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[ad_1] Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming T20I series against Afghanistan, naming Shadab Khan as the captain for the Sharjah tour. Ahead of the team's announcement, PCB chief Najam Sethi said that young players who had performed in the Pakistan Super League (PSL 2023) will be given the opportunity in the series and that he had taken the senior players Babar Azam, Muhammad Rizwan, and Shaheen Afrdid into confidence over the strategy. In a press statement issued separately, Najam Sethi congratulated Shadab Khan on his appointment as the Pakistan team captain for the series against Afghanistan. “Shadab Khan has been the Pakistan vice-captain in white-ball cricket for the past couple of years and it is logical that he takes over the side in the absence of Babar Azam for the short three-match T20I tour of Sharjah.” The PCB chief said that Mohammad Yousuf has been appointed as the interim head and batting coach for the short Sh...

[ad_1] Team Pakistan will play T20 series against Afghanistan in Sharjah as Afghanistan announced the dates for the upcoming bilateral series. Afghanistan will host the T20 bilateral series with Men in Green, scheduled to be held on March 25 in Sharjah – the first such bilateral series of multiple matches between Asian neighbors. The second game of the series will be held on March 27 with the final to be played on March 29. The upcoming series has been slated for Ramadan and all games will be held after Iftar. Pakistan and Afghanistan earlier locked horns in a solitary ODI in Sharjah in 2012 and a T20I in 2013 at the same venue. Afghanistan Cricket Board chief Mirwais Ashraf pinned hopes for extending ties with Pakistan besides continuing great partnerships and frequent cricketing assignments with Pakistan. He linked the series with the strengthening of the Afghan team and cricket and expressed excitement to play Men in Green for the series. Babar Azam-led Team Green will...