Pakistan Tour of New Zealand : T20 and ODI Squad announced.

Pakistan ODI and T20 Squad for New Zealand Tour.

Pakistan has announced its ODI and T20 squads for the tour of New Zealand. Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan have been dropped from the T20 squad, and Salman Agha has been named the captain of the Pakistani team. In ODIs, Shaheen Afridi has been dropped.

Shadab Khan not only makes a return to the squad but has also been appointed as the vice-captain. Mohammad Haris is yet to regain full fitness, while young wicketkeeper Hasan Nawaz has been included in the squad.

Quetta Gladiators’ batter Umar Yousuf has also been named in the ODI squad, though there haven’t been many changes. Abdullah Shafique makes a comeback, and left-arm fast bowler Aqif Javed has been included. Similarly, Sufiyan Muqeem has also returned to the ODI squad.

Pakistan ODI Squad

Pakistan ODI squad: Mohammad Rizwan (capt), Salman Agha, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Akif Javed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Imam-ul-Haq, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Irfan Niazi, Naseem Shah, Sufiyan Muqeem, Tayyab Tahir.

Pakistan T20 Squad

Pakistan T20I squad: Hasan Nawaz, Omair Yousuf, Mohammad Haris, Abdul Samad, Salman Agha (capt), Irfan Niazi, Khushdil Shah, Shadab Khan, Abbas Afridi, Jahandad Khan, Mohammad Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Sufiyaan Muqeem, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Khan

Wicket Keeper batsman Hasan Nawaz has played 21 T20 for Islamabad region and scored 492 runs  with average of 23.42 and he has taken 13 catches in T20.

Abdul Samad has played only  31 List A matches and  scored  948 runs with average of 35.11 and SR of 80.40.

Omair Yousif has played 40 T20 and scored 1024 runs with average of 33.03 and SR of 131.45.

He has played six T20I and scored  84 runs with average of 20.00

Abdul Samad has played 17 T20 and scored 240 runs  with average of  18.46 .He has SR of  146.34 in T20.

T20I Squad has more problem. Khushdil Shah and Salman Agha are only two experienced players in batting squad.