Babar Azam, Saim Ayub dropped as Pakistan announce 15-member squad for 3-match ODI series against Bangladesh

[BouncerGuy]

15-member squad announced for Bangladesh series

Lahore, 4 March 2026:

The Pakistan Cricket Board has named a 15-member ODI squad for the three-match series with Bangladesh scheduled to take place in Bangladesh from 11 to 15 March. All three ODIs will be played at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka.

Left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi will continue to lead the ODI side, with six uncapped players included in the squad. The uncapped players are Abdul Samad, Maaz Sadaqat, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori, Saad Masood, Sahibzada Farhan and Shamyl Hussain.

Among them, Abdul Samad, Maaz Sadaqat, Saad Masood and Shamyl Hussain were part of the Pakistan Shaheens squad that played against England Lions in Abu Dhabi recently.

15-member squad:

Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Hussain Talat, Maaz Sadaqat, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori (wk), Saad Masood, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha and Shamyl Hussain

Series schedule:

March 8 – Pakistan arrival
March 10 – Practice
March 11 – First ODI at Shere Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
March 13 – Second ODI at Shere Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
March 15 – Third ODI at Shere Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

 

[Usman Chadda]

Idiots, why drop Saim from his best format?

Why are we not trying any new pacers in this series?

 

[Cric1234]

Amazing giving younger players a chance.... Some progress is now possible in ODIS if they can find a few players who can help Pakistan perform well in ODI WC 27 which is late next year..... The skill level required is higher in 50 over they must be well prepared for a tough tournament.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

It's Bangladesh. Who cares if they even lose the series? Playing on heavily doctored pitches doesn't help the players or build skill-levels for what they will be getting in South Africa next year. Might aswell try out new players and see if any can be looked at for 2027 and 2028. Besides this is just a token series to showcase BCB-PCB bhai bhai, dosti yaari.

 

[Cric1234]

Idiots, why drop Saim from his best format?

Why are we not trying any new pacers in this series?

Maybe they want to try out a few players and they'll bring Saim back later but you never know with PCB...... He could be discarded and not seen again such is Pakistan cricket.

 

[BouncerGuy]

TBH, Haris rauf??? seriuosly??

Where is your pace attack, upcoming ones???

 

[Asif321]

TBH, Haris rauf??? seriuosly??

Where is your pace attack, upcoming ones???

Don’t think Bangladesh is right place to try new seamers .

 

[Asif321]

Good to see Farhan in ODI squad

 

[Rana]

Should have had Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shaqeel and Tayyab Tahir for middle order

Rizwan should be kept away from this too. Let a new 3-5 middle order develop. These guys are more likely to try and match modern standards unlike Rizwan who insists on a strike rate of below 50 for his first 30-40 balls and sucking out momentum so that he can get himself in at the crease.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Don’t think Bangladesh is right place to try new seamers .

Haris rauf??? Why?

 

[shamaan786]

Amazing giving younger players a chance.... Some progress is now possible in ODIS if they can find a few players who can help Pakistan perform well in ODI WC 27 which is late next year..... The skill level required is higher in 50 over they must be well prepared for a tough tournament.

Absolutely abysmal squad how the heck is Gazi Gouri and Saad Masood in the squad.
Who is going to open the bowling who's going to bat at 3.

 

[shamaan786]

Should have had Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shaqeel and Tayyab Tahir for middle order

Rizwan should be kept away from this too. Let a new 3-5 middle order develop. These guys are more likely to try and match modern standards unlike Rizwan who insists on a strike rate of below 50 for his first 30-40 balls and sucking out momentum so that he can get himself in at the crease.

Ghazi Ghouri is a abysmal choice.

 

[Hyder]

Sahibzada
Shamyl
Maaz
Saad Masood
Abdul Samad

Lets test these young guns and see how they develop.
I d love to see Farhan develop strike rotation.

 

[Hyder]

Even though half of these players failed against england

 

[Rana]

Ghazi Ghouri is an abysmal choice.

For what position?

 

[GoUgandaCranes]

15-member squad announced for Bangladesh series

Lahore, 4 March 2026:

The Pakistan Cricket Board has named a 15-member ODI squad for the three-match series with Bangladesh scheduled to take place in Bangladesh from 11 to 15 March. All three ODIs will be played at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka.

