National cricket team head coach Aqib Javed explained the reason for not including opener Fakhar Zaman in the white and red ball squad for the tour of South Africa.
The crew for the Test, ODI and T20 series against South Africa was reported on Wednesday, in which vital participants including Fakhar Zaman were excluded.
With respect to Zaman, break white-ball lead trainer Aqib Javed said that Fakhar’s name was not considered in light of the fact that he has not yet accomplished structure and match wellness.
As to Afridi’s exclusion in the Test crew, the lead trainer said that Shaheen’s exclusion in the Test crew is an essential choice to guarantee that he remains genuinely and intellectually new for the ICC Champions Prize 2025.
Aqib Javed expressed that regardless of his magnificent presentation against Britain, it was a tough choice not to choose Sajid Khan, in any case, taking into account the great circumstances for quick bowling in Centurion and Cape Town, we picked Muhammad Abbas all things being equal, who is a specialist in crease bowling.
Pakistan Test Crew
Shaan Masood (commander), Saud Shakeel (bad habit chief), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafiq, Babar Azam, Haseebullah (wicketkeeper), Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Muhammad Abbas, Muhammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Naseem Shah, Noman Ali, Saim Ayub and Salman Ali Agha.
One-day series crew
Muhammad Rizwan (chief and wicketkeeper), Abdullah Shafiq, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Kamran Ghulam, Muhammad Hasnain, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufyan Muqim, Tayyab Tahir and Usman Khan (wicketkeeper).
T20 crew:
Mohammad Rizwan (commander and wicketkeeper), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Jehandad Khan, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Irfan Khan, Umair Receptacle Yousuf, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufyan Muqeem Tayyab Tahir and Usman Khan (wicketkeeper).
It ought to be noticed that the visit through South Africa incorporates 3 T20Is, 3 One-Day Internationals and 2 Test matches. The series will begin with the essential T20I in Durban on December 10, the important ODI will be held in Paarl on December 17.
