Pakistan's White-Ball Squads For Australia Tour Announced; Fakhar Zaman Dropped
Fakhar Zaman Dropped (Source: @Johns/X.com)
On Sunday, October 27, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) took to Twitter and revealed the squads for the upcoming white-ball tours against Australia and Zimbabwe. Notably, the Men in Green will tour Australia for three ODIs and three T20Is starting on November 4.
Talking about the squad, the PCB have dropped Fakhar Zaman, who recently hogged the headlines for criticising the apex cricket board of Pakistan in a post on Twitter and backing Babar Azam. Further, ex-skipper Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Rizwan, and Naseem Shah are the key players who headline the squad. However, the board did not reveal who will lead the side for the upcoming tour.
Pakistan's Squad For Australia Tour
ODI 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
T20I 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
Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan Rested For Zimbabwe Tour
Also, the board announced the ODI and T20I squad for Zimbabwe tour and have rested key players like Babar Azam and Mohammed Rizwan.
Pakistan will face Zimbabwe for 1st ODI from November 24. The PCB has named a young and fresh squad for the Zimbabwe tour as the list does not feature the likes of Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah.
Similar to Australia squad, Pakistan did not name a captain for the Zimbabwe tour. Thus, it is to be seen who will lead the Men in Green. However, the reports suggest that Mohammad Rizwan is the frontrunner.