No Babar Azam for Zimbabwe tour

Pakistan have announced squads for their tour of Australia and Zimbabwe, while also revealing that a new white-ball captain will be announced later today.

Pakistan senior players Babar Azam, Naseem Shah and Shaheen Shah Afridi, who weren't part of the last two Tests against England, have been rested for the Zimbabwe tour. Mohammad Rizwan, who is part of the Australia tour and Zimbabwe ODIs, has been named in the T20I squad.

The PCB announced that a new white-ball captain will be revealed at a media conference on Sunday at 3.30pm Pakistan time, roughly two hours from the squad announcement. Earlier today, PCB also announced the central contracts for the 2024/25 season.

Pakistan's tour of Australia: Full team lists

ODI squad

Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah (WK), Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Muhammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi

T20I squad

Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah, Jahandad Khan, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Muhammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Omair Bin Yousuf, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufyan Moqim, Usman Khan

Pakistan's tour of Zimbabwe: Full team lists

ODI squad

Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah (WK), Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Muhammad Irfan Khan, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shahnawaz Dahani and Tayyab Tahir

T20I squad

Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah (WK), Jahandad Khan, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Omair bin Yousuf, Qasim Akram, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha, Sufyan Moqim, Tayyab Tahir and Usman Khan

The Australia T20Is and ODIs will be held from November 4 to 18, while the Zimbabwe tour will take place from November 24 to December 5.

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