Agency :
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday unveiled its white-ball squads for the upcoming tour of the West Indies, which includes three One Day International (ODI) matches and three T20 International (T20I) matches.
Mohammad Rizwan will continue as captain of the ODI team, with the selectors naming a 16-member squad for the 50-over series, scheduled for August 8, 10, and 12 at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad & Tobago.
Right-handed batter Hasan Nawaz has earned his maiden ODI call-up, while star cricketers Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi return to the ODI fold after recent absences.
The tour will begin with the T20I series, set to take place on July 31, August 2, and August 3 at the Central Broward Park & Broward County Stadium in Lauderhill, Florida, USA.
All-rounder Salman Ali Agha will lead the T20I squad, which sees the return of pace spearheads Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, and Shaheen Shah Afridi. Shadab Khan remains unavailable after undergoing successful shoulder surgery in the UK, ruling him out of national selection for now.
The team are expected to arrive in the United States on Sunday, July 27, after wrapping up their T20I series in Bangladesh.
Pakistan T20I Squad: Salman Ali Agha (Captain), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Sahibzada Farhan , Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Sufyan Moqim
Pakistan ODI Squad: Mohammad Rizwan (Captain), Salman Ali Agha (vc), Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Sufyan Moqim.
