Pakistan’s Bold Squad Overhaul: Rizwan & Babar Dropped from T20s, Salman Ali Agha Named Captain 🇵🇰🔥

In a major shake-up, Pakistan’s selectors have dropped 🇵🇰 star batters Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam from the T20 squad ahead of their upcoming New Zealand tour. 🤯💥

🚨 Captaincy Change & Squad Updates

🏆 Salman Ali Agha replaces Rizwan as T20 captain, while Shadab Khan returns and is named vice-captain. Meanwhile, Rizwan remains ODI captain despite Pakistan’s disappointing Champions Trophy campaign. 📉

⚠️ Babar Azam is retained in the ODI squad, but batters Saud Shakeel and Kamran Ghulam have been dropped.

🤕 Injury Concerns

🔹 Saim Ayub (ankle injury) ❌
🔹 Fakhar Zaman (injury in CT opener) ❌

Both openers will miss the New Zealand tour, adding further challenges for the squad. 🚑

📋 Pakistan’s Squads for New Zealand Tour 🇵🇰

🏏 ODI Squad

Player	Role
🇵🇰 Mohammad Rizwan (C)	Wicketkeeper-Batsman
🇵🇰 Salman Ali Agha (VC)	All-Rounder
🇵🇰 Abdullah Shafique	Batsman
🇵🇰 Abrar Ahmed	Spinner
🇵🇰 Akif Javed	Fast Bowler
🇵🇰 Babar Azam	Batsman
🇵🇰 Faheem Ashraf	All-Rounder
🇵🇰 Imam-ul-Haq	Batsman
🇵🇰 Khushdil Shah	Batsman
🇵🇰 Mohammad Ali	Fast Bowler
🇵🇰 Mohammad Wasim Jr	All-Rounder
🇵🇰 Mohammad Irfan Khan	Batsman
🇵🇰 Naseem Shah	Fast Bowler
🇵🇰 Sufyan Muqeem	Spinner
🇵🇰 Tayyab Tahir	Batsman

🏏 T20 Squad

Player	Role
🇵🇰 Salman Ali Agha (C)	All-Rounder
🇵🇰 Shadab Khan (VC)	All-Rounder
🇵🇰 Abdul Samad	Batsman
🇵🇰 Abrar Ahmed	Spinner
🇵🇰 Haris Rauf	Fast Bowler
🇵🇰 Hasan Nawaz	Batsman
🇵🇰 Jahandad Khan	All-Rounder
🇵🇰 Khushdil Shah	Batsman
🇵🇰 Mohammad Abbas Afridi	Fast Bowler
🇵🇰 Mohammad Ali	Fast Bowler
🇵🇰 Mohammad Haris	Wicketkeeper-Batsman
🇵🇰 Mohammad Irfan Khan	Batsman
🇵🇰 Omair Bin Yousuf	Batsman
🇵🇰 Shaheen Shah Afridi	Fast Bowler
🇵🇰 Sufyan Muqeem	Spinner
🇵🇰 Usman Khan	Batsman

🏟️ Pakistan’s Tour of New Zealand 🇳🇿

📅 Schedule:
🖐️ 5 T20s & 🎯 3 ODIs
📆 Starts March 16

🔥 What do you think of Pakistan’s bold squad choices? 🤔🇵🇰 Let us know in the comments! 💬