours as part of their strategy to build towards the ICC Champions Trophy defence”.
“This approach follows the selectors’ rotation policy and provides opportunities to domestic performers, aligning with the team’s strategy for the ICC Champions Trophy and beyond,” the PCB release added.
Pakistan’s tour of Australia starts with the first ODI on November 4 at the Melbourne Cricket Stadium. Thereafter, the tour of Zimbabwe is scheduled to get underway on November 24 with the opening ODI in Bulawayo.
Pakistan squad for Australia ODIs
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 Australia T20Is
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 squad for Zimbabwe ODIs
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
Pakistan squad for Zimbabwe T20Is
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