Left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi will continue to lead the ODI side, with six uncapped players included in the squad. The uncapped players are Abdul Samad, Maaz Sadaqat, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori, Saad Masood, Sahibzada Farhan and Shamyl Hussain.

Among them, Abdul Samad, Maaz Sadaqat, Saad Masood and Shamyl Hussain were part of the Pakistan Shaheens squad that played against England Lions in Abu Dhabi recently.

15-member squad:

Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Hussain Talat, Maaz Sadaqat, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori (wk), Saad Masood, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha and Shamyl Hussain

Series schedule:

March 8 – Pakistan arrival
March 10 – Practice
March 11 – First ODI at Shere Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
March 13 – Second ODI at Shere Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
March 15 – Third ODI at Shere Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

Shamyl Hussain will end up being the captain for 2027 world cup.

Also, this selection just highlights how clueless people are who run Pak cricket. Babar's last ODI innings was a century. Saim has scored two 50s in his last 4 innings. I get it that you want to punish them and there are some players who they wish to promote but this is just bonkers.

 

[Hyder]

For what position?

Keeper

 

[BouncerGuy]

Shamyl
Farhan
Maaz
Salman
Riz

Good top order..

 

[Hyder]

Shaheen is not suited for captaincy in 50 overs game. Guy doesnt have the mental capacity to think for 100 overs.

 

[Rana]

Keeper

Batting number?

 

[Hyder]

Shamyl
Farhan
Maaz
Salman
Riz

Good top order..

Salman needed to be dropped too to sit and think about what he was doing at no 3 in wc

 

[Usman Chadda]

Shamyl Hussain will end up being the captain for 2027 world cup.

Also, this selection just highlights how clueless people are who run Pak cricket. Babar's last ODI innings was a century. Saim has scored two 50s in his last 4 innings. I get it that you want to punish them and there are some players who they wish to promote but this is just bonkers.

Babar should not play limited overs cricket anymore. His chapter should be done for now.

 

[Cric1234]

Absolutely abysmal squad how the heck is Gazi Gouri and Saad Masood in the squad.
Who is going to open the bowling who's going to bat at 3.

Why is it abysmal? i haven't seen some of these players but at least they should be given a chance and the best ones can be kept on.... Playing every series with seniors only hasn't helped Pakistan in any way as we've seen.

 

[Rana]

Babar Azam hasn’t been dropped from ODI

I don’t understand why the lifafa journalists are celebrating this as some sort of regime change moment.

He will be back after the PSL for your England/West Indies tours.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Salman needed to be dropped too to sit and think about what he was doing at no 3 in wc

Dropping him based on T20s... I think he is fine in ODIs and Tests... cannot shatter his confidence more...

 

[RidiculousMan]

What a joke of a squad this is.

Ghazi Ghori with a mammoth List A average of 20. Ahead of Haseebullah, Rohail Nazir, Saad Baig and Mohammad Haris. Instanity!

Saim Ayub dropped because of his T20 format performances? Lol.

 

[BouncerGuy]

What a joke of a squad this is.

Ghazi Ghori with a mammoth List A average of 20. Ahead of Haseebullah, Rohail Nazir, Saad Baig and Mohammad Haris. Instanity!

Saim Ayub dropped because of his T20 format performances? Lol.

Yeah Ghazai Ghori is a weird choice... Haseeb and rohail have been grinding in domestic and they are no where now

 

[Usman Chadda]

Where is Hassan Nawaz?

 

[Hyder]

Dropping him based on T20s... I think he is fine in ODIs and Tests... cannot shatter his confidence more...

Going by that saim and babar are going to play 27 wc with fakhar.

You dont need to drop these three

 

[Fast bowler6929]

Why didn't they drop that chewing gum cow salman agha.
I get irritated whenever I see his chewing gum cow face.
Good thing they dropped that loser zimbu along with that attitude ki dukaan saim(he was getting too good for his boots)

Haris rauf is not a bad selection he might be useful on those south african wickets.

 

[Rana]

Fakhar, Babar, Saim will all be back. Naseem too.

This is your team for the World Cup:

1. Saim
2. Fakhar
3. Babar
4. Rizwan
5. Agha
6. Tayyab/Kamran (lol)
7. Shadab
8. Faheem
9. Shaheen
10. Rauf
11. Abrar

Maybe Naseem will replace Faheem

 

[Hyder]

Babar Azam hasn’t been dropped from ODI

I don’t understand why the lifafa journalists are celebrating this as some sort of regime change moment.

