Pakistan squad announced for match against New Zealand, Shadab no place, Haris rested- CMB College

Pakistan squad announced for match against New Zealand, Shadab no place, Haris rested

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Pakistan team will play five T20 matches against New Zealand
Wicketkeeper batsman Mohammad Haris was rested
Fast bowler Haris Rauf has got a place in the team

New Delhi. Pakistan’s T20I squad for the five-match T20 series against New Zealand has been announced. While leg-spinner Shadab Khan has not made it to the squad due to an ankle injury, wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Haris has been rested. The announced squad includes four uncapped players in the form of Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Usama Mir, Abrar Ahmed and Hasibullah. New captain Shaheen Shah Afridi will take the reins of the team.

Chief selector Wahab Riaz explained about Shadab’s injury and said that the all-rounder’s rehabilitation will begin in about two to three weeks. Wicketkeeper Batsman Mohd. Explaining the reason for resting Harris, Wahab said, “It was done because we want to test the pool of players in the upcoming series. He said that fast bowler Naseem Shah has recovered from injury but the 20-year-old bowler has not been selected considering the workload. Fast bowler Haris Rauf, who refused to play in the Test series against Australia at the last moment, has managed to make a place in the T20 team.

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About Shadab, the chief selector said, ‘Shadab is an important member of Pakistan’s T20 cricket, he is a good white-ball cricketer. Unfortunately he was injured during the season. He will be able to bowl only after rehab. He said that Shadab, Mohammad Hasnain and Naseem Shah were unfit, the good news is that Hasnain and Naseem have recovered and are undergoing rehab at the cricket academy..The five-match Test series will be played from January 12 to January. 21. will be played.

Pakistan T20 Squad Against New Zealand: Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Amir Jamal, Abbas Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasibullah Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Wasim, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Usama Mir and Zaman Khan.

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Tags: Pakistan Cricket Team, Shadab Khan

First published: December 20, 2023, 12:09 IST

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