Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Babar Azam: An update about Pakistan cricket team, Rizwan Ahmed has been named the captain of the Pakistan team in white-ball cricket by the Pakistan Cricket Board. Rizwan will captain the team for the ODI and T20 series in Australia tour next month. Along with this, Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah, who were dropped from the Pakistan team, have also returned to the team.
Recently changes were made in Pakistan’s Test team, the result of which was that after losing the first Test against England, Pakistan won the second and third consecutive Tests. New players contributed significantly to Pakistan’s tremendous return. It includes spinners Sajid Khan, Noman Ali and Mohammad Zahid. While in batting, Kamran Ghulam scored a century while batting brilliantly.
All-rounder Salman Ali Agha has been made the vice-captain of the team. He will captain the team in Australia and Zimbabwe tours. Salman Ali Agha will captain the team during the T20 series in Zimbabwe, at that time Mohammad Rizwan will not participate in the series.
He said, “I am committed to giving my best in this role and looking forward to working closely with the selectors, coaches and my extremely talented teammates. Together, we aim to meet and exceed the expectations of our fans and supporters.
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, Salman Ali Agha, 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, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufyan Moqim, Usman Khan
Schedule of Pakistan’s white-ball matches against Australia:
- 4 November: ODI, MCG, Melbourne
- 8 November: ODI, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
- 10 November: ODI, Perth Stadium, Perth
- 14 November: T20I, The Gabba, Brisbane
- 16 November: T20I, SCG, Sydney
- 18 November: T20I, Bellerive Oval, Hobart