The National Men\u2019s Selection Committee has named a 16-member squad for the three-match ODI series against Australia commencing on 30 May.
\nThe ODI series between Pakistan and Australia will be played in Rawalpindi and Lahore from 30 May to 4 June.
\nAhmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas and Rohail Nazir are the three players selected in the squad who are yet
\nto represent Pakistan in ODI cricket.
\nLeft-arm fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi will continue to lead the side, while Babar Azam, Naseem Shah,
\nShadab Khan and Sufyan Moqim, who were not part of the away ODI series against Bangladesh in March
\nhave been recalled to the side.
\nMuhammad Ghazi Ghori and Rohail Nazir have been named as the two wicketkeeper-batters in the squad
\nafter Usman Khan was not considered for selection due to illness. Fakhar Zaman and Saim Ayub were also
\nnot considered for selection as they had earlier been ruled out due to injuries and will continue their
\nrehabilitation programmes under the supervision of the PCB medical panel.
\nThe 16-member squad will assemble in Islamabad later tonight and will train under the coaching staff from Saturday, 23 May. The media advisory regarding the camp will be shared in due course.
\nAustralia men\u2019s team will arrive in Islamabad on 23 May. They will also take part in training sessions
\nat the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, details of which will be announced in due course.
\n16-member squad:
\nShaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Salman Ali Agha (vice-captain), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Maaz Sadaqat, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori (wicket-keeper), Naseem Shah, Rohail Nazir (wicket-keeper), Sahibzada Farhan, Shadab Khan, Shamyl Hussain and Sufyan Moqim
\nTeam Management:
\nNaveed Akram Cheema (manager), Mike Hesson (head coach), Ashley Noffke (bowling coach), Hanif Malik (batting coach), Shane McDermott (fielding coach), Iftikhar (physiotherapist), Grant Luden (strength and conditioning coach), Talha Ejaz (analyst), Syed Naeem Ahmad (media manager), Col. Usman Anwari (security manager), Dr Wajid Ali Rafai (team doctor) and Muhammad Ehsan (masseur)
\nSeries schedule (All matches to begin at 4.30pm local time):
\n23 May \u2013 Australia arrive in Islamabad
\n30 May \u2013 1st ODI, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
\n2 June \u2013 2nd ODI, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
\n4 June \u2013 3rd ODI, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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