LAHORE: Pakistan’s national selectors have reported a 15-member squad for the up and coming three-match T20 Universal arrangement against Bangladesh, set to require put in Dhaka afterward this month. The choice proceeds the slant of resting senior players and testing modern ability, as previous captains Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, as well as star pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi, have once once more been omitted.
The nonappearance of vice-captain Shadab Khan and quick bowler Haris Rauf due to wounds assist emphasizes the exploratory nature of the squad. Shadab is right now recouping from bear surgery in Britain, whereas Haris maintained a hamstring damage amid a recent T20 association amusement within the United States.
The selectors have picked to keep confidence within the administration of Salman Ali Agha, who will proceed as captain for this arrangement. No vice-captain has been named in light of Shadab’s inaccessibility. The squad moreover highlights a few astonish call-ups and reviews, as Pakistan gears up its arrangements for the ICC T20 World Glass in early 2026.
Among the feature changes are the incorporations of two uncapped quick bowlers Ahmed Daniyal (28) and Salman Mirza (31). Both have been remunerated for amazing exhibitions within the Pakistan Super Alliance, displaying pace, control, and the capacity to provide in weight circumstances. Their determination signals a clear expectation by the selectors to broaden the pace bowling pool.
All-rounder Mohammad Nawaz too makes a return, having final highlighted in a T20I prior this year. Left-arm spinner Sufyan Muqeem is another outstanding expansion, rejoining the squad after a break. Middle-order player Hussain Talat, whose return to the national side final month raised eyebrows, has held his put in spite of a modest international record.
Also highlighting within the squad are experienced players like Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Haris, along side promising youthful abilities such as Saim Ayub, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, and Sahibzada Farhan.
The selectorsâ approach appears centered on testing seat quality and giving presentation to players exterior the normal starting XI. Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, once considered columns of Pakistan’s white-ball methodology, proceed to be sidelined in the midst of feedback over their preservationist strike rates. In spite of being the best wicket-taker within the most later PSL season, Shaheen Shah Afridi’s prohibition is accepted to be portion of workload administration, particularly after a slight plunge in shape amid later universal outings.
In an unordinary move, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) selected not to have any of its four-member choice committee display the squad. Instep, PCB Chief Working Officer Sumair Ahmad Sayed and Media Chief Amir Mir made the declaration. This break from convention raised questions within the cricketing crew, particularly as choice committee part Aaqib Javed was supposedly display at the National Cricket Foundation, and other committee individuals Azhar Ali and Aleem Dar are Lahore-based.
The unconventional declaration came amid a residential cricket office media session, catching correspondents off protect and fueling theory approximately the inner flow of the choice process.
The Pakistan squad will start a preparing camp in Karachi beginning Wednesday to get ready for the Bangladesh visit. The three T20Is will be played on July 20,22, and 24 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka.
This arrangement could be a significant opportunity for periphery players to make their case ahead of a pressed universal calendar, coming full circle within the T20 World Container following year. With set up stars resting or recuperating, the highlight will presently drop on new faces and returning names to provide exhibitions that can shape Pakistan’s white-ball methodology moving forward.
The squad for the taking after white-ball arrangement against the West Indies, planned after the Bangladesh visit, will be declared in due course.
Pakistan T20I Squad vs Bangladesh:
Salman Ali Agha (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Hassan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Sahibzada Farhan (wk), Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Sufyan Muqeem.
