Pakistan Squad Leaves for South Africa for T20 and ODI series
Pakistan's ODI and T20 team left for Johannesburg today on a special flight for a tour of South Africa.
Pakistan's 34-member squad for ODI, T20 and Test matches left for
Johannesburg on a chartered flight on Friday.
Currently, only the White Ball squad is leaving for the tour of South
Africa, after which 10 members of the Test squad will leave for Zimbabwe on
April 12.
Pakistani Coach Misbah-ul-Haq
Speaking at an online press conference yesterday, head coach
Misbah-ul-Haq had said that the good news is that the tests of all the players,
including Hassan Ali, are clear, so everyone is available for the important
series in South Africa and is traveling.
He said that in the days of this epidemic, it is very difficult for the
players to play in the bio-secure bubble and it is a good thing that they are
ready to play while understanding their social and moral responsibility.
Saud Shakeel, who was part of the national team for both the tours, has
been ruled out due to injury and has been replaced by Asif Ali.
The national team is scheduled to play 3 ODIs and 4 T20I matches in
South Africa.
When will the national team return?
Following the series in South Africa, the national squad will leave for
Harare on April 17 to play 3 T20 and 2 Test matches, after which the national
squad will return home on May 12.
Pakistan's squad for the tour of South Africa and Zimbabwe consists of these players.
T20 squad:
- Babar Azam (Captain)
- Shadab Khan
- Arshad Iqbal
- Asif Ali
- Danish Aziz
- Fahim Ashraf
- Haider Ali
- Haris Rauf
- Hassan Ali
- Mohammad Hafeez
- Mohammad Hasnain
- Mohammad Nawaz
- Mohammad Rizwan
- Mohammad Wasim Jr
- Sarfraz Ahmed
- Shaheen Shah Afridi
- Sharjeel Khan
- Usman Qadir
ODI squad:
- Babar Azam (Captain)
- Shadab Khan (Vice-captain)
- Abdullah Shafiq
- Danish Aziz
- Fahim Ashraf
- Fakhr Zaman
- Haider Ali
- Haris Rauf
- Hassan Ali
- Imam-ul-Haq
- Mohammad Hasnain
- Mohammad Nawaz
- Mohammad Rizwan
- Mohammad Wasim Jr
- Sarfraz Ahmed
- Asif Ali
- Shaheen Shah Afridi
- Usman Qadir
Test squad:
- Babar Azam (Captain)
- Mohammad Rizwan (Vice Captain)
- Abdullah Shafiq
- Abid Ali, Azhar Ali
- Fahim Ashraf
- Fawad Alam
- Haris Rauf
- Hassan Ali
- Imran Butt
- Mohammad Nawaz
- Noman Ali
- Sajid Khan
- Salman Ali Agha
- Sarfraz Ahmed
- Saud Shakeel
- Shaheen Shah Afridi
- Shahnawaz Dhani
- Tabish Khan
- Zahid Mahmood
-Pakistan vs South Africa Schedule:
-April 2: First ODI, Supersports Park, Pretoria
-April 4: Second ODI, Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
-April 7: Third ODI, Supersports Park, Pretoria
-April 10: First T20 International, Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
-April 12: Second T20 International, Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
-April 14: Third T20 International, Supersports Park, Pretoria
-April 16: Fourth T20 International, Supersports Park, Pretoria
No compromise on fitness in selection of team for South Africa tour, Misbah
The head coach of the national team has said that no compromise was
made on fitness while selecting the team for the tour of South Africa and
Sharjeel Khan was included in the team with the opinion of all.
Addressing an online press conference before the national team's tour
of South Africa, Misbah-ul-Haq said that the good news is that the tests of all
the players, including Hassan Ali, are clear, so everyone is available for the
important series in South Africa.
He said that in the days of this epidemic, it is very difficult for the
players to play in the bio-secure bubble and it is a good thing that they are
ready to play while understanding their social and moral responsibility.
He said overseas series, including Australia, New Zealand, England and
South Africa, are not easy, but after the last few series we have played, the
team is confident of winning, maintaining that continuity.
In response to a question, he said that first of all it is important to
understand that the selection of Sharjeel in the team gives the impression that
Sharjeel Khan came in the team without our consent, maybe the captain or the
coach does not agree. This impression is completely wrong and Sharjeel's team
has had regular discussions before the selection, we all agreed on his
selection.
He said we have not compromised on fitness but we have to take Sharjeel to this level of fitness and the quality of the team and soon you will see his fitness improving.
