Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has formally revealed their new vice-captain for the nationwide T20I group forward of their extremely anticipated collection towards New Zealand. The announcement was made by PCB’s official X (previously Twitter) deal with, setting the stage for the five-match T20I collection scheduled to begin on January 12.
New management underneath Shaheen Afridi
The Males in Inexperienced, now led by Shaheen Afridi, have landed in Auckland in preparation for the collection opener at Eden Park. The younger captain, together with 5 key squad members, together with Babar Azam, Saim Ayub, Aamer Jamal and Mohammad Wasim Jr, arrived in Auckland from Sydney on Monday.
Star participant takes on vice-captaincy position
In a strategic transfer, PCB has appointed Mohammad Rizwan because the vice-captain of Pakistan’s T20I group. Recognized for his stellar efficiency as a wicketkeeper-batter, Rizwan provides expertise and management to the squad underneath Shaheen’s captaincy.
“.@iMRizwanPak has been appointed vice-captain of Pakistan’s T20I group,” tweeted Pakistan Cricket.
.@iMRizwanPak has been appointed vice-captain of Pakistan’s T20I group 🚨 pic.twitter.com/0Zu6DcstML
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) January 8, 2024
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Squad composition for New Zealand collection
The Pakistan T20I squad for the New Zealand collection consists of a mixture of skilled gamers and rising abilities. Shaheen will lead the group, supported by vice-captain Rizwan, who may even tackle the position of wicketkeeper. The squad includes Jamal, Abbas Afridi, Azam Khan, Babar, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz and Saim Ayub and so forth.
With the brand new management construction in place, the Pakistani are wanting to showcase their abilities and aggressive spirit within the T20I collection towards New Zealand. Cricket fans are anticipating an thrilling battle between the 2 cricketing nations as they put together to face off at Eden Park on January 12.
Pakistan T20I squad for New Zealand collection: Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Mohammad Rizwan (vice-captain and wicket-keeper) Aamir Jamal, Abbas Afridi, Azam Khan (wicket-keeper), Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah (wicket-keeper), Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Usama Mir and Zaman Khan
