Azam, Shaheen back in Pakistan squad for Australia tour in November

Less than a period aft resigning arsenic Pakistan’s white-ball captain, Babar Azam is selected for constricted overs squad to circuit Australia.

Former skipper Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi were named successful Pakistan’s squad for the November limited-overs bid successful Australia aft being dropped from the past 2 Tests against England.

However, selectors said the duo volition beryllium rested for the limited-overs matches successful the Zimbabwe circuit aboriginal adjacent month.

A caller skipper for Pakistan’s white-ball format volition beryllium announced aboriginal connected Sunday to regenerate Azam, 30, who resigned earlier this period aft a 2nd stint successful the post.

Pakistan unfastened the Australia circuit with 3 one-day internationals successful Melbourne (November 4), Adelaide (November 8) and Perth (November 10).

That volition beryllium followed by 3 Twenty20 internationals successful Brisbane (November 14), Sydney (November 16) and Hobart (November 18).

Allrounders Aamer Jamal and Arafat Minhas, spinner Faisal Akram, wicketkeeper batsman Haseebullah and batsmen Irfan Khan and Saim Ayub person been selected for the archetypal clip successful ODIs.

Likewise, allrounders Jahandad Khan and Salman Agha person been selected for the archetypal clip successful T20Is.

Azam, appointed white-ball skipper for the archetypal clip successful 2019, stepped down aft Pakistan’s disastrous first-round exit from the ODI World Cup successful India past year.

However, helium was re-appointed for a 2nd clip successful March 2024 earlier the T20I World Cup successful the United States and West Indies – wherever Pakistan exited successful the archetypal circular again, adding unit connected him to resign a 2nd time, which helium yet did connected October 2.

Squads for Australia:

ODI SQUAD: Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan, Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi

T20I SQUAD: Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah, Jahandad Khan, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan, Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Omair Bin Yousuf, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufyan Moqim, Usman Khan

Squads for Zimbabwe:

ODI: Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan, Irfan Khan, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha, Shahnawaz Dahani, Tayyab Tahir

T20I: Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah, Jahandad Khan, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Irfan Khan, Omair bin Yousuf, Qasim Akram, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Agha, Sufyan Moqim, Tayyab Tahir, Usman Khan