The announcement of the national squad for the T20 series against New Zealand

The 17-member Pakistan team for the T20 series once morest New Zealand has been announced.

The five-match series will be played in Rawalpindi and Lahore from April 18 to 27, for which the New Zealand cricket team will arrive in Pakistan on April 14.

2 new players Usman Khan and Irfan Khan Niazi have been included in the announced team led by Babar Azam.

Apart from this, Imad Wasim and Mohammad Amir will return to international cricket while 5 reserve players are also included in this series.

Pakistan cricket team consists of these players:

Babar Azam (Captain), Saeem Ayub, Muhammad Rizwan, Usman Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Irfan Khan Niazi, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Zaman Khan, Muhammad Amir, Abbas Afridi, Osama Mir, Fakhr Zaman. And Abrar Ahmed

Reserve players:

The reserve players of the team include Haseebullah, Muhammad Ali, Sahibzada Farhan, Agha Salman and Wasim Junior.

The selection committee says that as many players as possible will be given a chance under the rotation policy in this series so that a strong combination can be prepared, the series is part of the preparation for the T20 World Cup.

Irfan Niazi says that it is a pleasure to join the Pakistan team for the first time, I will focus on the best performance, I will try to take full advantage of the opportunity.

Usman Khan says that I am happy that the selectors have given me a chance in the series once morest New Zealand, it is a matter of pride for any player to represent the country.

Batting coach Muhammad Yusuf says that Usman and Irfan have made a place in the team with their good performance, he is sure that these two players will live up to the trust of the captain and selectors.

It should be noted that former Test cricketer Azhar Mehmood has been appointed as the head coach of the Pakistan team for the T20 series once morest New Zealand.