Shadab dropped for New Zealand T20s as Pakistan look to future

Spinning all-rounder Shadab Khan was unnoticed of a 17-man squad introduced Tuesday for the Twenty20 internationals in New Zealand as Pakistan seems to be to construct again forward of the World Cup.

Shadab disillusioned with simply two wickets and 121 runs from six World Cup (50 overs) matches in India in November earlier than injuring an ankle in home competitors.

“We have given chances to players who have done well in the domestic tournament as we want to build a good back-up for the Twenty20 World Cup,” chief selector Wahab Riaz mentioned whereas saying the squad.

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The Twenty20 World Cup might be held within the West Indies and the United States in June subsequent 12 months.

Fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi will skipper the facet after Babar Azam stepped down as captain in all three codecs following Pakistan’s exit from the 50-over World Cup.

The five-match New Zealand sequence might be performed on January 12 (Auckland), January 14 (Hamilton), January 17 (Dunedin) and January 19 and 21 (Christchurch).

The squad contains wicketkeeper-batter Haseebullah Khan, quick bowler Abbas Afridi, and spinners Abrar Ahmed and Usama Mir, who haven’t performed Twenty20 internationals earlier than.

Sahibzada Farhan, who performed three T20 internationals in 2018, earns a recall after being the highest scorer within the final three editions of the nationwide Twenty20 competitors.

Also recalled is Azam Khan, who flopped within the 5 T20 internationals he has performed within the final two years however has once more performed nicely on the home degree.