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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday presented its 16-participant squad for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Well-known League fixtures in opposition to the Netherlands from August 16-21 and a 15-member aspect for the ACC T20 Asia Cup, which is in a arrangement to be played in the United Arab Emirates from August 27 to September 11. Rapid bowler Naseem Shah has been named in each the squads as an alternative of Hasan Ali, whereas Salman Ali Agha, who toured England in 2021 for the ODIs, has been recalled.
Shaheen Shah Afridi has been retained in the ODI and T20I squads, and his rehabilitation programme would possibly maybe be overseen by the crew coach and physiotherapist, who will also judge on his return to worldwide cricket.
There would possibly maybe be 5 adjustments from the Netherlands ODI squad to the ACC T20 Asia Cup aspect. Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Haris, Salman Ali Agha and Zahid Mehmood would possibly maybe be replaced by Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed and Usman Qadir.
Chief selector Muhammad Wasim, in an reliable liberate mentioned: “We have handiest made adjustments that were crucial. Each the competitions are crucial for us and, as such, now we have picked our simplest accessible avid gamers in consultation with the captain and head coach.”
“Hasan has been given a spoil from worldwide cricket and he has been replaced by Naseem Shah. He’s order immediate and would possibly maybe give extra impetus to the immediate bowling division, which already boasts Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Shahnawaz Dahani. Naseem has no longer played any worldwide white-ball cricket, but he has demonstrated with the crimson-ball that he’s an attacking risk with supreme tempo and controlled swing,” he added.
The practicing camp for the avid gamers would possibly maybe be held in Lahore from August 6-11, in the route of which they’re going to also play two 50-over matches. The aspect will disappear for Amsterdam in the wee hours of Friday, August 12. T20I avid gamers will join the squad in Dubai for the ACC T20 Asia Cup on August 22.
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Pakistan squad for Netherlands ODIs – Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Imam-ul-Haq, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shahnawaz Dahani and Zahid Mehmood.
Pakistan squad for ACC T20 Asia Cup – Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shahnawaz Dahani, and Usman Qadir.
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