Babar Azam has been named in Pakistan’s ODI and T20I squad for the series against Australia but has been rested for the tour to Zimbabwe. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced the squads for PAK vs AUS and PAK vs ZIM series comprising of members picked in a complicated rotation policy for selections. Like Babar, Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah have also been included for the series Down Under but not against Zimbabwe.
No Zimbabwe tour for Babar Azam
Babar Azam will be sad to miss out on the tour to Zimbabwe, considering it would have been a good series for him to get some runs under his belt. He has two hundreds & 459 ODI runs, and three half-centuries & 232 runs against ZIM, enjoying enormous success. However, Babar Azam will now have to prove his mettle in the series against Australia, that too in their own backyard. His form hasn’t been that great, given that he smashed his last ton in both T20Is and ODIs in 2023.
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Complicated squad selection ft. Pakistan
While the PCB has decided to field a strong side comprising of seniors for the tour to Australia, it has decided to give youngsters and domestic performers more opportunities in the tour against Zimbabwe. Pakistan will play PAK vs ZIM 1st ODI on November 24 and the 1st T20I on December 1.
Pakistan squad for PAK vs AUS series
ODI SQUAD: Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah (WK), Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Muhammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi
T20I SQUAD: Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah, Jahandad Khan, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Muhammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Omair Bin Yousuf, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufyan Moqim, Usman Khan
Pakistan squad for PAK vs ZIM series
ODI SQUAD: Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah (WK), Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Muhammad Irfan Khan, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shahnawaz Dahani and Tayyab Tahir
T20I SQUAD: Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah (WK), Jahandad Khan, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Omair bin Yousuf, Qasim Akram, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha, Sufyan Moqim, Tayyab Tahir and Usman Khan
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