The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the squad for the upcoming tri-series against Zimbabwe and Australia.
Squad was announced by the selection committee which was headed by Inzamam-ul-Haq after consultation with skipper Sarfraz Ahmed and coach Micky Arthur.
Pakistan team takes on Zimbabwe and Australia and following the tri-series, the national team will play a 5-ODI series against the hosts.
The tri-series begins from 1st July and will end on the 8th of the same month whereas the 5-ODI series against Zimbabwe will commerce from 13th July, 2018.
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Some noticeable changes have been made to the squad and perhaps the most prominent one is the inclusion of young opener Sahibzada Farhan, who is a part of Islamabad United team.
Selection Committee Remarks
On Sahibzada Farhan: Sahibzada Farhan has been selected in the T20I squad, whereas Mohammad Hafeez is selected in both T20I and ODI squad.
On Mohammad Hafeez:Â Hafeez will be available for the team as an all-rounder after his bowling action was cleared.
On Babar Azam:Â Azam was not considered for T20Is because of his injured forearm but it is hoped that he would be fit for ODIs.
On Asif Ali:Â Asif Ali has been included in the ODI squad to strengthen the lower middle-order while Junaid Khan and Yasir Shah will make a comeback in the ODI squad after successfully recovering from injuries.
Complete Squad Information
T20 Squad
Fakhar Zaman | Muhammad Hafeez | Shoaib Malik | Asif Ali |
Hussain Talat | Sarfraz Ahmed (C)(WK) | Haris Sohail | Shadab Khan |
Muhammad Nawaz | Faheem Ashraf | Hassan Ali | Muhammad Amir |
Usman Khan Shinwari | Shaheen Shah Afridi | Sahibzada Farhan |
ODI Squad
Fakhar Zaman | Imam-ul-Haq | Muhammad Hafeez | Shoaib Malik |
Babar Azam (subject to fitness) | Asif Ali | Sarfraz Ahmed (C)(WK) | Muhammad Nawaz |
Shadab Khan | Faheem Ashraf | Muhammad Amir | Junaid Khan |
Usman Khan Shinwari | Yasir Shah | Hasan Ali | Haris Sohail |