LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday revealed a 16-player squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Australia, set to run from May 30 to June 4 across Rawalpindi and Lahore.
Left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi will retain captaincy duties, while Babar Azam, Naseem Shah, Shadab Khan, and Sufyan Moqim rejoin the ODI side after sitting out the away series against Bangladesh in March.
Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, and Rohail Nazir have been recalled to the squad and could potentially earn their international debuts this series, having previously been selected but not played.
16-member squad announced for Australia ODI series
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Muhammad Ghazi Ghori and Rohail Nazir are the two wicketkeeper-batters named, after Usman Khan was ruled out due to illness.
Openers Fakhar Zaman and Saim Ayub were not considered, as both continue rehabilitation under the PCB medical panel following injuries.
The squad will gather in Islamabad tonight and begin training with the coaching staff from May 23.
Australia’s men’s team is also due in Islamabad on May 23, with practice sessions planned at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium ahead of the ODIs.
This bilateral series marks Australia’s first 50-over tour of Pakistan since March–April 2022, when Pakistan won 2-1. Earlier this year, Australia visited for a T20I series, which Pakistan swept 3-0 in Lahore.
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Full Squad: Shaheen Shah Afridi (c), Salman Ali Agha (vc), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Maaz Sadaqat, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori (wk), Naseem Shah, Rohail Nazir (wk), Sahibzada Farhan, Shadab Khan, Shamyl Hussain, Sufyan Moqim.
Team Management: Naveed Akram Cheema (manager), Mike Hesson (head coach), Ashley Noffke (bowling coach), Hanif Malik (batting coach), Shane McDermott (fielding coach), Iftikhar (physio), Grant Luden (S&C coach), Talha Ejaz (analyst), Syed Naeem Ahmad (media manager), Col. Usman Anwari (security manager), Dr Wajid Ali Rafai (team doctor), Muhammad Ehsan (masseur).
Schedule (all matches 4:30pm local time):
- May 23 – Australia arrives in Islamabad
- May 30 – 1st ODI, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
- June 2 – 2nd ODI, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
- June 4 – 3rd ODI, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
