Hasan Ali dropped out of both squads for the upcoming Netherland series and Asia Cup 2022

Pakistan Cricket Board announced its 16-member squad for the ODI series against Netherlands and 15-member squad for the upcoming Asia Cup in UAE, Starting from August 27 to September 11.

Pakistan Cricket Board announced its 16-member squad for the ODI series against Netherlands and 15-member squad for the upcoming Asia Cup in UAE, Starting from August 27 to September 11.

The right-arm pacer Naseem Shah is added to both squads replacing out-of-form Hasan Ali. Salman Agha is again added to the squad for the ODI against Netherland while Pakistan star pacer Shaheen Shah is also included in both squads, PCB also expressed his recovery progress will be regulated by the team trainer and physiotherapist, who will settle on his comeback to international cricket.

Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Haris, Salman Ali Agha, and Zahid Mehmood are included only in the ODI squad and will be replaced by Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, and Usman Qadir.

Squads for Asia Cup and Netherland:

Pakistan squad for Netherlands ODIs – Babar Azam (captain) (Central Punjab), Shadab Khan (vice-captain) (Northern), Abdullah Shafique (Balochistan), Fakhar Zaman (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Haris Rauf (Northern), Imam-ul-Haq (Balochistan), Khushdil Shah (Southern Punjab), Mohammad Haris (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Mohammad Nawaz (Northern), Mohammad Rizwan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Mohammad Wasim Jnr (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Naseem Shah (Southern Punjab), Salman Ali Agha (Southern Punjab), Shaheen Shah Afridi (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Shahnawaz Dahani (Sindh) and Zahid Mehmood (Sindh)

Pakistan squad for ACC T20 Asia Cup – Babar Azam (captain) (Central Punjab), Shadab Khan (vice-captain) (Northern), Asif Ali (Northern), Fakhar Zaman (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Haider Ali (Northern), Haris Rauf (Northern), Iftikhar Ahmed (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Khushdil Shah (Southern Punjab), Mohammad Nawaz (Northern), Mohammad Rizwan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Mohammad Wasim Jnr (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Naseem Shah (Southern Punjab), Shaheen Shah Afridi (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Shahnawaz Dahani (Sindh) and Usman Qadir (Central Punjab)

Player Support Personnel: Mansoor Rana (manager), Saqlain Mushtaq (head coach), Shahid Aslam (assistant to head coach), Mohammad Yousuf (batting coach), Shaun Tait (bowling coach), Drikus Simmon (trainer/strength & conditioning coach), Cliffe Deacon (physiotherapist), Abdul Majeed (fielding coach), Ibrahim Badees (media and digital manager), Lt Col (retd) Asif Mahmood (team security manager), Talha Ejaz (team analyst), Malang Ali (team masseur) and Dr. Najeebullah Soomro (team doctor). Col Muhammad Imran will replace Lt Col Asif Mahmood as a team security manager for the ACC T20I Asia Cup.

Chief selector Muhammad Wasim: 

“We have only made necessary changes. Both the competitions are important for us and, as such, we have picked our best available players in consultation with the captain and head coach.

“Hasan has been given a break from international cricket and he has been replaced by Naseem Shah. He is express fast and can give further impetus to the fast bowling department, which already boasts Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Shahnawaz Dahani. Naseem has not played any international white-ball cricket, but he has demonstrated with the red-ball that he is an attacking option with a good pace and controlled swing.

“Salman Ali Agha has been recalled to the ODI side after he performed well in the past two Pakistan Cup tournaments, averaging 40.33 and 48.8, respectively. He also gives Babar Azam an additional bowling option.”

Schedule Vs the Netherlands

ACC T20 Asia Cup Schedule 

Group A – India, Pakistan, and Qualifier (one of UAE, Kuwait, and Hong Kong to qualify)
Group B – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka