Fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi will return to worldwide cricket after 4 months after he was named in Pakistan’s white-ball squad on Tuesday for this month’s house collection in opposition to New Zealand.
The left-arm paceman helped Lahore Qalandars efficiently defend its Pakistan Super League title final month with a wealthy haul of 19 wickets within the event after recovering from a knee harm.
Afridi missed Pakistan’s 5 house check matches in opposition to England and New Zealand for the reason that T20 World Cup in Australia as he was nonetheless rehabilitating the harm.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf and Mohammad Rizwan additionally return for the five-match T20 collection in opposition to the Kiwis, which will probably be adopted by 5 ODIs.
All these frontline gamers have been rested for the three-match T20 collection in opposition to Afghanistan, which Pakistan misplaced 2-1 within the United Arab Emirates below the captaincy of Shadab Khan.
Newcomers Azam Khan, Tayyab Tahir and Abdullah Shafique, who shaped the new-look Pakistan T20 staff in opposition to Afghanistan, have been dropped after below-par performances.
However, Pakistan has retained younger quick bowlers Ihsanullah and Zaman Khan together with left-handed opener Saim Ayub after they impressed the selectors of their debut T20 collection in opposition to Afghanistan.
Express quick bowler Ihsanullah was additionally named within the ODI squad.
New Zealand’s tour will begin with three T20s in Lahore, from April 14-17; Rawalpindi will host the remaining two T20s on April 20 and 24.
Rawalpindi may even host the primary two ODIs on April 27 and 29 with Karachi internet hosting the final thee ODIs from May 3-7.
Squads:
Twenty20: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Ihsanullah, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood and Zaman Khan
ODI: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan, Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haris Sohail, Ihsanullah, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood and Usama Mir.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
