Pakistan recall Babar for Australia ODIs

Pakistan recalled batter Babar Azam for the three-match one-day international series against Australia after naming a 16-member squad on Friday.

Here are some details:

● Pakistan pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi will lead the side for the series scheduled in Rawalpindi and Lahore from May 30 to Jun 4.

● Babar Azam, Shadab Khan, Naseem Shah and Sufyan Moqim return to the ODI setup, after missing the ODI series against Bangladesh in March.

● Mohammad Rizwan was left out, with Muhammad Ghazi Ghori and Rohail Nazir named as wicketkeeper-batters.

● Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas and Rohail Nazir, all uncapped in ODIs, were also included in the squad.

● The first ODI is scheduled for May 30 in Rawalpindi and the remaining matches will be played in Lahore on June 2 and June 4.

Squad: Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Salman Ali Agha (vice-captain), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Maaz Sadaqat, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori, Naseem Shah, Rohail Nazir, Sahibzada Farhan, Shadab Khan, Shamyl Hussain and Sufyan Moqim.