Pakistan Announces 15-Member Squads for Australia and Zimbabwe Tours

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Pakistan's cricket selectors have named 15-member squads for the upcoming tours of Australia and Zimbabwe. The national side will play three ODIs and three T20Is in each country. The squads were announced by PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi in Lahore, with Babar Azam set to be unveiled as the white-ball captain in a media conference on Sunday.

Key Takeaways:

  • 15-player squads have been named for the tours of Australia and Zimbabwe, with 7 players departing for Melbourne on October 28 and the remaining 8 players leaving on October 29.
  • Uncapped players Aamir Jamal, Arafat Minhas, Faisal Akram, Haseebullah, Muhammad Irfan Khan, and Saim Ayub have been included in the ODI squad.
  • Players Jahandad Khan and Salman Ali Agha join the T20I squad for the first time, while Kamran Ghulam, Omair Bin Yousuf, and Sufyan Moqim make their national side debut.
  • Mohammad Hasnain returns to the ODI side after being selected for the Champions One-Day Cup in Faisalabad last month.
  • A total of 19 players have been selected for both the ODI and T20I squads, with 13 players being part of both squads from the start of the Australia tour to the end of the Zimbabwe tour.
  • Babar Azam, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Mohammad Rizwan will be available for the Australia matches but will be rested for the Zimbabwe tour.
  • The squads also include players like Haris Rauf, Haseebullah, and Muhammad Irfan Khan, who have been selected for both formats.

Statistics:

  • 19 players have been selected for both the ODI and T20I squads.
  • 7 players have been selected to depart for Melbourne on October 28, while 8 players will leave on October 29.
  • 13 players will be part of both squads from the start of the Australia tour to the end of the Zimbabwe tour.
  • The ODI squad includes 11 players selected for the Champions One-Day Cup in Faisalabad last month.
  • 6 uncapped players have been included in the ODI squad.

Sources:

  • The Pakistan cricket selectors have named the 15-member squads for the Australia and Zimbabwe tours.
  • PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi announced the squads in Lahore.
  • The squads were announced on a Sunday afternoon in Lahore.