Babar returns to guide Pakistan in house sequence in opposition to New Zealand

Babar Azam on Tuesday returned to the Pakistan workforce as captain of the ODI and T20 squads for the house sequence in opposition to New Zealand starting April 14.

Besides Babar, left arm quick bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi additionally returned to worldwide cricket for the primary time for the reason that T20 World Cup in Australia final November.

Though Shaheen bowled and likewise captained the Lahore Qalandars franchise to their second successive title within the Pakistan Super League final month, a knee harm saved him out of a house Test sequence in opposition to England and later New Zealand.

The nationwide selectors had rested Babar, Shaheen, Haris Rauf, Fakhar Zaman and Muhammad Rizwan for the current T20 sequence in Sharjah in opposition to Afghanistan which Pakistan misplaced by 1-2.

All 5 seniors returned to the facet for the 5 ODIs and 5 T20 internationals in opposition to New Zealand, which shall be performed in Lahore, Rawalpindi and Karachi from April 14 to May 7.

The selectors additionally retained three of the kids who went to Sharjah and debuted in opposition to Afghanistan — opener Saim Ayub and quick bowlers Ihsanullah and Zaman Khan.

SQUADS:

T20I: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Ihsanullah, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood and Zaman Khan

ODI: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haris Sohail, Ihsanullah, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood and Usama Mir. Reserves: Abbas Afridi, Abrar Ahmed and Tayyab Tahir.