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 T20 Internationals and three One-Day Internationals.

Mohammad Rizwan will remain the captain of the ODI team. The selection committee has chosen a 16-member squad for this segment.

For the T20I series, Salman Ali Agha has been designated as the team’s captain.

The T20I team welcomes back seasoned fast bowlers Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, and Shaheen Shah Afridi, who are expected to reinforce the pace attack after sitting out the recent matches against Bangladesh.

However, several emerging players who participated in the recent T20I series against Bangladesh in Mirpur have been excluded.

Abbas Afridi, Salman Mirza, and Ahmed Daniyal are the three players who will not be part of the T20I squad.

Salman Mirza made a significant impression in his debut series, emerging as the top wicket-taker with seven wickets in three games, while maintaining an economy rate of 5.21.

Ahmed Daniyal, who also debuted internationally, took three wickets in two matches, recording an economy of 5.57, and contributed 17 runs with a strike rate of 154.54.

The ODI squad also reflects several adjustments from the previous series against New Zealand in March-April, which Pakistan lost 3-0.

Akif Javed, Imam-ul-Haq, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jr., Irfan Khan, and Tayyab Tahir have been left out.

Key inclusions in the squad feature Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Saim Ayub, and Shaheen Afridi.

The Pakistan squad is scheduled to arrive in the United States on Sunday, July 27, after their tour in Bangladesh.

The West Indies tour will commence with the T20I series, scheduled for July 31, August 2, and August 3 at the Central Broward Park & Broward County Stadium in Lauderhill, USA.

The three-match ODI series will follow, with matches taking place on August 8, 10, and 12 at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad & Tobago.

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

Series schedule:
  • July 31: 1st T20I, Lauderhill
  • August 2: 2nd T20I, Lauderhill
  • August 3: 3rd T20I, Lauderhill
  • August 8: 1st ODI, Trinidad & Tobago
  • August 10: 2nd ODI, Trinidad & Tobago
  • August 12: 3rd ODI, Trinidad & Tobago