Experienced cricketers including Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shoaib Malik, Imad Wasim, and Hasan Ali have been rested as Pakistan announced T20I and ODI squads against West Indies.
Pakistan’s chief selector Mohammad Wasim, on Thursday, announced 15-member T20I and 17-member ODI squad for the home series against West Indies.
“As we have been playing T20Is since October and now have a pretty settled and balanced side, we have decided to reduce the number of players to 15. As such, we have not included Imad Wasim, Sarfaraz Ahmed and Shoaib Malik,” Wasim said.
“For the ODIs, which we last played in July, we have accepted the team management’s request and provided them two additional resources,” he added.
T20Is
Babar Azam (captain, Central Punjab)
Shadab Khan (vice-captain, Northern)
Asif Ali (Northern)
Fakhar Zaman (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
Haider Ali (Northern)
Haris Rauf (Northern)
Iftikhar Ahmed (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
Khushdil Shah (Southern Punjab)
Mohammad Hasnain (Sindh)
Mohammad Nawaz (Northern)
Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
Mohammad Wasim Jnr (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
Shaheen Shah Afridi (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
Shahnawaz Dahani (Sindh)
Usman Qadir (Central Punjab)
ODIs
Babar Azam (captain, Central Punjab)
Shadab Khan (vice-captain, Northern)
Asif Ali (Northern)
Fakhar Zaman (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
Haider Ali (Northern)
Haris Rauf (Northern)
Iftikhar Ahmed (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
Imam-ul-Haq (Balochistan)
Khushdil Shah (Southern Punjab)
Mohammad Nawaz (Northern)
Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
Mohammad Wasim Jnr (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
Mohammad Hasnain (Sindh)
Saud Shakeel (Sindh)
Shaheen Shah Afridi (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
Shahnawaz Dahani (Sindh)
Usman Qadir (Central Punjab)
Traveling reserve: Abdullah Shafique (Central Punjab)
Player Support Personnel: Mansoor Rana (manager), Saqlain Mushtaq (interim head coach), Shahid Aslam (assistant to head coach), Cliffe Deacon (physiotherapist), Drikus Saaiman (strength and conditioning coach), Abdul Majeed (fielding coach), Talha Ejaz (team analyst), Col (retd) Muhammad Imran (Security Manager), Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi (media and digital manager), Dr Najeeb Soomro (team doctor) and Malang Ali (Masseur)
Series schedule
13 Dec – 1st T20I, Karachi
14 Dec – 2nd T20I, Karachi
16 Dec – 3rd T20I, Karachi
18 Dec – 1st ODI, Karachi
20 Dec – 2nd ODI, Karachi
22 Dec – 3rd ODI, Karachi
Meanwhile, the PCB has got permission to host a full crowd at National Stadium during the home series. Only vaccinated people will get a chance to see the match live in the stadium.
