Babar Azam has been rumored to be rested for the upcoming T20I series against Afghanistan. However, not only Babar but Shaheen Afridi has also been rested for the Afghanistan series. Even Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf are not in the team. All-rounder Shadab Khan will lead Pakistan in this series.

On Monday, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced a 15-member squad with Shadab as the captain. Ihsanullah, Saim Ayub, Tayab Tahir, and Zaman Khan have been included in the squad. Abdullah Shafiq, Azam Khan, Faheem Ashraf, and Imad Wasim have been recalled from the squad. The series will be held in Sharjah, UNITED Arab Emirates.

Pakistan Squad: Shadab Khan (captain), Abdullah Shafique, Azam Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Ihsanullah Janat, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Naseem Shah, Zaman Khan, Tayab Tahir, Shan Masood, Saim Ayub.

Afghanistan-Pakistan series schedule:

1st T20I – March 24, Sharjah
2nd T20I – March 26, Sharjah
3rd T20I – March 27, Sharjah