ODI series vs Australia: Mohammad Rizwan drops, many senior players return

Pakistan have announced a 16-member squad for the three-match ODI series against Australia.

According to reports, Shaheen Shah Afridi will lead the national team in the One Day International series against Australia.

Babar Azam, Naseem Shah, Shadab Khan and Sufian Muqeem returned from the national team and Muhammad Rizwan was left out of the list.

Muhammad Qazi Khori and Rohail Nazir have replaced Rizwan as batsmen.

Usman Khan was ruled out due to illness, while Fakhar Zaman and Saeem Ayub will continue the rehabilitation program due to injury.

The three-match ODI series between Pakistan and Australia will be played from May 30 to June 4 in Rawalpindi and Lahore.

Squad:

Shaheen Shah Afridi (Captain), Salman Ali Akha (Vice-Captain), Abdul Samad, Ebrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Muaz Sadaqat, Muhammad Qazi Ghori, Nasim Shah, Rohail Nazir, Sahibzada Farhan, Shadabil Susayin, Shadab Khanim