Before the T20 World Cup, Pakistan announced its team, the board took a big decision on Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi.

New Delhi. Pakistan has announced its squad for the three-match T20I series against Australia at home. In this team, experienced pair Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi will return to the T20I setup. Babar and Shaheen did not play in Pakistan’s T20I series in Sri Lanka in early January. During this time both the players were playing Big Bash League. Shadab Khan will strengthen Pakistan’s spin bowling unit, which also includes Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz and Usman Tariq.

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Pakistan and Australia will face each other in three T20I matches. The first match of the series will be played on January 29, the second match on January 31 and the third match on February 1. All three matches will be played at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. This three-match series will serve as important preparation for both Australia and Pakistan ahead of the T20 World Cup. The World Cup is starting from February 7 in India and Sri Lanka. Pakistan is in Group A at the World Cup along with USA, Namibia, Netherlands and co-hosts India. At the same time, Australia is in Group B with Sri Lanka, Ireland, Oman and Zimbabwe. Pakistan played three T20I matches against Sri Lanka at the beginning of the month. The series was a draw, with both Pakistan and Sri Lanka winning one match each. One match was canceled due to rain. Before the Sri Lanka series, Pakistan played a T20I tri-series at home. In which Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Pakistan participated. Pakistan won the T20I tri-series. Pakistan’s T20I squad for T20Is against Australia: Salman Ali Aga (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Khawaja Mohammad Nafe, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Saeem Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan and Usman Tariq.