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      <title>Babar, Shaheen return as PCB announces ODI and T20I squads for West Indies series</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the squads for the upcoming ODI and T20I tour of the West Indies starting from July 31.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;    &lt;figure class='media  sm:w-full  w-full  media--stretch    media--uneven  media--stretch'&gt;
        &lt;div class='media__item  '&gt;&lt;picture&gt;&lt;img src='https://www.pcb.com.pk/timthumb.php?src=images/news_images/featured_images/a67758705ed3.jpg&amp;amp;w=675'  alt='Photo via www.pcb.com.pk' /&gt;&lt;/picture&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
        &lt;figcaption class='media__caption  '&gt;Photo via www.pcb.com.pk&lt;/figcaption&gt;
    &lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mohammad Rizwan will lead the ODI side, while Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi are also included in the ODI squad, alongside other experienced players such as Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Nawaz.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;According to the PCB, “Right-handed batter Hasan Nawaz is the only uncapped player in the ODI squad”.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Salman Ali Agha to captain the 15-member T20I squad, comprising young players like Sufiyan Moqim, Hassan Nawaz, Abrar Ahmed, and Saim Ayub.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Seasoned pacers like Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf and Hassan Ali are also named in the T20I squad.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Green Shirts are scheduled to play three ODI and T20I matches against the host West Indies.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a id="t20i-squad" href="#t20i-squad" class="heading-permalink" aria-hidden="true" title="Permalink"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;T20I Squad&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Salman Ali Agha (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wicket-keeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Sahibzada Farhan (wicket-keeper), Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Sufyan Moqim.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a id="odi-squad" href="#odi-squad" class="heading-permalink" aria-hidden="true" title="Permalink"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;ODI Squad&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mohammad Rizwan (captain), Salman Ali Agha (vice-captain), Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris (wicket-keeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Sufyan Moqim&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a id="schedule" href="#schedule" class="heading-permalink" aria-hidden="true" title="Permalink"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Schedule:&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;31 July – First T20I v West Indies, Central Broward Park &amp;amp; Broward
County Stadium, Lauderhill, USA&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;2 Aug – Second T20I v West Indies, Central Broward Park &amp;amp; Broward
County Stadium, Lauderhill, USA&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;3 Aug – Third T20I v West Indies, Central Broward Park &amp;amp; Broward
County Stadium, Lauderhill, USA&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;8 Aug – First ODI v West Indies, Brian Lara Cricket Academy,
Trinidad &amp;amp; Tobago&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;10 Aug – Second ODI v West Indies, Brian Lara Cricket Academy,
Trinidad &amp;amp; Tobago&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;12 Aug – Third ODI v West Indies, Brian Lara Cricket Academy,
Trinidad &amp;amp; Tobago&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the squads for the upcoming ODI and T20I tour of the West Indies starting from July 31.</strong></p>
<p>    <figure class='media  sm:w-full  w-full  media--stretch    media--uneven  media--stretch'>
        <div class='media__item  '><picture><img src='https://www.pcb.com.pk/timthumb.php?src=images/news_images/featured_images/a67758705ed3.jpg&amp;w=675'  alt='Photo via www.pcb.com.pk' /></picture></div>
        <figcaption class='media__caption  '>Photo via www.pcb.com.pk</figcaption>
    </figure></p>
<p>Mohammad Rizwan will lead the ODI side, while Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi are also included in the ODI squad, alongside other experienced players such as Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Nawaz.</p>
<p>According to the PCB, “Right-handed batter Hasan Nawaz is the only uncapped player in the ODI squad”.</p>
<p>Salman Ali Agha to captain the 15-member T20I squad, comprising young players like Sufiyan Moqim, Hassan Nawaz, Abrar Ahmed, and Saim Ayub.</p>
<p>Seasoned pacers like Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf and Hassan Ali are also named in the T20I squad.</p>
<p>Green Shirts are scheduled to play three ODI and T20I matches against the host West Indies.</p>
<h2><a id="t20i-squad" href="#t20i-squad" class="heading-permalink" aria-hidden="true" title="Permalink"></a>T20I Squad</h2>
<p>Salman Ali Agha (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wicket-keeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Sahibzada Farhan (wicket-keeper), Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Sufyan Moqim.</p>
<h2><a id="odi-squad" href="#odi-squad" class="heading-permalink" aria-hidden="true" title="Permalink"></a>ODI Squad</h2>
<p>Mohammad Rizwan (captain), Salman Ali Agha (vice-captain), Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris (wicket-keeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Sufyan Moqim</p>
<h2><a id="schedule" href="#schedule" class="heading-permalink" aria-hidden="true" title="Permalink"></a>Schedule:</h2>
<ol>
<li>31 July – First T20I v West Indies, Central Broward Park &amp; Broward
County Stadium, Lauderhill, USA</li>
<li>2 Aug – Second T20I v West Indies, Central Broward Park &amp; Broward
County Stadium, Lauderhill, USA</li>
<li>3 Aug – Third T20I v West Indies, Central Broward Park &amp; Broward
County Stadium, Lauderhill, USA</li>
<li>8 Aug – First ODI v West Indies, Brian Lara Cricket Academy,
Trinidad &amp; Tobago</li>
<li>10 Aug – Second ODI v West Indies, Brian Lara Cricket Academy,
Trinidad &amp; Tobago</li>
<li>12 Aug – Third ODI v West Indies, Brian Lara Cricket Academy,
Trinidad &amp; Tobago</li>
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