ISLAMABAD
\nPakistan\u2019s top-order batter Abdullah Shafique is confident ahead of the ODI series against New Zealand on home soil.
\nThe five-match ODI series will take place after the conclusion of the ongoing T20Is.
\n\u201cWe have prepared adequately for the ODI series against New Zealand. We are also following the ongoing T20I series in order to finalise our plans for the ODIs. The series against New Zealand will also aid our preparations for the World Cup. We have eight ODIs before the mega event which are very important for players in terms of performance,\u201d said Shafique.
\nIt must be noted that Shafique had a torrid time in the middle in T20I cricket after becoming the first player with four consecutive ducks in the shortest format of the game. Three of those ducks came during the recent T20I series against Afghanistan in Sharjah.
\n\u201cAfghanistan series wasn\u2019t good for me but ups and downs are part of a player\u2019s career. We always try to make full use of the opportunities we get as a player. Sometimes such unwanted records can make you a better player as well. I will try to take this positively and put up a better show next time,\u201d he said.
\nThe right-hander also said that he wants to make a name for himself in all the formats of the game.
\n\u201cI have never focused on playing just one format. I try to play each format in accordance with its requirements. I don\u2019t want to prove myself in only one format of the game,\u201d he said.
\nThe 23-year-old has played 12 Tests, one ODI and six T20Is for Pakistan over the course of his brief career since making his debut in 2020.
\nPakistan squads
\nT20I: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Ihsanullah, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood and Zaman Khan
\nODI: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haris Sohail, Ihsanullah, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood and Usama Mir. Reserves: Abbas Afridi, Abrar Ahmed and Tayyab Tahir
\nRemaining matches of New Zealand tour of Pakistan (T20Is to start at 9pm; ODIs to begin at 3.30pm):<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD Pakistan\u2019s top-order batter Abdullah Shafique is confident ahead of the ODI series against New Zealand on home soil. The five-match ODI series will take place after the conclusion of the ongoing T20Is. \u201cWe have prepared adequately for the ODI series against New Zealand. We are also following the ongoing T20I series in order to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":327092,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-327081","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n