He will be back after the PSL for your England/West Indies tours.

He isnt a problem in odis ig. T20 team with or without him is shambles tbh.

Saim
Fakhar
Babar
This is a good top order

Then we can have
Hassan nawaz
Irfan
Rizwan
Agha

 

[Cric1234]

Babar and Saim should be back.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Fakhar, Babar, Saim will all be back. Naseem too.

This is your team for the World Cup:

1. Saim
2. Fakhar
3. Babar
4. Rizwan
5. Agha
6. Tayyab/Kamran (lol)
7. Shadab
8. Faheem
9. Shaheen
10. Rauf
11. Abrar

Maybe Naseem will replace Faheem

Hasan Nawaz or Samad should fit at no. 6.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Yeah Ghazai Ghori is a weird choice... Haseeb and rohail have been grinding in domestic and they are no where now

Ghazi Ghori is looking like a Big Parchi!

 

[Asif321]

Haris rauf??? Why?

Shaheens bestie

 

[Hyder]

Fakhar, Babar, Saim will all be back. Naseem too.

This is your team for the World Cup:

1. Saim
2. Fakhar
3. Babar
4. Rizwan
5. Agha
6. Tayyab/Kamran (lol)
7. Shadab
8. Faheem
9. Shaheen
10. Rauf
11. Abrar

Maybe Naseem will replace Faheem

We should develop hassan nawaz for no 6 spot. We really need someone who can whack a few for which hesson has been utilizing shadab but no way he is your answer.
With agha and saim we can afford to add another batsman in top 7 if we find a good one.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Shaheens bestie

Aaqib's also...

 

[Cric1234]

Fakhar, Babar, Saim will all be back. Naseem too.

This is your team for the World Cup:

1. Saim
2. Fakhar
3. Babar
4. Rizwan
5. Agha
6. Tayyab/Kamran (lol)
7. Shadab
8. Faheem
9. Shaheen
10. Rauf
11. Abrar

Maybe Naseem will replace Faheem

Winning high scoring matches will be tough with that middle order and bowlers... Again same problems.

 

[Hyder]

Fakhar, Babar, Saim will all be back. Naseem too.

This is your team for the World Cup:

1. Saim
2. Fakhar
3. Babar
4. Rizwan
5. Agha
6. Tayyab/Kamran (lol)
7. Shadab
8. Faheem
9. Shaheen
10. Rauf
11. Abrar

Maybe Naseem will replace Faheem

I feel shaheen and rauf ll do well on sa pitches. Rauf especially. He always tends tj bowl well on aus sa pitches

 

[Hyder]

Winning high scoring matches will be tough with that middle order and bowlers... Again same problems.

What alternates are there

 

[Rana]

Winning high scoring matches will be tough with that middle order and bowlers... Again same problems.

I know, but who cares what we think and know?

 

[Hyder]

We should develop hassan nawaz for no 6 spot. We really need someone who can whack a few for which hesson has been utilizing shadab but no way he is your answer.
With agha and saim we can afford to add another batsman in top 7 if we find a good one.

Or nafay

 

[RidiculousMan]

This is just a filler series. Everyone's time passing till PSL begin.

Though some people have used this opportunity to induct their favorite parchis

 

[Cric1234]

What alternates are there

Finding a few players who can strike at 100 plus in the middle order.... Failure in CT and 23 WC should give a clue current tactics don't work its better to try something else.

 

[Ball Blazer]

Haris not dropped?

 

[Rana]

Finding a few players who can strike at 100 plus in the middle order.... Failure in CT and 23 WC should give a clue current tactics don't work its better to try something else.

The pitches in SA are better than the ones in India.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Haseeb got dropped due to his 1 off game... He failed badly there... 0 off 12 balls... but still. how?? why?

 

[RidiculousMan]

1. S Farhan
2. S Hussain
3. M Sadaqat
4. M Rizwan (WK)
5. S Agha
6. A Samad
7. F Ashraf
8. Wasim Jr
9. S Afridi
10. A Ahmed
11. F Akram

 

[Cric1234]

The pitches in SA are better than the ones in India.

you mean flatter better for batting?

