The 27-year old, who is rated as one of the best batters in the world at the moment, took to social media to share pictures from his gym session. The Pakistan captain will be seen in action when his side takes on the Netherlands in a three-match ODI series. Taking to social media,he shared pictures from his training session while captioning, “Make it happen.”
Pakistan and the Netherlands will meet in a three-match ODI series starting on 16 August, and the next two matches will be played on 18 and 21 at the Hezelerweg Stadium in Rotterdam. ahead of the series, Babar AzmiThe team led by the team was seen sweating in the hotel gym. In a video posted on Pakistan Cricket Board’s Instagram, players like Babar Azam, Shaheen AfridiImam ul-Haq and others were seen exercising.
The series is part of the ICC ODI Super League and teams will have the opportunity to score points for being among the top seven teams, excluding hosts India, to gain automatic qualification for the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.
Shaheen Shah Afridi has been retained in the ODI and T20I squads, and his rehabilitation programme will be overseen by the team trainer and physiotherapist, who will also decide on his return to international cricket. There will be five changes from the Netherlands ODI squad to the ACC T20 Asia Cup side. Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Haris, Salman Ali Agha and Zahid Mehmood will be replaced by Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed and Usman Qadir.
Pakistan squad for Netherlands ODIs – Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Imam-ul-Haq, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shahnawaz Dahani and Zahid Mehmood.