A big news is coming for cricket fans. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced its 16-member strong team for the exciting three-match ODI (ODI) series between Pakistan and Australia starting from May 30. For this home series, the Pakistani selectors have made a major reshuffle in the team and called back many veteran and experienced players. Fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi will continue to captain the team, while star all-rounder Salman Ali Aga has been appointed as the new vice-captain of the team. Pakistan strengthened with the return of Babar Azam and Naseem Shah. The biggest highlight of this series is the return of experienced and senior players of Pakistan to the team. Former captain Babar Azam, pace merchant Haris Rauf, star fast bowler Naseem Shah, all-rounder Shadab Khan and Sufyan Mokim, who were out of the recently played ODI series against Bangladesh, have returned to the team. With the arrival of these veterans, the Pakistani team looks balanced and very strong, which is fully prepared to give a tough competition to the Kangaroo team. Three new faces got a chance, Usman Khan is out due to illness. The selectors have expressed confidence in the experienced players as well as the youngsters who have performed brilliantly in domestic cricket. The team includes three uncapped players in the form of Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas and Rohail Nazir, who can make their international ODI debut for Pakistan during this series. At the same time, the team’s regular wicketkeeper-batsman Usman Khan was not available for this series due to illness. In their absence, PCB has included Muhammad Ghazi Ghori and Rohail Nazir in the team as wicketkeeper-batsmen. Apart from this, swashbuckling opener Fakhar Zaman and young batsman Sam Ayub are still recovering from their injuries and undergoing rehab process at the National Cricket Academy, due to which their names were not considered. These players kept their place after the Bangladesh series. Many players who were part of the previous series against Bangladesh have retained their place in the team for the Australia series also on the basis of their good performance. These include vice-captain Salman Ali Aga, Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Maaz Sadaqat, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori, Sahibzada Farhan and Shameel Hussain. Pakistan’s full squad for Australia series: Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Salman Ali Aga (vice-captain), Babar Azam, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Shadab Khan, Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Maaz Sadaqat, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori (wk), Rohail Nazir (wk), Sahibzada Farhan, Shamil. Hussain and Sufyan Mokim. Complete schedule of Pakistan vs Australia ODI series: This high-voltage ODI series between Pakistan and Australia will be played from May 30 to June 4 at two historic grounds of Pakistan—Rawalpindi and Lahore. The schedule is as follows: 1st ODI: 30 May, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium 2nd ODI: 2 June, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 3rd ODI: 4 June, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
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