CRICKET – FORMER Pakistan captain Babar Azam was dropped from the squad for a one-day international series against Bangladesh, despite scoring a century in his last ODI series.
The Pakistan Cricket Board announced a 15-man squad yesterday that excluded Babar who made an unbeaten 102 against Sri Lanka in November.
He endured a torrid time at the Twenty20 World Cup, however, managing just 91 runs across four innings as Pakistan exited at the Super Eight stage.
Left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi will captain the side for the three-match series starting next week in Dhaka.
PAKISTAN SQUAD: Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Hussain Talat, Maaz Sadaqat, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori (wicketkeeper), Saad Masood, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha and Shamyl Hussain
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