Pakistan Drop Major Stars for Australia Series? Full Squad Inside
Pakistan has announced its team for the ODI series against Australia. Babar Azam has made his way back to the ODI side, as he aims to regain his form. On the other hand, Mohammad Rizwan has been dropped from the team even after a good run against Bangladesh.
Pakistan just suffered a massive series loss against Bangladesh in Tests. And now the team has started to prepare for the upcoming ODI series against Australia, which will be played at their home. It remains to be seen how they are able to persist at the home conditions, noting that the key Australian players are unavailable for the series.
Recently, the squad for the same has been announced by the Pakistan Cricket Board. It has several new names but a few of the experienced players have also been dropped. One of the big names which has been dropped from the team is none other than Mohammad Rizwan.
Pakistan Squad: Shaheen Shah Afridi (C), Salman Ali Agha, Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Maaz Sadaqat, M Ghazi Ghori, Naseem Shah, Rohail Nazir, Sahibzada Farhan, Shadab Khan, Shamyl Hussain, Sufyan Moqim.
He had shown some brilliant performances in the Test series against Bangladesh. Despite that, he is unable to find himself in the ODI team against Australia, where they take the home-ground advantage. Instead, Pakistan has decided to go with Babar Azam, who finally makes his return to the ODI team.
Our Take
The team announced by Pakistan for the upcoming series against Australia looks well and good. Even though it misses out on Mohammad Rizwan, the team has decided to give opportunities to the young talents in the upcoming series. Still, their squad is backed with the experience of players such as Sahibzada Farhan, Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, and many more.