KARACHI: Star pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi and leg-spinning all-rounder Shadab Khan are notably lacking from Pakistan’s 16-member squad introduced Thursday for the three-match one-day worldwide sequence in opposition to New Zealand.
Shaheen injured his knee through the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia in November final yr and has not performed since.
Shadab, in the meantime, injured his finger this week taking part in in Australia’s Big Bash League.
The New Zealand sequence can be a significant a part of Pakistan’s preparations for the World Cup later this yr, interim chief selector Shahid Afridi stated.
India will host the event in October-November.
The squad has a number of new faces together with batters Kamran Ghulam and Tayyab Tahir, and leg-spinner Usama Mir — who all carried out nicely within the Pakistan Cup one-day event.
There are recollects for all-rounder Haris Sohail and batter Shan Masood.
Sohail performed the final of his 42 ODIS two years in the past, whereas Masood has performed 5 internationals, all in 2019.
Pakistan will play New Zealand on January 9, 11 and 13 in Karachi.
Squad: Babar Azam (capt), Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haris Sohail, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Agha Salman, Shahnawaz Dahani, Shan Masood, Tayyab Tahir, Usama Mir
Shaheen injured his knee through the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia in November final yr and has not performed since.
Shadab, in the meantime, injured his finger this week taking part in in Australia’s Big Bash League.
The New Zealand sequence can be a significant a part of Pakistan’s preparations for the World Cup later this yr, interim chief selector Shahid Afridi stated.
India will host the event in October-November.
The squad has a number of new faces together with batters Kamran Ghulam and Tayyab Tahir, and leg-spinner Usama Mir — who all carried out nicely within the Pakistan Cup one-day event.
There are recollects for all-rounder Haris Sohail and batter Shan Masood.
Sohail performed the final of his 42 ODIS two years in the past, whereas Masood has performed 5 internationals, all in 2019.
Pakistan will play New Zealand on January 9, 11 and 13 in Karachi.
Squad: Babar Azam (capt), Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haris Sohail, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Agha Salman, Shahnawaz Dahani, Shan Masood, Tayyab Tahir, Usama Mir