Rizwan Named Pakistan’s White-Ball Captain, Agha Appointed Vice-Captain

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officially announced today (October 27) the new captain for Pakistan’s white-ball cricket formats (ODIs and T20Is). Mohammad Rizwan has been appointed as the captain, with Salman Ali Agha as his deputy.

Rizwan will begin his captaincy journey with the tours to Australia and Zimbabwe, where Pakistan will play three ODIs and three T20Is in each country.

 

 

 

 

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Rizwan will be available for the matches against Australia and the ODIs in Zimbabwe, but he will be rested for the T20 series in Zimbabwe. If all goes as planned, Salman Ali Agha will make his captaincy debut in the T20Is during the Zimbabwe series.

Pakistan ODI Squad Against Australia:

Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah (WK), Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan (Captain & WK), Muhammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha (Vice Captain), Shaheen Shah Afridi.

Pakistan T20I Squad Against Australia:

Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah, Jahandad Khan, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan (Captain & WK), Muhammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Omair Bin Yousuf, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha (Vice Captain), Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufyan Moqim, Usman Khan.

Pakistan ODI Squad Against Zimbabwe:

Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah (WK), Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan (Captain & WK), Muhammad Irfan Khan, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha (Vice Captain), Shahnawaz Dahani, and Tayyab Tahir.

Pakistan T20I Squad Against Zimbabwe:

Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah (WK), Jahandad Khan, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Omair Bin Yousuf, Qasim Akram, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha (Captain), Sufyan Moqim, Tayyab Tahir, and Usman Khan.

Schedule of Pakistan's White-Ball Matches Against Australia and Zimbabwe:

November 4: ODI, MCG, Melbourne

November 8: ODI, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

November 10: ODI, Perth Stadium, Perth

November 14: T20I, The Gabba, Brisbane

November 16: T20I, SCG, Sydney

November 18: T20I, Bellerive Oval, Hobart

November 24: ODI, Bulawayo

November 26: ODI, Bulawayo

November 28: ODI, Bulawayo

December 1: T20I, Bulawayo

December 3: T20I, Bulawayo

December 5: T20I, Bulawayo.