Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi are back in the scheme for Pakistan as they are all set to tour the West Indies for a three-match T20I and ODI series commencing on July 31.Following the T20I series loss against Bangladesh, Pakistan have strengthened their bowling line-up by going back to the experience of Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf and Hasan Ali.Faheem Ashraf, who impressed in the final T20I match against Bangladesh, retains his spot while Salman Mirza misses out.
Meanwhile, for the ODI series that will begin on 8 August, Pakistan have gone with a fully experienced squad with Hasan Nawaz being the only uncapped player.Rizwan will be leading Pakistan in the three-match ODI contest that will be played at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad & Tobago. The T20Is will be played at the Central Broward Park & Broward County Stadium in Lauderhill, USA with Salman Ali Agha continuing to lead the side, an ICC report said.The West Indies are currently contesting a five-match T20I series against Australia, where they are trailing 0-2. (UNI)
Pakistan T20I squad: Salman Ali Agha (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wicket-keeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Sahibzada Farhan (wicket-keeper), Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Sufyan Moqim
Pakistan ODI squad: Mohammad Rizwan (captain), Salman Ali Agha (vice-captain), Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris (wicket-keeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Sufyan Moqim
