Pakistan have announced their 15-men squad for the first T20 International against New Zealand in Auckland on December 18.
The 22-year-old allrounder Shadab Khan will lead the side in the absence of regular captain Babar Azam, who has been ruled out of the series due to a thumb fracture.
Pakistan will be playing three Twenty20 Internationals followed by two ICC Test Championship matches.
Pakistan Squad:
Shadab Khan (c), Abdullah Shafique, Faheem Ashraf, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Hussain Talat, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Shaheen Shah Afridi, Wahab Riaz.
Squad for the first #NZvPAK T20I:
Shadab Khan (c)
Abdullah Shafique
Faheem Ashraf
Haider Ali
Haris Rauf
Hussain Talat
Iftikhar Ahmed
Imad Wasim
Khushdil Shah
Mohammad Hafeez
Mohammad Hasnain
Mohammad Rizwan
Sarfaraz Ahmed
Shaheen Shah Afridi
Wahab Riaz#backtheboysingreen pic.twitter.com/sL9Abp9GPV— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) December 17, 2020
