Yousuf Withdraws from New Zealand Tour Due to Daughter’s Illness

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s batting consultant, Mohammad Yousuf, has withdrawn from the upcoming tour of New Zealand due to his daughter’s illness. The former cricketer informed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) about his decision, and as per reports, no replacement will be appointed for him.

The Pakistan cricket team is set to depart for New Zealand on the morning of March 12, where they will play a series consisting of five T20 matches and three One-Day Internationals (ODIs). The T20 series will begin on March 16, while the ODI series is scheduled to start on March 29.

Pakistan T20 Squad:

• Salman Ali Agha (Captain)
• Shadab Khan (Vice-Captain)
• Abbas Afridi
• Abdul Samad
• Abrar Ahmed
• Haris Rauf
• Hassan Nawaz
• Irfan Khan Niazi
• Jehandad Khan
• Khushdil Shah
• Mohammad Ali
• Mohammad Haris
• Umair Bin Yousuf
• Shaheen Shah Afridi
• Sufiyan Maqeem
• Usman Khan

Pakistan ODI Squad:

• Mohammad Rizwan (Captain)
• Salman Ali Agha (Vice-Captain)
• Abdullah Shafique
• Abrar Ahmed
• Aqib Javed
• Babar Azam
• Faheem Ashraf
• Imam-ul-Haq
• Irfan Khan Niazi
• Khushdil Shah
• Mohammad Ali
• Mohammad Wasim Jr.
• Naseem Shah
• Sufiyan Maqeem
• Tayyab Tahir