 

[Fast bowler6929]

Ghazi gouri how did they select this guy.

He averages 20 in list a cricket with strike rate of 79.

Pakistan has zero talent. That saad masood is so ordinary and awful.

 

[Cric1234]

The pitches in SA are better than the ones in India.

you mean flatter better for batting?

 

[Rana]

you mean flatter better for batting?

Yep.

Watch how England, NZ, Australia and SA pound the living daylights out of Pakistan bowlers on those decks

 

[Kianig89]

A whitewash is coming, Bangladesh will be pumped up

 

[Cric1234]

Yep.

Watch how England, NZ, Australia and SA pound the living daylights out of Pakistan bowlers on those decks

Then Babar and Rizwan making 50 of 70 balls chasing 350 with fans going King Saaaaar what a cover drive RizBar the legends of cricket.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Ghazi gouri how did they select this guy.

He averages 20 in list a cricket with strike rate of 79.

Pakistan has zero talent. That saad masood is so ordinary and awful.

He was the player of the tournament in the President's Trophy.. Maybe that is why but awful choice atm.

 

[Rana]

Then Babar and Rizwan making 50 of 70 balls chasing 350 with fans going King Saaaaar what a cover drive RizBar the legends of cricket.

And shifting all blame on lower order for inability to chase 20 runs per over

 

[Hyder]

Finding a few players who can strike at 100 plus in the middle order.... Failure in CT and 23 WC should give a clue current tactics don't work its better to try something else.

Who are those players. Some players you have eyes on?
Hasan nawaz and Nafay are the only ones who seem good enough to be in team and should be worked with

But honestly fakhar saim babar agha..these 4 should be able to chase good targets

 

[Kriketer]

Saim was really good in this format, should have kept him. Now it ll further down his confidence. Despite his struggle in international tournaments, he tends to always perform in ODI and T20 series

 

[jamie smith fan]

Btw shamyl hussain is a very good bowler clearly better than abd qnd imam

 

[Cric1234]

Who are those players. Some players you have eyes on?
Hasan nawaz and Nafay are the only ones who seem good enough to be in team and should be worked with

But honestly fakhar saim babar agha..these 4 should be able to chase good targets

still have to see if 1 of these younger players can step up.... Gone are the days were we could rely on experienced players to step up I hope Babar and Agha can produce something good its more hope than expectation.

 

[jamie smith fan]

Farhan
Shamyl
Maaz
Agha
Rizwan(wk)
Samad
Masood
Wasim jr/Faheem
Shaheen
Abrar
Faisal

Rauf
Talat
Faheem
Ghazi

 

[jamie smith fan]

Saim and Babar havent been dropped.
This series is just for experimentation ia.
So a battle between shamyl farhan and maaz about who partners up Saim

 

[shah9425]

Another dumb selections

Shaheen is not fit for odi captaincy

Good to see Farhan

Dumb decision to drop Babar and Saim

 

[GudduBadmash]

Should have had Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shaqeel and Tayyab Tahir for middle order

Rizwan should be kept away from this too. Let a new 3-5 middle order develop. These guys are more likely to try and match modern standards unlike Rizwan who insists on a strike rate of below 50 for his first 30-40 balls and sucking out momentum so that he can get himself in at the crease.

You will want him gone from Test next

The guy is one of the better ODI players we have.

If you have reason to remove him from T20 for substandard SR fair enough. Other formats is just pure hate

An overall career SR of 85 is not even low, its higher than a lot of players who bat at 4

 

[jamie smith fan]

You will want him gone from Test next

The guy is one of the better ODI players we have.

If you have reason to remove him from T20 for substandard SR fair enough. Other formats is just pure hate

An overall career SR of 85 is not even low, its higher than a lot of players who bat at 4

Rizwan is an average bar bur his skillset as a wk is best in Pakistan.
Other keepers in pakistan are way below average except maybe rohail nazir.
This ghouri guy is also an awful keeper but batting talent is there.

 

[jamie smith fan]

Another dumb selections

Shaheen is not fit for odi captaincy

Good to see Farhan

Dumb decision to drop Babar and Saim

As long as they are just experimenting resting saim and babar is fyn but not sure if it is right to drop them especially saim

 

[shah9425]

As long as they are just experimenting resting saim and babar is fyn but not sure if it is right to drop them especially saim

I don't like this mixing of formats
Saim should have been in team

 

[Rana]

You will want him gone from Test next

The guy is one of the better ODI players we have.

