Veteran Mohammad Hafeez has returned to the T20I squad after missing the series against South Africa at home, while Shadab Khan will return and resume his duties as vice-captain. captain.
Sharjeel Khan, who last represented Pakistan in 2016, has also been remembered in the T20I mix for the upcoming series against South Africa and Zimbabwe. Sharjeel recently got a chance in the T20Is based on his domestic form.
Zahid Mahmood is expected to replace the injured Yasir Shah who will take another six weeks to recover from a left-handed injury.
The 20-man Test squad is similar to the squad that played against South Africa earlier in the year with just a few changes. Kamran Ghulam and Yasir miss out. Shahnawaz Dahani was added as a replacement for Ghulam.
Left-arm spinner Imad Wasim and experienced player Wahab Riaz are the biggest names left out as Pakistan decide to continue with Mohammad Nawaz.
Squad:
T20I Squad: Babar Azam (C), Shadab Khan (vc), Sharjeel Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Haider Ali, Danish Aziz, Asif Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Waseem Jr, Mohammad Rizwan, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Hasan Ali, Arshad Iqbal, Usman Qadir
ODI Squad: Babar Azam (C), Imam Ul Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique, Haider Ali, Danish Aziz, Saud Shakeel, Faheem Ashraf, Md Wasim Jr, Shadab Khan, Md Nawaz, Md Rizwan, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Md Hasnain, Hasan Ali, Usman Qadir
Test Squad: Babar Azam (C), Imran Butt, Abid Ali, Abdullah Shafique, Azhar Ali, Fawad Alam, Saud Shakeel, Agha Salman, Faheem Ashraf, Md Nawaz, Md Rizwan, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Tabish Khan, Hasan Ali , Shahnawaz Dhani, Nauman Ali, Zahid Mahmood, Sajid Khan