Shaheen Shah Afridi returns to Pakistan Squad vs West Indies; There is still no place for Babur Azam. Cricket news
Shaheen Shah Afridi is named in both ODI and T20I squads for the upcoming White-Ball Tour of Pakistan’s West Indies, marking their return to the smallest format. Meanwhile, 22-year-old Hasan Nawaz has received his first ODE call-up after being affected in recent domestic and T20 i outings. The ODI team also has the return of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, while Hasan Ali returns to both squads. Hasan was last seen in the ODI format during the 2023 World Cup and was a successful tenure in the T20 blast with the Birmingham bear.
Pakistan ODI Squad
Mohammad Rizwan (C), Salman Ali Aga, Abdullah Shafiq, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faham Aashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris (WK), Mohammad Nawaz, Nasim Shah, Shahin
Pakistan T20I squad
Salman Ali Agha (C), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (WK), Mohammad Nawaz, Sahabzda Farhan (WK)
Schedule for West Indies Series
T20I Series – Central Browd Park, Loderhill, USA
- 31 July
- 2 August
- 3 August
ODI Series – Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago Uncapted batter Hasan Nawaz has already made headlines in T20I setup this year. After starting his career with two ducks against New Zealand in March, he shocked the cricket world by breaking the fastest T20I century by Pakistani in his third game. He followed that high with a continuous score against Bangladesh, but tolerated another lean patch in a recent distant series. Salman Mirza and Abbas Afridi have been demolished after the Bangladesh series, while Mohammad Nawaz and Hussain Talat maintain their spots in diarrhea.
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The tour will mark the first assignment of Mike Hessen, in -charge of Pakistan’s ODI team. The PCB is focusing a lot on T20I cricket led by the next year’s T20 World Cup, even removed the ODI leg of its domestic series against Bangladesh in May. The 50 -over series remains intact despite reports of Pakistan’s preferring more T20I on Odis against the West Indies. The team is scheduled to reach the USA after the end of its series in Bangladesh on 27 July.
