Pakistan ODI & T20I Squads For Zimbabwe Tour 2024: Babar, Shaheen & Naseem Rested as Domestic Performers Earn Call Up

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Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah given rest as Pakistan announced their squads for the white-ball tour of Zimbabwe, scheduled to begin with One Day Interntional series in November.

The Pakistan cricket selectors named 15-member squads for the tour of Zimbabwe, where the national side will play three ODIs and three T20Is. All the six matches will be staged at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, from 24 November to 5 December.

Babar, Shaheen and Naseem, who were rested from the 2nd and 3rd Tests against England, will return to the national side for the Australia series, which precedes the Zimbabwe tour.

The trio, however, have been given a break for the Zimbabwe series with several domestic performer earning call ups. Apart from Babar, Shaheen and Naseem, Mohammad Rizwan has also been rested from the T20Is in Zimbabwe, but the wicketkeeper-batter will feature in the three ODIs.

The captain for the white-ball squads is yet to be revealed after Babar stepped down from the role earlier this year. Rizwan and Salman Ali Agha are the front-runners to takeover with the announcement likely to be made on Sunday (October 27) evening.

Ahmed Daniyal, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Tayyab Tahir and Salman Ali Agha have been selected for both the formats, while the rest of the squad sees a lot of changes.

Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Faisal Akram, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Rizwan, Saim Ayub and Shahnawaz Dahani have been picked in the ODI side.

The aforementioned players will be replaced by Arafat Minhas, Jahandad Khan, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Omair Bin Yousuf, Qasim Akram, Sahibzada Farhan, Mohammad Abbas Afridi and Usman Khan for the shortest format of the game. Here is a look at the Pakistan ODI & T20I squads vs Zimbabwe:

Pakistan ODI Squad vs Zimbabwe

Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah (WK), Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Muhammad Irfan Khan, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shahnawaz Dahani and Tayyab Tahir.

Pakistan vs Zimbabwe 2024 ODI Schedule

• 24 November - 1st ODI, Bulawayo - 9:15 AM Local Time / 12:15 PM PKT / 12:45 PM IST
• 26 November - 2nd ODI, Bulawayo - 9:15 AM Local Time / 12:15 PM PKT / 12:45 PM IST
• 28 November - 3rd ODI, Bulawayo - 9:15 AM Local Time / 12:15 PM PKT / 12:45 PM IST

Pakistan T20I Squad vs Zimbabwe

Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah (WK), Jahandad Khan, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Omair bin Yousuf, Qasim Akram, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha, Sufyan Moqim, Tayyab Tahir and Usman Khan

Pakistan vs Zimbabwe 2024 T20I schedule

• 1 December - 1st T20I, Bulawayo - 1 PM Local Time / 4 PM PKT / 4:30 PM IST
• 3 December - 2nd T20I, Bulawayo - 1 PM Local Time / 4 PM PKT / 4:30 PM IST
• 5 December - 3rd T20I, Bulawayo - 1 PM Local Time / 4 PM PKT / 4:30 PM IST