Shadab, Hafeez return to T20I mix as Pakistan name squads for South Africa, Zimbabwe tours
Sharjeel Khan, who last represented for Pakistan in 2016, has also earned a recall for the upcoming series against South Africa and Zimbabwe. Hel has been given an opportunity in the T20Is based on his recent domestic form.
Zahid Mahmood is set to replace the injured Yasir Shah, who will take another six weeks to recover from a left knee injury.
The 20-man Test squad is similar to the squad that played against South Africa earlier in the year with only a couple of changes. Kamran Ghulam and Yasir miss out. Shahnawaz Dahani has been added as a replacement for Ghulam.
📢Pakistan squads for South Africa and Zimbabwe announced📢#HarHaalMainCricket pic.twitter.com/4uQIpquIYY
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) March 12, 2021
Left-arm spinner Imad Wasim and the experienced paceman, Wahab Riaz, are the two biggest names left out as Pakistan have decided to continue with Mohammad Nawaz.
Squads:
**T20I Squad:**Babar Azam (C), Shadab Khan (vc), Sharjeel Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Haider Ali, Danish Aziz, Asif Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Waseem Jr, Mohammad Rizwan, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Hasan Ali, Arshad Iqbal, Usman Qadir
ODI Squad: Babar Azam (C), Imam Ul Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique, Haider Ali, Danish Aziz, Saud Shakeel, Faheem Ashraf, Md Wasim Jr, Shadab Khan, Md Nawaz, Md Rizwan, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Md Hasnain, Hasan Ali, Usman Qadir
**Test Squad:**Babar Azam (C), Imran Butt, Abid Ali, Abdullah Shafique, Azhar Ali, Fawad Alam, Saud Shakeel, Agha Salman, Faheem Ashraf, Md Nawaz, Md Rizwan, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Tabish Khan, Hasan Ali, Shahnawaz Dhani, Nauman Ali, Zahid Mahmood, Sajid Khan
