Pakistan has named a 15-member squad led by Mohammad Rizwan for the upcoming limited-overs tours of Australia and Zimbabwe.
The Pakistan squad will feature the return of Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shan for the Australia tour, who has rested in the last two tests against England at home.
During the squad announcement, Pakistan confirmed that Rizwan will be taking over the captaincy while Salman Ali Agha has been named vice-captain.
Rizwan will be available for both Australia and Zimbabwe ODIs but will not participate in the T20I series. Pakistan has made a notable change in the selections bringing in six uncapped players for the tours.
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Aamir Jamal, Arafat Minhas, Faisal Akram, Haseebullah, Muhammad Ifran Khan and Saim Ayub will be playing in the three ODIs and three T20Is in Australia and Zimbabwe.
The selectors have also included uncapped players Jahandad Khan and Agha Salma in the T20I squads. Meanwhile, Babar Azam will be part of both squads for the Australia tour but has been excluded from the Zimbabwe tour.
On the other hand, Kamran Ghulam, Omari Bin Yousuf and Sufyan Moqim will be making their debuts while Aamir Jamal, Arafat Minhas, Faisal Akram Muhammad Irfan Khan and Saim Ayub have joined the ODI squad for the first time.
Babar Azam, Faisal Akram, Rauf Hasnain, Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah and Shaheen will depart for Australia on October 28 while the remaining players will leave on October 28.
The Australia tour will be extended between November 4 and 18 while the Zimbabwe tour will be played between November 24 and December 05.
Pakistan Squad for Australia series
ODI squad: Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah (WK), Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Muhammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Agha Salman, Shaheen Shah Afridi
T20I squad: Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah, Jahandad Khan, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Muhammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Omair Bin Yousuf, Sahibzada Farhan, Agha Salman, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufyan Moqim, Usman Khan
Pakistan Squad for Zimbabwe Series
ODI Squad: Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah (WK), Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Muhammad Irfan Khan, Saim Ayub, Agha Salman, Shahnawaz Dahani and Tayyab Tahir
T20I squad: Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah (WK), Jahandad Khan, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Omair bin Yousuf, Qasim Akram, Sahibzada Farhan, Agha Salman, Sufyan Moqim, Tayyab Tahir and Usman Khan
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