Pakistan will play its first T20 of 2023 at the end of march 2023. Green shirts will play against Afghanistan. Pakistan announced an emerging squad to play three T20, as seniors players will be given rest as it is world cup year. PCB wants to manage the workload of players as they are playing PSL and need rest.

Emerging Squad For Series:

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to rest some of its senior players for the upcoming series against Afghanistan. Regular captain Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, and Fakhar Zaman are among the players who will not participate in the series.

SQUAD: Shadab Khan (C), Abdullah Shafique, Azam Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Ihsanullah, who is the top wicket-taker of PSl, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub who is getting praise for his hard-hitting batting skills is a future star, Shan Masood, Tayyab Tahir, Zaman Khan.

Reserved Players 

Haseebullah, Usama Mir, Abrar Ahmed

PCB Consults Senior Players Before Resting to build Emerging Squad;

Before the announcement of the squad, there were many rumours about Rizwan-Babar not wanting to take a rest. All rumours were proven wrong as Najam Sethi, has revealed that the decision to rest senior players and try out the emerging squad in the upcoming series against Afghanistan was made after consulting with the players themselves.

“We had a personal discussion with Babar, Shaheen, Haris, Fakhar, and Rizwan, and explained to them that we want to give them some rest and provide an opportunity to young players who have performed well in the PSL.”

This shows that the decision to rest senior players was made with the players’ best interests in mind and after considering their opinions. It also highlights the importance of open communication between the board and the players, which is essential for building a cohesive and successful team.

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Shadab Khan to Lead Pakistan’s Emerging Squad Against Afghanistan;

Islamabad United captain Shadab Khan will lead Pakistan’s emerging squad for the upcoming series. Pakistan regular captain Babar Azam is rested. There were rumours about shaheen leading Pakistan but the vice-captain will lead the squad

Shadab Khan will have plenty of young and experience guns to play against Afghanistan. Imad Wasim will come back after a long period. He was benched for Nawaz, it is still a debate about who will be in Pakistan on 11, and Faheem will make his comeback after some match-winning knocks for Islamabad. Iftikhar Ahmed. Naseem Shah and Nawaz will try to assist the captain to win matches and will help the young guns in the emerging squad.

Top Emerging Young Guns to Watch Out

This series is all about testing young guns, this is the reason PCB announced an emerging squad. There will be some young lads to watch out for who are performing brilliantly for their teams.

Saim Ayub;

Saim is a young emerging batsman who is playing at his best for Peshawar. He played ten matches and scored 309 runs with a strike rate of 167 and hit 17 maximum and 29 fours.

Match	10
Runs	309
Strike-rate	167
AVG	30.90

Muhammad Haris;

Another Peshawar Zalmi player who is part of the emerging squad will play against Afghanistan. He scored 231 runs this season, he is an aggressive player who scores quick runs.

Matches	10
Runs	231
Strike rate	197
AVG	25

Ihsanullah:

Another emerging star who shined in the PSL. playing for Multan he is a nightmare for bowlers. He is the second-highest wicket-takers just behind Abbass Afridi his teammate. He has 20 wickets in his bag.

Matches	10
Wickets	20
Economy	7.36
AVG	14.60

Zamman Khan;

KPL found Zamman khan, another future star who is doing his best for Lahore Qalandars. He is brilliant at death bowling and saved crucial runs for Lahore. His stats for this season are not impressive just took 10 wickets but he will be a star in the future.

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