Captain of Pakistan T20 team Shaheen Shah Afridi Says that Babur Azam And Mohamed Radwan He is the best opener of Pakistani team. We want to prepare the best team combination before the World Cup.
New Zealand Speaking to reporters in Auckland ahead of the five-match T20 series against Pakistan, Shaheen Shah Afridi said, “Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan are our best openers.” T-Twenty We have 17 matches before the World Cup.’
According to Shaheen Afridi, ‘We want the best team combination to be made in these matches so that every player can be fed in his best position.’
Shaheen Shah Afridi said in a press conference before the series that it is a great honor and a proud moment to captain Pakistan.
“We are a good T20 team and that has been reflected in our performance over the last few years.”
According to him, ‘We have performed well in the World Cup but we have not been able to finish as per our wish. We will focus on getting the desired results in the big tournaments.’
To a question regarding the Eden Park ground, he said, ‘As a bowler, I feel that the front boundary of this ground is very short while the square boundaries are long. We will make our plan in this regard.’
On the question of not playing the last match of the Test series against Australia, Shaheen Afridi said that ‘as a cricketer, Test cricket is my first priority. It was the decision of the team management due to which I was left out of the last match.
The first match of the five-match T20I series between Pakistan and New Zealand will be played on January 12 at the Eden Park Ground in Auckland.
The series against New Zealand will be the first captaincy of left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi, who has replaced Babar Azam.
Pakistan, ranked fourth in the T20 rankings, last played a T20 match in April 2023 when they faced New Zealand in a five-match series played in Lahore and Rawalpindi.
Wicket-keeper batsman Mohammad Rizwan, who has been named as Shaheen Shah Afridi’s vice-captain, was Pakistan’s highest run-scorer in the series. Right-arm fast bowler Haris Rauf was the most successful bowler during this period.
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In this series against New Zealand, leg-spinner Usama Mir, fast bowler Mohammad Abbas Afridi and wicket-keeper batsman Haseebullah have been included in the squad, while the return of Sahibzada Farhan, Azam Khan and Aamir Jamal has made this squad stronger. is
Spinner Abrar Ahmed, who was initially part of the squad, has been ruled out of the squad due to an injury during Pakistan’s tour of Australia last month.
Pakistan squad for tour of New Zealand
According to the announced team for the tour of New Zealand, Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Muhammad Rizwan (vice-captain, wicketkeeper), Amir Jamal, Abbas Afridi, Azam Khan (wicketkeeper), Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haseeb Allah (wicket keeper), Iftikhar Ahmed, Muhammad Nawaz, Muhammad Wasim, Sahibzada Farhan, Saeem Ayub, Osama Mir and Zaman Khan will be part of this squad.
Full schedule
1st T20 – 12 January 2024 Eden Park, Auckland
2nd T20 – 14 January 2024 Seddon Park, Hamilton
3rd T20 – 17 January 2024 University Oval, Dunedin
4th T20 – 19 January 2024, Hagley Oval, Christchurch
5th T20 – 21 January 2024, Hagley Oval, Christchurch
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2024-08-20 15:10:30
