Pakistan Chief Selector Wahab Riaz Assures Babar Azam He Won't Be Rested For New Zealand T20I Series: Report

24.12.2023 - 08:23 sports.ndtv.com

Pakistan chief selector Wahab Riaz has reportedly assured Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan that they will not arbitrarily be excluded from upcoming games, after the two senior cricketers expressed concern over media reports that the selection panel was planning to rest them for the five-match T20I series in New Zealand next month.

Babar and Rizwan are currently in Australia with the team for the three-Test series. The Pakistan team will then travel to New Zealand for the T20Is beginning January 12 at Auckland.

After Pakistan lost the opening Test at Perth by 360 runs, media reports have suggested that the national selection committee is planning to rest the duo for the T20I series in New Zealand.

A source close to the two players said that former captain Babar and wicketkeeper-batter Rizwan had called up Riaz from Australia and sought a clarification regarding the white-ball series against the Blackcaps. "Babar and Rizwan made it clear to the chief selector that they had never asked for any rest as they were doing fine.

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