Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah were named in Pakistan's one-day international and Twenty20 squads for next month's tour of Australia, with the country's cricket board expected to name a new captain later on Sunday.
Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah were named in Pakistan's one-day international and Twenty20 squads for next month's tour of Australia, with the country's cricket board expected to name a new captain later on Sunday.
The batting mainstay as well as pace bowler Afridi were left out of Pakistan's last two tests against England, and the team wrapped up a 2-1 series win on Saturday. Wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan will be available for the Australia games and the Zimbabwe ODIs, but will be rested for the T20s.
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