Pakistan's 15-member squad for the first T20 match against New Zealand has been announced and Shadab Khan will lead the national team in the inaugural T20 match.
Captain Babar Azam has been ruled out of the T20 series due to a thumb injury while Imam-ul-Haq will also not be part of the series due to injury.
Shadab Khan's participation in the series was also uncertain and after that the team management was in a dilemma as to who should lead the team in the T20 series as he is not at risk of feeding Shadab if he is not 100% fit. Wanted to take
However, Shadab's condition has improved a lot in the last two days and he practiced batting, bowling and fielding with full fitness yesterday after which it was finally decided that the vice-captain would lead the T20 series.
Former captain Sarfraz Ahmed has also returned to the 15-member squad announced for the first T20 of the series against New Zealand.
Pakistan's 15-member squad includes Shadab Khan (captain), Haider Ali, Abdullah Shafiq, Sarfraz Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Hafeez, Hussain Talat, Iftikhar Ahmed, Emad Wasim, Khushdal Shah, Fahim Ashraf, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain and Shaheen Shah. Afridi and Wahab Riaz.
The first T20 match of the series between Pakistan and New Zealand will be played in Auckland tomorrow.
After a series of three T20 matches between the two teams, two Test matches will also be played.
