{"id":215,"date":"2025-03-12T09:04:15","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T09:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/2025\/03\/12\/new-captain-shadab-khan-backs-young-team-ahead-of-new-zealand-tour\/"},"modified":"2025-03-12T09:04:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T09:04:15","slug":"new-captain-shadab-khan-backs-young-team-ahead-of-new-zealand-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=215","title":{"rendered":"New captain Shadab Khan backs young team ahead of New Zealand tour"},"content":{"rendered":"
Pakistan’s newly appointed T20I vice-captain Shadab Khan has expressed confidence in the squad’s young talent ahead of the team’s departure for New Zealand.<\/p>\n

Speaking at a pre-departure press conference on Wednesday, Shadab reaffirmed his commitment to the leadership role and emphasised the energy new players bring to the side.<\/p>\n

“I have been entrusted with an additional role, and I will try my best to perform well,” Shadab said. “There are many young players in the squad. The energy and positivity of youth are different. We have high expectations from the debutants, and we hope to achieve success.”<\/p>\n

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The Pakistan cricket team left Lahore via Dubai and is set to arrive in Christchurch for the five-match T20I series, beginning on March 16. The squad includes newcomers Abdul Samad and Hassan Nawaz, both earning maiden call-ups.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, New Zealand has announced a 15-member squad for the series, featuring seven players from their ICC Men\u2019s Champions Trophy 2025 campaign. All-rounder Michael Bracewell will lead the side, with senior spinner Ish Sodhi and pacer Ben Sears returning from injury.<\/p>\n

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Kyle Jamieson and Will O\u2019Rourke are set to play the first three T20Is, while experienced pacer Matt Henry, the leading wicket-taker in the Champions Trophy, will join for the final two matches.<\/p>\n

New Zealand T20I squad vs Pakistan<\/p>\n

Michael Bracewell (capt), Finn Allen, Mark Chapman, Jacob Duffy, Zakary Foulkes (games 4 & 5), Mitchell Hay, Matt Henry (games 4 & 5), Kyle Jamieson (games 1, 2 & 3), Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Will O\u2019Rourke (games 1, 2 & 3), Tim Robinson, Ben Sears, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi.<\/p>\n

Pakistan T20I squad vs New Zealand<\/p>\n

Salman Ali Agha (capt), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Hasan Nawaz, Jahandad Khan, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Haris, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Omair Bin Yousaf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufyan Moqim, Usman Khan.<\/p>\n

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Pakistan Tour of New Zealand \u2013 Schedule<\/p>\n

\t16 Mar \u2013 1st T20I, Hagley Oval, Christchurch
\n\t18 Mar \u2013 2nd T20I, University Oval, Dunedin
\n\t21 Mar \u2013 3rd T20I, Eden Park, Auckland
\n\t23 Mar \u2013 4th T20I, Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
\n\t26 Mar \u2013 5th T20I, Sky Stadium, Wellington
\n\t29 Mar \u2013 1st ODI, McLean Park, Napier
\n\t2 Apr \u2013 2nd ODI, Seddon Park, Hamilton
\n\t5 Apr \u2013 3rd ODI, Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pakistan’s newly appointed T20I vice-captain Shadab Khan has expressed confidence in the squad’s young talent ahead of the team’s departure for New Zealand. Speaking at a pre-departure press conference on Wednesday, Shadab reaffirmed his commitment to the leadership role and emphasised the energy new players bring to the side. “I have been entrusted with an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=215"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}