Pakistani selectors made a turn before the Odi series against New Zealand and brought Haris Rauf back to the team. Pakistan is about to play three ODI series matches against New Zealand from March 29 to 5 April.
Haris Rauf was Initially not selected for a series of three matches When Pakistan brought fresh faces after the debacle with the masters trophies. According to Trust of India, however, Haris joined the ODI team, which began for the upcoming series of training for the upcoming series. According to the PCB AAQIB voter, Javed also asked to add a backup goalkeeper and Muhammad Haris or Usman Khan to the ODI team for the ODI series that started on Saturday in Napier.
Babar Azam and Captain Mohammad Rizwan, who were dropped to the T20i series, will return to the ODI team.
Pakistan overlooked his stars Pacers Haris and Shaheen Shah Afridi for the Odi series after their unsatisfactory trophy trophies. While the two pitchs were selected in the recently closed T20i series with five matches, they were not considered a 50-over format.
Haris Rauf, however, showed his class in the T20i series, picked up seven goals and performed on the playgrounds that were in the T20i series friendly against New Zealand. Took seven goals in a series that Pakistan lost on Wednesday 1-4March 26.
Haris’s performance in the T20i series forced selectors to reconsider their call. Shaheen, who was not selected for the T20i final on Wednesday, did not return to the ODI team.
Pakistan in New Zealand Odi Squad: Mohammad Rizwan (Captain), Salman Ali Agha (Vice-Captain), Abdullah Shafique, ABARAR AHMED, AKIF JAVID, Babar Azam, Feh Ashraf, Imam-U-Haq, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Ali Jnr, Muhammad Irfan Khan, our Shah, Sufýn Moqim and Tayyab Tahir, Haris Rauf.
Published:
Akshay Ramesh
Published on:
March 26, 2025
