LAHORE: Announcement for Pakistan’s Twenty20 squad for New Zealand is expected on Friday, January 1st, 2016 . Seasoned fast bowler Umar Gul and left arm pacer Junaid Khan are most likely to return to the side.
PCB Chief Shahryar Khan has also given a green signal to selection committee over Amir’s inclusion in the team.
Sources suggest that Selection Committee has finalized names for T20 squad whereas discussions regarding ODI squad are underway.
According to sources, Sohail Tanvir, Amir Yamin, Imran Khan Junior, RIfatullah mehmond and Bilal Asif can be dropped from the T20 side, whereas Amir’s inclusion is conditioned with visa.
Fast bowler Umar Gul, Junaid Khan and all-rounder Imad Wseem will make way. There is tie between young Babar Azam and Sohiab Maqsood.
According to a lol TV channel, PCB has received 18 visas from New Zealand excluding Amir’s, his visa application wasn’t submitted with other due to incomplete documents.
NO# | TWENT20 SQUAD | ONE DAY SQUAD |
1 | Shahid Afridi (Captain) | Azhar Ali (Captain) |
2 | Ahmad Shehzad | Ahmad Shehzad |
3 | Muhammad Hafeez | Muhammad Hafeez |
4 | Shoaib Malik | Shoaib Malik |
5 | Sarfraz Ahmad (wicketkeeper) | Sarfraz Ahmad |
6 | Umar Akmal | Muhammad Rizwan |
7 | Shoaib Maqsood | Wahab Riaz |
8 | Sohail Tanveer | Muhammad Irfan |
9 | Wahab Riaz | Yasir Shah |
10 | Muhammad Rizwan | Anwar Ali |
11 | Anwar Ali | Rahat Ali |
12 | Imran Khan | Babar Azam |
13 | Muhammad Irfan | Zulfiqar Baber |
14 | Aamir Yamin | Bilal Asif |
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