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Haris Rauf returns in Pakistan’s T20I squad for Ireland, England series
Pakistan have named their squad for the upcoming T20 assignments against Ireland and England. Haris Rauf, who has been on the sidelines following the shoulder injury suffered during PSL tournament, has made his return to the side. Babar Azam will be leading the side in the series, which will be incredibly crucial for them to fine-tune their skills ahead of the upcoming T20I World Cup.
Hasan Ali has been included in the squad as Usama Mir and Zaman Khan miss out on the selection in the 18-member squad. Recently, Pakistan played a five-match T20I series against New Zealand that they successfully managed to level 2-2 after first game of the series was abandoned due to rain.
Wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan, Irfan Khan and Azam Khan, who all had been ruled out during New Zealand series due to their respective injuries, have made their return to the team.
Pakistan Squad: Babar Azam (capt), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan
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