Delhi: Pakistan cricket team has announced its squad for the tour of Australia and Zimbabwe after the three-match Test series against England. Babar Azam has returned to the team for the tour of Australia. However, the name of the captain has not been announced yet for the ODI and T20 teams of these two tours. PCB has said in a press release that Chairman Mohsin Naqvi will appoint the limited overs captain on Sunday afternoon, but the team has already been announced before that.
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It is noteworthy that Azam had recently decided to step down from the captaincy of the ODI and T20 team, after which the Pakistan Cricket Board is searching for a new captain. Apart from Babar, Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah have also been included in the ODI team of Australia tour. At the same time, these three players have been rested for the Zimbabwe tour.
The Pakistan team has also started preparations for next year’s ICC Champions Trophy, which will be hosted by Pakistan. As part of this preparation, Pakistan will play three ODIs and three T20 matches on the Australia tour, which will start from November 8. After this, a series of three ODI and three T20 matches will also be played against Zimbabwe, which will start from November 24.
ODI and T20 team for Australia tour
ODI Team: Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafiq, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Hasibullah (wk), Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Aga, Shaheen Shah Afridi.
T20 team: Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Hasibullah, Jahandad Khan, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Omair bin Yousuf, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Aga, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Mokeem, Usman Mine.
ODI and T20 team for Zimbabwe tour
ODI Team: Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafiq, Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniel, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Hasibullah (wk), Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Irfan Khan, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Aga, Shahnawaz Dahani and Tayyab. Tahir.
T20 team: Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Haris Rauf, Hasibullah (wk), Jahandad Khan, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Irfan Khan, Omair bin Yousuf, Qasim Akram, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Aga, Sufiyan Mokim, Tayyab Tahir and Usman Khan. .
FAQ
In which category have Babar and Rizwan been included?
Only Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan were kept in the highest ‘A’ category.
List and category of players with central contract of Pakistan What Is?
‘A’ Category (2 players) – Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan.
‘B’ Category (3 players) – Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Shan Masood.
‘C’ Category (9 players) – Abdullah Shafiq, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Noman Ali, Saim Ayub, Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Aga, Saud Shakeel and Shadab Khan.
D Category (11 players) – Aamir Jamal, Hasibullah, Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Irfan Khan, Mohammad Wasim Jr. and Usman Khan.