PAK vs NZ: Pakistan skipper Babar Azam is not a happy man. To note, Babar was left disappointed after the Pakistan Cricket Board Selection Committee headed by interim chief Shahid Afridi is taking all the shots in selecting the Men in Green ODI squad slated to take on NewZealand next month. However, Afridi is paying no heed to Babar’s disappointment as he named Fakhar Zaman and Haris Sohail — to the list of probables for the three-match ODI series against NewZealand. Follow NewZealand tour of Pakistan updates with InsideSport.IN
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PAK vs NZ: Skipper Babar Azam Unhappy with Shahid Afridi as the interim chief dictates term in squad selection, adds Fakhar Zaman to probable list: Check Out
We have added Fakhar Zaman and Haris Sohail to the NZ probables list after they passed their fitness tests today. The two are also playing in Pak Cup and doing well. pic.twitter.com/niK52G2XfH
— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) December 30, 2022
“We have added Fakhar Zaman and Haris Sohail to the NZ probables list after they passed their fitness tests today. The two are also playing Pakistan Cup and doing well,” Afridi said on his social media sharing photos of players’ fitness tests.
As per reports, Babar who had a big say in selection during the Ramiz Raza-era has now very less say in picking the squads. He was in fact unaware of the ODI squad probables picked by the PCB Interim Selection Committee, headed by Shahid Afridi.
Meanwhile Babar Azam has tried to deny any rift between the two. After the end of the 1st Test, Azam shrugged off rumours saying that his focus was on cricket.
Babar Azam has turned down murmurs of rift between him and the Interim Selection Committee, headed by Shahid Afridi.#PAKvNZ pic.twitter.com/ISkcKCljG4
— Grassroots Cricket (@grassrootscric) December 30, 2022
Pakistan is set to take on NewZealand in a three-match ODI series
The limited-overs series will be staged at the National Bank Cricket Arena in Karachi on 9, 11, and 13 January. Moreover, Sharjeel Khan and Shan Masood, who played against Australia in five ODIs in the UAE in 2019, have also been included in the probables list.
The selectors have included six players who could make their ODI debuts. These include Abrar Ahmed, Aamer Jamal, Ihsanullah, Kamran Ghulam, Qasim Akram and Tayyab Tahir.
Probables
Babar Azam (captain), Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Aamer Jamal, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Ihsanullah, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Qasim Akram, Salman Ali Agha, Shadab Khan, Shahnawaz Dahani, Shan Masood, Sharjeel Khan and Tayyab Tahir, Fakhar Zaman and Haris Sohail
