Pakistan Wednesday introduced a 16-player Take a look at squad for the historic New Zealand Take a look at sequence, which can begin at Karachi’s Nationwide Financial institution Cricket Enviornment on December 26 (Monday).
The Inexperienced Shirts have named an uncapped middle-order batter Kamran Ghulam and quick bowler Hasan Ali within the 16-player squad for the two-Take a look at sequence towards New Zealand.
Kamran has changed Azhar Ali, who introduced his retirement final week, whereas Hasan has taken over from Mohammad Ali, who, like Faheem Ashraf, has been suggested to take part within the ongoing Pakistan Cup in Karachi.
Haris Rauf has not been included within the squad as he’s recovering from an damage he sustained whereas fielding within the Rawalpindi Take a look at.
Nevertheless, quick bowler Naseem Shah, who missed the Multan and Karachi Checks as a consequence of a shoulder niggle, has been being declared match and as such, retained within the squad.
Take a look at squad
Babar Azam (captain), Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Noman Ali, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel, Shan Masood and Zahid Mehmood
Umpire and match referee appointments sequence
December 26-30 — 1st Take a look at, Karachi. Alex Wharf and Aleem Dar (on-field), Ahsan Raza (third umpire), Asif Yaqoob (fourth umpire); Mohammad Javed Malik (match referee)
January 3-7 — 2nd Take a look at, Multan. Alex Wharf and Aleem Dar (on-field), Ahsan Raza (third umpire), Rashid Riaz (fourth umpire); David Boon (match referee)
