Islamabad
Captain Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam were dropped from the Pakistan team announced on Tuesday for the five -match T20 series in New Zealand. Salman Ali Aga was replaced by Rizwan as the captain of the T20 team while all -rounder Shadab Khan has returned to the team. Shadab was made the vice-captain. Rizwan, however, has been maintained the captain of the ODI team despite the team’s disappointing performance in the Champions Trophy. The selectors have not made much changes in the ODI team. And has retained the players who failed in the Champions Trophy. Babur has also been retained in the ODI team, but the batsmen Saud Shakeel and Kamran Ghulam were dropped.
The selectors have also shown the way out of the ODI team to fast bowlers Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf. Pakistan will play five International and three ODIs in New Zealand from 16 March.
Pakistan’s team will still play without their opener Sam Ayub, who has not yet recovered from the ankle injury. Opener Fakhar Zaman is also out of the tour due to injuries in the first match of the Champions Trophy.
Pakistan team:
ODI team: Mohammad Rizwan (captain), Salman Ali Aga (Vice -captain), Abdullah Shafiq, Abrar Ahmed, Aqif Javed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Imam ul Haq, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Wasim Junior, Mohammad Irfan Khan, Nasim Shah Sufayan Muqim, Tahir.
T20 Team: Salman Ali Aga (Captain), Shadab Khan (Deputy Captain), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Hasan Nawaz, Jahandad Khan, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Irfan Khan, Omair bin Yusuf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Mukim, Usman Mukim, Usman.
