Sharjeel Khan, Mohammad Hafeez make comeback against South Africa, Zimbabwe
Pakistan announced T20I, ODI and Test squads against South Africa and Zimbabwe.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Pakistan have on Friday announced Twenty20 International (T20I), one-day international (ODI) and Test squads for South Africa and Zimbabwe series.
Babar Azam will lead Pakistan in all three formats while Sharjeel Khan and Mohammad Hafeez have made comeback in the national T20I team. The complete squads are as follows:
T20Is: Babar Azam (C), Shadab Khan (VC), Asif Ali, Danish Aziz, Haider Ali, Mohammad Hafeez, Sharjeel Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Sarfraz Ahmed (WK), Arshad Iqbal, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Qadir
ODIs: Babar Azam (C), Shadab Khan (VC), Abdullah Shafique, Danish Aziz, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Saud Shakeel, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Sarfraz Ahmed (WK), Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Qadir
Tests: Babar Azam (C), Mohammad Rizwan (VC/WK), Abdullah Shafique, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali, Fawad Alam, Imran Butt, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz, Sarfraz Ahmed (WK), Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shahnawaz Dhani, Tabish Khan, Nauman Ali, Sajid Khan, Zahid Mahmood
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The T20I and ODI sides include 18 players each with 14 players featuring in both the formats, while the Test squad comprises 20 players with eight players figuring across all three formats. These eight players are Babar Azam (captain), Faheem Ashraf, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Sarfaraz Ahmed and Shaheen Shah Afridi.
The seven T20Is and two Tests will count towards the ICC T20I and Test Team Rankings, while the three ODIs against South Africa will be part of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League – a 13-team competition from which the top seven sides will qualify automatically for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023.
The 35-member Pakistan squad will depart for Johannesburg on 26 March for the three ODIs and four T20Is against South Africa. They will then fly to Bulawayo on 17 April for three T20Is and two Tests against Zimbabwe. The side is scheduled to return on 12 May.
Prior to their departure for Johannesburg, a training camp for the white-ball players will be held at the Gaddafi Stadium from 19 March. The players will arrive in Lahore on 18 March following 16 March PCR tests in their respective cities and will undergo further PCR tests on 18, 21 and 24 March. During the Lahore camp, the players will remain in a bio-secure environment.
Tour itinerary (Zimbabwe schedule to be announced in due course)
26 March - Departure for Johannesburg
2 April - 1st ODI; SuperSport Park, Pretoria
4 April - 2nd ODI; Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
7 April - 3rd ODI; SuperSport Park, Pretoria
10 April - 1st T20I; Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
12 April - 2nd T20I; Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
14 April - 3rd T20I; SuperSport Park, Pretoria
16 April - 4th T20I; SuperSport Park, Pretoria
17 April - Departure for Bulawayo
12 May - Departure for Lahore from Bulawayo