If you have reason to remove him from T20 for substandard SR fair enough. Other formats is just pure hate

An overall career SR of 85 is not even low, its higher than a lot of players who bat at 4

A career sr of 85 in ODI? What year is this? 2010?

 

[jamie smith fan]

I don't like this mixing of formats
Saim should have been in team

Maybe they are trying other options as saim is a lock as odi opener

 

[Sher Khan]

Highly doubt this series will go ahead. Pakistan Shaheens are still stuck in the UAE.

 

[Abid Z]

I’m all for trying out new guys but there is a problem when people like saad masood get selected with very little first class experience.

Our main weakness is fast bowling but we take SSA, haris rauf when both are lacking. Good to compete for Wasim Jnr though.

Faheem and Talat should battle it out.

Good that Faisal akram is there can’t wait to see him. Sad for KG he must have done something wrong.

 

[stani_pak]

I will go over what I like and dislike about this 15 member squad

Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Hussain Talat, Maaz Sadaqat, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori (wk), Saad Masood, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha and Shamyl Hussain

What I like
Good to see new faces being inducted into the squad
Good to see Wasim Jnr being selected
Very happy that Faisal Akram is there and should be persisted with and also needs to play t20 and test imo
I think dropping or resting Babar is not bad for this series, he will not be dropped permanently and should not be for ODI cricket.

What I do not like
- Despite seeing new faces, there is 2 which puzzle me, Ghazi Ghori, and Saad Masood (think he needs to work a lot on his bowling) but can be a really good player, should be tested in t20 not ODI.
-Haris Rauf is a bit weird pick for me, I do not rate him as ODI player, I know in T20 he can go for runs and what rightfully dropped but I believe t20 is his best format
- Saim Ayub should not be dropped from ODI squad, and even t20 needs to be persisted with, just need to find the right batting slot for him in T20. In ODI as an opener he is fine.
- The biggest issue I have, and I forgive the things mentioned above, is SHAHEEN AFRIDI....this man should not be in the squad of 15, he is done and dusted, let alone he is the captain. If PCB wanted to punish these players, one thing should have been done is remove Shaheen from Captain. He does not merit a place in the team anymore, and does not have the brains to be a successful captain.

All in All I am alright with the squad, and really hope the youngsters can put up some good results.

Ideally Fakhar Zaman should be ODI and T20 captain (with a youngster being Vice captain) to be groomed to eventually be captain. Fakhar Zaman has 2 maybe even 3 years of cricket left in him. He is an impact players, plays for the team, and does not have agendas. He should always be selected having him as Captain would guaranteed that, even if he is out of form or not performing, you best believe he will come good in 1 or 2 important matches for Pakistan.

For this series I would have like to see the following squad, we can lose 3-0 I do not care, but want to try some new players and see what they can do.

Sahibzada Farhan
Fakhar Zaman (Captain)
Saim Ayub
Maaz Sadaqat
Saud Shakeel (should have never been dropped in the 1st place)
Haseebullah Khan (wk) needs to be given a proper chance.
Shamly Hussain
Hassan Nawaz
Abrar Ahmed
Faisal Akram
Asif Afridi (I think he can be a good white ball option) despite his age, I think he can play 2 to 3 years for Pak.
Naseem Shah
Mohammad Wasim Jnr
Ali Raza
Khurrum Shehzad (can be a great ODI player imo)

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Just want to know.. Faheem k pas knc Geedar Singi ha? T20 ma 2 over ni hotay is se. he will play 50 over format? Absolute bonker selection

where is Amir Jamal? Uska kia kasoor ha
Where is Abbas Afridi

 

[ghalib kichlu]

always picking the wrong players for the wrong formats and dropping the right players from the right formats
At least there is a bit of new blood
No ali Raza yet or hunain shah which would have been perfect

 

[GoUgandaCranes]

Babar should not play limited overs cricket anymore. His chapter should be done for now.

I think he should not be played even in red ball cricket but you cannot remove someone who did well in the last ODI. This is format mixing & shows that the selectors are not really competent at their job.

