Fast bowler Mohammad Abbas Afridi has replaced Kashif Ali in the Pakistan Shaheens’ white-ball squad for the Top End T20 series, which begins on August 9.
Kashif Ali, who suffered a right thigh tear during the second four-day match against Bangladesh ‘A’ (July 26-29), has returned to Pakistan to start his rehabilitation process.
Abbas Afridi has previously represented Pakistan in 10 T20 Internationals, taking 16 wickets, and was also part of Pakistan’s squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.
The Pakistan Shaheens squad for the Top End T20 Series includes:
- Mohammad Haris (captain)
- Abdul Faseeh
- Arafat Minhas
- Arif Yaqoob
- Faisal Akram
- Haseebullah (wicketkeeper/batter)
- Jahandad Khan
- Mohammad Abbas Afridi
- Mohammad Imran Jnr
- Muhammad Irfan Khan
- Mubasir Khan
- Omair Bin Yousuf
- Sahibzada Farhan
- Tayyab Tahir
- Usman Khan
