Pakistan likely squad for New Zealand T20Is

With Pakistan are scheduled to travel for white-ball tour of New Zealand, the likely squad for the Men in Green for T20Is is making round on social media indicating some major changes.

The Green Shirts will play five T20Is and three ODIs during their tour of New Zealand starting on March 16. The series will conclude on April 05.

The return of Saim Ayub and Fakhar Zaman in highly unlikely, while some young cricketers are likely to make into the squad.

As per reports, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has completed the consultation process regarding the national men’s team’s white-ball squads for the New Zealand tour.

For management, Aqib Javed is likely to remain the interim head coach, while Mohammad Yousuf is likely to travel with the team as batting coach.

Moreover, Azhar Mahmood and Muhammad Masroor are set to be retained as the bowling and fielding coaches respectively.

Pakistan’s white-ball captain Mohammad Rizwan will lead the ODI squad, which is likely to undergo slight changes.

For T20Is, senior players including white-ball captain Rizwan, star batter Babar Azam, vice-captain Salman Ali Agha and pacer Naseem Shah are likely to be rested.

All-rounder Shadab Khan is likely to lead the side in Rizwan’s absence.

Pakistan’s likely squad: Shadab Khan (c), Mohammad Haris, Sufiyan Muqeem, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Abbas Afridi, Jahandad Khan, Abrar Ahmed, Omair Bin Yousuf, Khushdil Shah, Hassan Nawaz, Abdul Samad, Haris Rauf, Usman Khan, Hussain Talat and Mohammad Ali.