Pakistan release Hasan Nawaz from international team, ask to play first-class cricket

Pakistan batsman Hasan Nawaz has been withdrawn from the Men in Green team ahead of the upcoming ODI series against Sri Lanka and the T20I tri-series, which will also feature Zimbabwe.

Fakhar Zaman has been called up to replace Hasan Nawaz in the 15-man T20I squad.

However, no one will replace the right-handed hitter in the ODIs, with the first match scheduled for November 11.

According to an official notification on the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) website, Nawaz has not been dropped from the squad due to an injury or fitness concern. In fact, the PCB selectors want Nawaz to compete in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy for the seventh round of Pakistan’s main First-Class competition.

After the opening ODI, the second and third match of the series against the Lankan Lions will be played on November 13 and November 15, respectively. Notably, all the three matches of the ODI series will be played at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi. The tri-series, to be played in the shortest format of international cricket, will run from November 17 up until November 29, as Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Zimbabwe will battle it out for a fierce clash.

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Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Faisal Akram, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wicket-keeper), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha

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Salman Ali Agha (captain), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan (wicket-keeper), Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan (wicket-keeper), Usman Tariq

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