Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday (Could 23) introduced the squad for the three-match ODI sequence in opposition to West Indies, scheduled to be performed subsequent month.
The ODI sequence shall be a part of the ICC World Cup Tremendous League, which can decide the qualification for the 2023 50-over World Cup.
Shadab Khan returns to Pakistan ODI squad for West Indies ODIs
Babar Azam will lead the 16-member squad as spin bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan, who missed the white-ball sequence in opposition to Australia in April on account of damage, is again within the vice-captain position.
5 gamers who had been a part of the Australia ODIs haven’t been included within the upcoming sequence because the sequence received’t play underneath any restrictions of the bio-bubble atmosphere.
We’ve diminished the squad dimension to 16 gamers: Pakistan chief selector
Asif Ali, Asif Afridi, Usman Qadir, Haider Ali, and Saud Shakeel had been dropped from the ODI squad. Shakeel will bear surgical procedure for sinusitis.
“Because the ODIs in opposition to the West Indies are a part of the ICC Males’s Cricket World Cup 2023 qualification, we’ve got determined to present greatest likelihood to our facet to gather most factors and strengthen our possibilities of progressing straight for the top 50-over event,” PCB chief selector Muhammad Wasim stated in a press release.
“We’ve retained the identical core of gamers so that they additional set up themselves within the format. I hope this bunch will proceed the shape they gained from the Australia sequence.
“Additionally, and taking into account that there shall be no Managed Occasion Surroundings and the gamers will be referred to as at a brief discover, we’ve got diminished the squad dimension to 16 gamers,” he added.
In December 2021, each groups performed the T20I sequence with Pakistan successful 3-0 however the ODI sequence was postponed owing to the COVID-19 scare.
That is the rescheduled ODI sequence of that tour and all three matches shall be hosted on the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium with the primary recreation starting on June 8.
Pakistan squad for West Indies ODIs: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan (vc), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imam-ul-Haq, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Wasim Junior, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shahnawaz Dahani and Zahid Mahmood.
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