Pakistan ODI squad against Australia series announced, new captain and few big names missing

ISLAMABAD – Shoaib Malik has been appointed as the stand-in captain for theODI series against Australia. The selection committee has decided to restSarfraz Ahmed for the five-match series. In-form batsman Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman will also be rested for thefive-match ODI series that kicks off from March 22 in UAE. Among the frontline bowlers, Hassan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, and…

ISLAMABAD – Shoaib Malik has been appointed as the stand-in captain for theODI series against Australia. The selection committee has decided to restSarfraz Ahmed for the five-match series.

In-form batsman Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman will also be rested for thefive-match ODI series that kicks off from March 22 in UAE.

Among the frontline bowlers, Hassan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, and Shadab Khanhave been benched to test young blood.

Young pace-sensation Mohammad Hasnain, the bowler who clocked 150kmph inthe PSL, is among the youngsters who got selected.

Hard-hitting middle-order batsman Umar Akmal, and Abid Ali are also part ofthe 16-member squad.

Here’s the complete squad:

Shoaib Malik, Imam-ul-Haq, Shan Masood, Umar Akmal, Abid Ali, MohammadRizwan, Faheem Ashraf, Haris Sohail, Imad Waseem, Junaid Khan, MohammadAbbas, Saad Ali, Yasir Shah, Usman Khan Shinwari, Mohammad Hasnain,Mohammad Amir