The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is scheduled to unveil the national squad for the forthcoming five-match Twenty20 international (T20I) series against New Zealand tomorrow (Tuesday).
This announcement follows a meeting of the national selection committee with Pakistan cricketers who participated in a physical training camp at a local hotel in Islamabad, Kakul.
Of the 29 players who attended the camp, Mohammad Rizwan was the sole absentee, having departed for Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah on Sunday night.
During the meeting, the selection committee briefed the players on the selection policy, emphasizing aspects such as rotation and providing opportunities to new players.
Present at the meeting were members of the national selection committee: Abdul Razzaq, Asad Shafiq, Bilal Afzal, Hasan Cheema, Mohammad Yousuf, and Wahab Riaz. Usman Wahla, Director of International Cricket Operations, also attended.
New Zealand is set to arrive in Pakistan on April 14, two days subsequent to the squad announcement, for the series leading up to the ICC Men’s T20I World Cup.
The first three T20Is between Pakistan and New Zealand will take place at Rawalpindi’s Pindi Cricket Stadium on April 18, 20, and 21. Subsequently, both teams will head to Lahore for the remaining two T20Is on April 25 and 27, respectively.
The players from Pakistan who participated in the physical fitness camp in Kakul include Babar Azam, Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Sahibzada Farhan, Haseebullah, Saud Shakeel, Usman Khan, Mohammad Haris, Salman Ali Agha, Azam Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Irfan Khan Niazi, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Usama Mir, Mohammad Nawaz, Mehran Mumtaz, Abrar Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Ali, Zaman Khan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Aamir Jamal, Haris Rauf, and Mohammad Amir.
