National cricket team announced for New Zealand tour, return of senior players

The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced the cricket team for the tour of New Zealand in which Sarfaraz Ahmed has also been included.

Head coach Misbah-ul-Haq said during the press conference that the tour of New Zealand will be a test for captain Babar Azam and this is his first chance as a test team captain.

According to sources, a support staff of 20 people will also go on the tour to New Zealand. The team will leave for New Zealand on November 23 and spend 15 days in quarantine there.

All the players will be tested for Corona before departure and will also be tested upon arrival. All players will be housed in a bio-safe environment.

On the tour of New Zealand, the national cricket team will play three T20 and two Test matches, which will continue from December 18 to January 7.

5 openers have been included in the national cricket team for the tour of New Zealand. 9 middle order batsmen, 3 wicket keepers, 5 spinners and 10 fast bowlers will also go.

The national squad also includes Abid Ali, Abdullah Shafiq, Fakhr Zaman, Imamul Haq, Shan Masood, Zeeshan Malik, Babar Azam, Azhar Ali, Danish Aziz, Fawad Alam, Haider Ali, Haris Sohail, Hussain Talat, Imran Butt, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah and Muhammad Hafeez. are included.

Sarfaraz Ahmad, Rohail Nazir, Mohammad Rizwan, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Usman Qadir, Yasir Shah, Zafarghori, Imad Butt, Faheem Ashraf, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Musa, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sohail Khan and Wahab. Riaz is also part of the squad.

Babar Azam will captain the national team in Test and T20 matches. Mohammad Rizwan will be the vice-captain of the Test team and Shadab Khan in T20.