Pakistan have named a 18-player crew for the upcoming three-match T20I series in Bangladesh, beginning November 19. The main change from the T20 World Cup crew is the shortfall of Mohammad Hafeez who’s cleared a path for Iftikhar Ahmed.

Mohammad Hafeez “has opted out,” PCB said in a delivery, following conversations with Chief Selector Muhammad Wasim so that “that more youthful players can get freedoms to perform and acquire worldwide experience and openness.”

The PCB has generally stayed with a similar group the board that is as of now with the group in the UAE, aside from Matthew Hayden who is inaccessible due to earlier responsibilities, the PCB said.

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Pakistan’s crew for the two Tests, which will be played from 26-30 November and 4-8 December in Chittagong and Dhaka separately, will be declared later.

Squad: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali , Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wicketkeeper), Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shahnawaz Dahani, Shoaib Malik, Usman Qadir

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