Pakistan Announces Squads for West Indies Tour

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) revealed the national squads on Friday for the forthcoming tour of the West Indies, which includes a series of three ODIs and three T20Is.

Mohammad Rizwan will remain the captain for the ODI team. The Men’s National Selection Committee has selected a 16-member team for the three-match ODI series, which will be held at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad & Tobago on August 8, 10, and 12.

Batter Hasan Nawaz is the only player who hasn’t played an international match selected in the ODI team. Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi are also set to return to the 50-over format.

Pakistan will begin the tour with a three-match T20I series against the West Indies, scheduled for July 31, August 2, and 3 at Central Broward Park & Broward County Stadium in Lauderhill, USA.

All-rounder Salman Ali Agha will lead the T20I team. Fast bowlers Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, and Shaheen Shah Afridi are back to reinforce the pace attack.

The team is scheduled to arrive in the USA on Sunday, July 27, after their three-match T20I series in Bangladesh wraps up.

Pakistan T20I Squad (15 members):

Salman Ali Agha (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Sahibzada Farhan (wk), Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufyan Moqim

Pakistan ODI Squad (16 members):

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 (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufyan Moqim

Team Management:

Naveed Akram Cheema (manager), Mike Hesson (head coach), Ashley Noffke (bowling coach), Hanif Malik (batting Coach), Shane McDermott (fielding Coach), Cliffe Deacon (physiotherapist), Grant Luden (strength and conditioning coach), Talha Ejaz (analyst), Syed Naeem Ahmad (media manager), Irtaza Komail (security manager), Dr Wajid Ali Rafai (team doctor) and Muhammad Ehsan (masseur)

Series Schedule: