There are fewer changes in the bowling department, with makeup more or less the same as for the recent T20i series of Pakistan in South Africa. Naseem Shah, who last played in T20is against Australia in November, remains absent while Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf are part of the team. The Suffiyaan Muqeem spinning and Ahmed keep their places, while Khushdil Shah stays aside.
It leads to an unhappy, although brief, as Captain of T20i for Rizwan. He led Pakistan as a full -time captain in just five T20i completed, losing them all. It was absent for the three T20I in Zimbabwe, with Agha leading the team when Pakistan won 2-1.
Babar’s absence also suggests that Pakistan is trying once again to free himself from the Babar-Rizwan combination at the top of the order. The UP Top duo has polarized the opinion almost as soon as the combination in 2020 was established. Critics have criticized them for being too reluctant at the beginning of the entries, but their reliability and consistency of the accumulation of execution, put in contrast to an average order that is often important, has seen Pakistan continue to return to them.
The Odi team does not include such drastic changes, except for Shaheen’s omission. He was the best Pakistan bowling player in his victories of the Odi series in South Africa and Australia. Rizwan retains the Captaincy of Odi and Babar is in the squad, while Abdullah Shafique returns after being abandoned by the Champions Trophy. The left arm Quick Akif Javed wins a bachelor hate squadron selection, while Suffiyaan Muqeem also returns.
Pakistan plays five T20i in New Zealand as of March 16, followed by three hate.
Pakistan T20i squad: Hassan 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
Pakistan Odi Squad: Mohammad Rizwan (Capt), Salman Agha, Abdullah Shafique, Ahmed Ahmed, Akif Javed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Imam-Ul-Haq, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Irfan Niazi, Naseem Shah, Sufiyan Muqeem, Muqeem, Tahnab Tahnr.
