All-rounder Mohammad Hafeez returned after missing the home series against South Africa while Sharjeel Khan returned to the T20I squad as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday announced a 35-man squad to tour South Africa and Zimbabwe. The Pakistan team has been given three ODIs and four T20Is against South Africa and three T20Is and two Tests against Zimbabwe. Seven T20Is and two Tests will be counted in the ICC T20I and Test rankings, while three ODIs against South Africa will be part of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League – a 13-team competition with the top seven sides on their own. Will be eligible. For ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023.
Pakistan’s 35-member squad will leave for Johannesburg for three ODIs and four T20 matches against South Africa on 26 March. They will then fly to Bulawayo on April 17 for three T20Is and two Tests against Zimbabwe.
The team is scheduled to return on 12 May.
After the disappearance of the South Africa series, white ball vice-captains Shadab and Hafeez returned to the team, while Sharjeel returned to the T20I squad four years after their 15th and last T20 match.
Chief selector Muhammad Wasim said in an official statement, “Sharjeel Khan has made a comeback to the T20I squad. Although he is not exactly where we want him, he is not far away.”
The form he has shown in recent domestic T20 matches, he deserves the chance to improve his fitness further and shows that he still has the ability to win big matches for Pakistan.
“Yasir Shah is suffering from an injury to his left knee and needs six weeks to recover fully. His absence has opened a door for Zahid Mahmood, who has T20I following the return of Shadab Khan. Than there will be a stronger case in the Test team. And the presence of Osman Qadir, “he said.
“The tours of South Africa and Zimbabwe are extremely important for Pakistan cricket. The seven T20Is are part of our preparations for this year’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, while South Africa are part of the ODI Super League, as we are directly involved in it. “ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023,” Wasim continued.
In Karachi and Rawalpindi, two changes have been made in the Test side of the 20 players who defeated South Africa by seven wickets and 95 runs respectively.
Kamran Ghulam and Yasir Shah are replaced by Shahnawaz Dahani and Zahid Mahmud.
Test squad: Babar Azam (c), Imran Butt, Abid Ali, Abdullah Shafiq, Azhar Ali, Fawad Alam, Saud Shakeel, Aga Salman, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf Tabish Khan, Hasan Ali, Shahnawaz Dhani, Nauman Ali, Zahid Mehmood, Sajid Khan
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One day team: Babar Azam (c), Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafiq, Hyder Ali, Danish Aziz, Saud Shakeel, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Sarfaraz Ahmed wk ), Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Usman Qadir, Hasan Ali.
T20I Team: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Sharjeel Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Hyder Ali, Danish Aziz, Asif Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jism , Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Usman Qadir, Hasan Ali, Arshad Iqbal
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