PCB announces squad for New Zealand T20 series

Chief selector Wahab Riaz on Tuesday announced the squad for the upcoming T20 series against New Zealand, which is scheduled to take place in January next year.

Pacer Shaheen Afridi will lead the T20I side for the first time after taking over from Babar Azam.

The 17-member squad also includes youngsters Abbas Afridi, Saim Ayub, Haseebullah Khan and Sahibzada Farhan.

Destructive batter Azam Khan is also part of the squad, along with the likes of Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan.

The Pakistan cricket team is currently in Australia to play a three-match Test series in the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 cycle which will conclude on January 7.

Shaheen — who is considered one of the finest bowlers in the world, especially with the new ball — will have his first assignment as the captain against the runner-ups of the 2021 T20 World Cup.

Riaz, while speaking during the press conference, said: “Haseebullah played some impactful innings in the PSL in the middle-order and has performed a lot in white-ball cricket. He opens in domestic cricket but for team adjustment, we need to develop players for numbers 4-7.”

“Khushdil Shah, Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Shoaib Malik, Faheem Ashraf were given chances but they couldn’t create that type of impact, so now we’re in a building phase to see which players can fit into these positions.”

Riaz also opened up the exclusion of wicketkeeper Mohammad Haris and injury to all-rounder Shadab Khan.

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