Pakistan’s team reached Christchurch on Thursday, before the opener of their T20i series against New Zealand on 16 March. Pakistan are all set to play five T20I and three ODIs during their three -week tour. This home will be Pakistan’s first white-ball series after a defeat performance at the ICC Champions Trophy, where he failed to win a match and faced an early exit from the tournament. Pakistan lost to New Zealand and hardcore rival India before his match against Bangladesh due to rain in Rawalpindi.
In T20Is, Pakistan will be headed as a vice -captain with Shadab Khan with Salman Aga, while three uncapricated players – Abdul Samad, Hasan Nawaz and Mohammad Ali – have been added to the squad in the absence of senior players including Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan.
Rizwan will continue as ODI captain, Salman served as his deputy for the three 50 overs matches scheduled on the backnd of the tour from 29 March to 5 April.
“The decision to appoint Salman and Shadab as T20 Eye Captain and Vice-Captain respectively, two major upcoming tournaments have been made from an eye-on-CC Men T20 Asia Cup 2025 (September 2025) and ICC Men T20 World Cup 2026 (February/March 2026). The Cricket Board said in a release.
ICC पुरुषों के T20 विश्व कप 2026 की तैयारी के हिस्से के रूप में, पाकिस्तान को एसीसी एशिया कप 2025 में न्यूनतम पांच T20I और बांग्लादेश (घर, मई), वेस्ट इंडीज (दूर, जुलाई), अफगानिस्तान (घर, अगस्त), आयरलैंड (घर, सितंबर), सितंबर, सितंबर, सितंबर, सितंबर, सितंबर, सितंबर, सितंबर, सितंबर, सितंबर, सितंबर, सितंबर, सितंबर, सितंबर, सितंबर, सितंबर), सितंबर (घर, सितंबर) (घर, August) (Home, August), 2026).
Rizwan will move on to ODI as Pakistan makes 50 overs of Men’s 50 overs Cricket World Cup 2027, which will be in October/November 2027 in Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Aqib Javed will continue as an interim head coach for the tour of New Zealand. His original word was until the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, but he has been asked to extend his term, while the search for a permanent head coach begins while Mohammad Yusuf was appointed as a batting coach.
T20I squad: Salman Ali Aga (Captain), Shadab Khan (Vice-Qetan), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Hasan Nawaz, Jahanand Khan, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Haris, Muhammad Haris, Muhammad Haris, Muhammad Haris, Muhammad Haris, Muhammad Haris, Muhammad Haris, Muhammad Haris, Muhammad Haris, Muhammad Haris, Muhammad Haris, Muhammad Haris, Muhammad Haris, Muhammad Haris, Muhammad Haris.
OD Squad: Mohammad Rizwan (Captain), Salman Ali Aga (Vice-Qetan), Abdullah Shafiq, Abrar Ahmed, Akif Javed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Imam-ul-Haq, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Ali Tahir.
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