2022 T20 World Cup runners up Pakistan are all set to lock horns towards 2021 T20 World Cup runners up New Zealand in a 5 match T20 Worldwide collection which is ready to start from 18th April. The primary three video games of the collection will likely be performed at Rawalpindi’s Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium and the motion will then shift to Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium for the ultimate two T20i’s.
Forward of the New Zealand collection, interim head coach of Pakistan’s Males’s Nationwide Cricket staff Azhar Mahmood has hinted at the potential for captain Babar Azam getting relaxation from some video games of the collection. This determination goes in accordance with the rotation coverage of the Pakistan Cricket Board as they need to handle the workload of their key gamers forward of the 2024 T20 World Cup.
“We will positively give Babar some relaxation for some video games, however it’s going to rely on the state of affairs. We’ll think about all of the elements earlier than making our remaining determination,” Azhar Mahmood mentioned.
Mahmood additionally talked about the principle targets of the Pakistan Cricket Board – which is to create a correct construction, a correct recreation plan and supply gamers a correct readability concerning their roles within the staff, which might assist Pakistan carry out nicely within the upcoming 2024 T20 World Cup. Forward of this yr’s mega occasion, the Shaheens are scheduled to play seven T20 worldwide video games publish the conclusion of the New Zealand collection – Three video games towards Eire and 4 matches towards the 2022 T20 World Cup winners England. Azhar Mahmood additionally talked about that Pakistan will likely be exploring their bench power within the T20i video games earlier than the World Cup so {that a} robust squad may be chosen for this yr’s mega occasion.
“Presently, we want to create a correct and an appropriate construction, a aggressive recreation plan and supply a correct readability to the gamers concerning their roles within the staff, which can assist us carry out nicely within the World Cup. We’ve got plenty of children in our squad who’ve the potential to develop into world class gamers and we’ve got to offer possibilities to them which can assist us within the identification of our bench power. We will likely be making full use of it and our principal goal is to discipline the very best taking part in 11 after we play our first recreation of the 2024 T20 World Cup on sixth June,” Azhar mentioned.
Left arm seamer Mohammad Amir and spin bowling all rounder Imad Wasim just lately got here out of retirement and made their comebacks to the Nationwide squad because the selectors have picked them for the New Zealand collection.
Azhar Mahmood is fairly assured about all of the departments of the squad and mentioned, “I’m fairly proud of the squad. We’ve got lined all of the facets of the sport and we’ve got a reasonably balanced squad at our disposal. We’ve got two superb all – rounders and our quick bowling unit could be very robust as nicely.”
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SOURCE – PAKISTAN Cricket
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