Shaheen again in Pakistan squad for white-ball sequence in opposition to New Zealand – Sport
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday introduced the Twenty20 Worldwide (T20I) and One-Day Worldwide (ODI) squads for the house sequence in opposition to West Indies, set to start on April 14, with tempo ace Shaheen Shah Afridi set to return to worldwide cricket after a niche of 4 months.
In a press launch, the cricketing board stated that Shaheen had missed 5 Assessments and three ODIs after the T20 World Cup in November final 12 months as he was finishing rehabilitation for a knee injury he had sustained in July.
The PCB famous that Shaheen had “staged a exceptional comeback” within the not too long ago concluded Pakistan Tremendous League, main his staff Lahore Qalanders to grow to be the primary aspect to successfully defend the title.
“Other than Shaheen, additionally returning to each squads are skipper Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, and Mohammad Rizwan. All these gamers had rested for final month’s T20I series against Afghanistan in Sharjah,” the cricketing board stated.
This implies Babar will resume his regular providers as captain within the ODI and T20I sequence in opposition to New Zealand, whereas Shadab will return to his authentic place as vice captain, the PCB stated.
“Three younger weapons — Ihsanullah, Saim Ayub, and Zaman Khan — have been retained within the T20I squad following stellar performances in Sharjah, whereas Ihsanullah has additionally been added to the ODI squad for the primary time in his profession,” the assertion added.
The squad will assemble in Lahore on April 6 whereas the coaching camp will start the following day (April 7).