Saad Masood is bang on average and it was on display against Lions but here he is. Ghazi Ghori is neither a good keeper nor a good batter. Shamyl has been given a jetpack because of things which are outside the realm of performance and even then his last three innings were all total duds. What has Haris Rauf done to be brought back to the team? If he wasn't good enough for the T20 world cup, why is he in the team? You are also not going to play 4 fast bowlers in BD, it's Shaheen, Wasim Jr., & Fahim then where will he fit?

This is classic "follow the current" selection and this is what I am against. This is neither long-term & nor merit based & just setting up another failure.

 

[Katwalindian]

I will go over what I like and dislike about this 15 member squad

Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Hussain Talat, Maaz Sadaqat, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori (wk), Saad Masood, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha and Shamyl Hussain

What I like
Good to see new faces being inducted into the squad
Good to see Wasim Jnr being selected
Very happy that Faisal Akram is there and should be persisted with and also needs to play t20 and test imo
I think dropping or resting Babar is not bad for this series, he will not be dropped permanently and should not be for ODI cricket.

What I do not like
- Despite seeing new faces, there is 2 which puzzle me, Ghazi Ghori, and Saad Masood (think he needs to work a lot on his bowling) but can be a really good player, should be tested in t20 not ODI.
-Haris Rauf is a bit weird pick for me, I do not rate him as ODI player, I know in T20 he can go for runs and what rightfully dropped but I believe t20 is his best format
- Saim Ayub should not be dropped from ODI squad, and even t20 needs to be persisted with, just need to find the right batting slot for him in T20. In ODI as an opener he is fine.
- The biggest issue I have, and I forgive the things mentioned above, is SHAHEEN AFRIDI....this man should not be in the squad of 15, he is done and dusted, let alone he is the captain. If PCB wanted to punish these players, one thing should have been done is remove Shaheen from Captain. He does not merit a place in the team anymore, and does not have the brains to be a successful captain.

All in All I am alright with the squad, and really hope the youngsters can put up some good results.

Ideally Fakhar Zaman should be ODI and T20 captain (with a youngster being Vice captain) to be groomed to eventually be captain. Fakhar Zaman has 2 maybe even 3 years of cricket left in him. He is an impact players, plays for the team, and does not have agendas. He should always be selected having him as Captain would guaranteed that, even if he is out of form or not performing, you best believe he will come good in 1 or 2 important matches for Pakistan.

For this series I would have like to see the following squad, we can lose 3-0 I do not care, but want to try some new players and see what they can do.

Sahibzada Farhan
Fakhar Zaman (Captain)
Saim Ayub
Maaz Sadaqat
Saud Shakeel (should have never been dropped in the 1st place)
Haseebullah Khan (wk) needs to be given a proper chance.
Shamly Hussain
Hassan Nawaz
Abrar Ahmed
Faisal Akram
Asif Afridi (I think he can be a good white ball option) despite his age, I think he can play 2 to 3 years for Pak.
Naseem Shah
Mohammad Wasim Jnr
Ali Raza
Khurrum Shehzad (can be a great ODI player imo)

Fakhar zaman dealing with hamstring injury

 

[Katwalindian]

Only good selection is rizwan, Agha and faisal akram......

 

[Cric1234]

I think he should not be played even in red ball cricket but you cannot remove someone who did well in the last ODI. This is format mixing & shows that the selectors are not really competent at their job.

Saad Masood is bang on average and it was on display against Lions but here he is. Ghazi Ghori is neither a good keeper nor a good batter. Shamyl has been given a jetpack because of things which are outside the realm of performance and even then his last three innings were all total duds. What has Haris Rauf done to be brought back to the team? If he wasn't good enough for the T20 world cup, why is he in the team? You are also not going to play 4 fast bowlers in BD, it's Shaheen, Wasim Jr., & Fahim then where will he fit?

This is classic "follow the current" selection and this is what I am against. This is neither long-term & nor merit based & just setting up another failure.

Farhan was written off early... Look at the thread on him but now he's top scorer in a world cup.... How can you be sure which young player is better than another they develop in different ways some start well then fade away others come strong later by working hard on their game.

 

[Omer2002]

What an awful squad seriously ..shaheens absolutely got battered against Lions. Undeducated PCB will never learn i keep sayin no talent but this is silly. Both Saim and Babz shouldnt have been dropped. Saim is out of form but makes up with his bowling. Babz isnt a T20 player and should have been here