PESHAWAR
\nSix members of the Pakistan T20I squad will depart later Wednesday night for Auckland via Dubai from Lahore to feature in the five-match T20I series against New Zealand.
\nThe five-match T20I series will be played from January 12-21, 2024 in Auckland, Hamilton, Dunedin and Christchurch.
\nThe six members of the squad include Abbas Afridi, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haseebullah Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed and Sahibzada Farhan. These six players, along with nine additional players \u2013 Ahmed Shehzad, Arif Yaqoob, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Amir Khan, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Imran, Omair Bin Yousaf, Sajjad Ali Jnr and Shahab Khan \u2013 took part in the series preparation camp.
\nThese players underwent a four-day camp at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, where under High-Performance Coach and camp commandant Yasir Arafat, they featured in two match scenarios and different practice sessions to equip themselves with the modern T20 cricket skills. The six players of the 16-member squad also trained for the fifth day on Tuesday, when the camp concluded.
\nAt the camp\u2019s conclusion, Yasir Arafat, talking to the media, said, \u201cWe tried to engage these players in quality training with an eye on the requirements of modern-day cricket. The batting, fielding and bowling drills were arranged to emulate the attacking teams and how they dominate their oppositions.
\n\u201cPlayers also took part in two scenario matches. We have tried to equip these players with the skills that help in high-pressure games.
\n\u201cThe T20 World Cup is not that far away. We will keep on exploring new options as well to solidify our bench strength. What I loved about this camp was the way PCB rewarded the domestic performers who did well in the National T20 Cup. The senior players like Fakhar Zaman and Iftikhar Ahmed mingled with the newcomers and it was a great learning experience for them.\u201d
\nMeanwhile, left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz, who has been released from the Test squad, has joined fellow bowlers \u2013 Zaman Khan, Haris Rauf and Usama Mir \u2013 to train for the T20I series. All four players will depart from Australia for Auckland on 5 January, where the remaining players named in the T20 squad will join them.
\nFull squad: Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Aamir Jamal, Abbas Afridi, Azam Khan (wicket-keeper), Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah (wicket-keeper), Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wicket-keeper), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Usama Mir and Zaman Khan
\nFull schedule:
\n1st T20 \u2013 12 January 2024 at Eden Park, Auckland
\n2nd T20 \u2013 14 January 2024 at Seddon Park, Hamilton
\n3rd T20 \u2013 17 January 2024 at University Oval, Dunedin
\n4th T20 \u2013 19 January 2024 at Hagley Oval, Christchurch
\n5th T20 \u2013 21 January 2024 at Hagley Oval, Christchurch<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PESHAWAR Six members of the Pakistan T20I squad will depart later Wednesday night for Auckland via Dubai from Lahore to feature in the five-match T20I series against New Zealand. The five-match T20I series will be played from January 12-21, 2024 in Auckland, Hamilton, Dunedin and Christchurch. The six members of the squad include Abbas Afridi, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":378644,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-378607","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n