Pakistan appoint Mohammad Rizwan as new white-ball captain; Announce squads for Australia & Zimbabwe tour

Mohammad Rizwan’s first assignment as Pakistan’s new white-ball captain will be the tour of Australia in November.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has named wicket-keeper batter Mohammad Rizwan as Pakistan’s new white-ball captain. PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi made the announcement at a press conference in Lahore on October 27 while naming the squads to tour Australia and Zimbabwe for white-ball matches.

During the press conference, the PCB chairman also named all-rounder Salman Agha as their new vice-captain in white-ball formats.

Rizwan will take over the leadership responsibilities from Babar Azam, who stepped down from the role following Pakistan’s poor show in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.

Rizwan’s first assignment as the new Pakistan white-ball captain will be the tour of Australia. The Men in Green are scheduled to play three ODIs and as many T20Is against Australia from November 4.

Rizwan will also lead Pakistan during their away ODI series against Zimbabwe but has been rested from the T20Is, where Agha will don the captain’s hat. The three-ODI series between Pakistan and Zimbabwe will begin on November 24, which will followed by three T20Is.

Pakistan announce squads for Australia white-ball tour

Star cricketers Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Naseem Shah have been named in the Pakistan squads for both series in Australia. However, the trio will not feature in the T20I and ODI series in Zimbabwe.

The Men in Green will play three ODIs against Australia from November 4 to 10, followed by as many T20Is from November 14 to November 18.

Pakistan squads for ODI and T20I series against Australia:

Pakistan ODI squad: Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah (WK), Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan (C & WK), Muhammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi

Pakistan T20I squad: Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah, Jahandad Khan, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan (C & WK), Muhammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Omair Bin Yousuf, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufyan Moqim, Usman Khan

Pakistan pick squad for Zimbabwe white-ball tour

The PCB has added multiple young and inexperienced cricketers for the Zimbabwe tour. Ahmed Daniyal, Haseebullah, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Irfan Khan and Tayyab Tahir have been included in both ODI and T20I squads.

The Zimbabwe tour will begin on November 24. All matches will be played in Bulawayo.

Pakistan squads for the white-ball tour against Zimbabwe 2024:

Pakistan ODI squad: Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah (WK), Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan (C & WK), Muhammad Irfan Khan, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shahnawaz Dahani and Tayyab Tahir

Pakistan T20I squad: Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah (WK), Jahandad Khan, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Omair bin Yousuf, Qasim Akram, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha (C), Sufyan Moqim, Tayyab Tahir and Usman Khan

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