Pakistan’s selectors on Thursday rested some senior players, including former captains Shoaib Malik and Sarfraz Ahmed, for the limited-overs home series against the West Indies later this month.
Apart from Malik and Sarfaraz, fast bowler Hasan Ali and spinning all-rounder Imad Wasim will also not be part of the T20 and ODI squads.
Chief selector Mohammad Wasim said that the players need rest.
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Wasim said in Pakistan, “We have been playing T20 since October and now our team is very balanced and balanced, so we have decided to rest Imad, Sarfaraz and Malik.” Cricket Board release.
Returning to the team after the lack of young fast bowler Mohammad Hasnain T20 World Cup and Series in Bangladesh.
West Indies will play three Twenty20 Internationals (December 13, 14 and 16), followed by several One Day Internationals (December 18, 20 and 22) in Karachi.
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Squad: (T20Is): Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir
ODIS: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imam-ul-Haq, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Mohammad Hasnain, Saud Shakeel , Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir
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