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NZ vs PAK: Babar-Rizwan overlooked for T20I, Salman Agha to captain

Pakistan have named their squads for the upcoming T20I and ODI series against New Zealand, which is scheduled to begin later this month, with stalwarts Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan being dropped for the five-match T20I series. With Rizwan not featuring in the squad, Salman Agha will captain the side. The T20I squad also sees the return of Shadab Khan, who has been named as deputy to Salman Agha. The squad also includes the likes of Mohammad Haris, Abdul Samad, Abbas Afridi, Jahandad Khan and Mohammad Ali.
For the ODIs, Mohammad Rizwan retains the captaincy, while Shaheen Afridi has been dropped. The ODI series will also mark the return of bowler Mohammad Wasim Jnr. Abdullah Shafique has also retained his place after being dropped for the Champions Trophy. Akif Javed has received a maiden ODI call-up.
Pakistan T20I squad: Hasan Nawaz, Omair Yousuf, Mohammad Haris, Abdul Samad, Salman Agha (c), Irfan Niazi, Khushdil Shah, Shadab Khan, Abbas Afridi, Jahandad Khan, Mohammad Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Sufiyaan Muqeem, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Khan
Pakistan ODI squad: Mohammad Rizwan (c), Salman Agha, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Akif Javed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Imam-ul-Haq, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Irfan Niazi, Naseem Shah, Sufiyan Muqeem, Tayyab Tahir.
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