Pakistan Announces T20 Squad for Bangladesh Series: Key Players Omitted
Pakistan's T20 Squad for Bangladesh Series 2025
PAK vs BAN T20 Squad 2025: Former captain Babar Azam, along with Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Shah Afridi, has not been selected for the upcoming home series against Bangladesh. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) revealed the T20 squad on Wednesday, May 21, and the reasons for the exclusion of these prominent players have also been disclosed.
The Bangladesh cricket team is set to tour Pakistan for a three-match T20 series, commencing on May 27, which was initially scheduled to start on May 25. The postponement of the PSL has impacted the scheduling of this series. This will be the first series under the leadership of Mike Hesson as the head coach of Pakistan. The PCB has announced a squad of 16 players, with Salman Ali Agha appointed as captain and Shadab Khan serving as vice-captain. Notably, the absence of major players like Babar, Rizwan, and Afridi is significant.
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Is Babar Azam's T20 Career Over?
During the New Zealand tour, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, and Afridi were also dropped from the squad. Pakistan faced a heavy defeat in that series. Hesson, upon becoming head coach, expressed a desire to include Babar in the T20 series against Bangladesh, but the selectors disagreed. Following their exclusion for the second consecutive time, it is speculated that the PCB does not consider these players fit for the shorter format of the game.
Reasons for the Exclusion of Babar Azam, Rizwan, and Shaheen Afridi
The PCB stated that the selection for the T20 squad against Bangladesh was based on performances in PSL 10. In the 10 matches played in PSL 2025, Babar scored 288 runs, including three half-centuries. Rizwan accumulated 367 runs in 10 matches, featuring one century, while Shaheen Shah Afridi took 11 wickets in the same number of matches.
Pakistan's T20 Squad
Salman Ali Agha (Captain), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Shadab Khan (Vice-Captain), Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Harris, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Wasim Junior, Mohammad Irfan Khan, Sam Ayub, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan.
Pakistan vs Bangladesh T20 Schedule
May 27 (Tuesday) - Gaddafi Stadium (Starting at 8 PM)
May 29 (Thursday) - Gaddafi Stadium (Starting at 8 PM)
May 31 (Saturday) - Gaddafi Stadium (Starting at 8 PM)