Pakistan cricket team selectors are expected to announce a 18-member squad for the upcoming T20I series against New Zealand soon. The team for the T20 World Cup 2024 will also be picked by the selectors ahead of the May 1 deadline.
As per reports, ex-skipper Shaheen Afridi will miss a part of the series against NZ. This comes a couple of days after the selectors met skipper Babar Azam at a training camp in Kakul after he replaced Afridi as the white-ball skipper.
Pakistan selectors to pick squad for NZ series, T20 World Cup 2024
As per Pakistan media publications, the selectors have commenced discussions over the selection with Babar Azam. The announcement is expected to be made by April 5, as they await the final fitness reports of the players training at the Army camp in Kakul.
As per reports, Shaheen Afridi is all set to miss a part of the series against NZ, owing to PCB’s directives related to workload management. Meanwhile, Haris Rauf – who is yet to recover from an injury sustained during PSL – will not be a part of the NZ series and will continue rehabilitation. He is considered to be an integral part of the upcoming campaigns, including the T20 WC.
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Babar Azam (c), Usman Khan, Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, Imad Wasim, Usama Mir, Abrar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Aamir Jamal, Irfan Khan Niazi, Mohammad Amir, Abbas Afridi, and Zaman Khan.
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