A consultation process to confirm the names has begun in Kakul, Abbottabad, and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is scheduled to reveal the national team for the T20I series against New Zealand in a few days.
Babar Azam, the captain, and national selectors are conferring over the names at Kakul, where players are undergoing tough physical training under the watchful eye of Pakistan Army personnel.
For the same reason, PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi met with the captain and selectors one day prior.
According to the reports, an announcement of an 18-person roster was anticipated because it was a home series. The visiting squad will arrive in Pakistan on April 14 and the T20I series is slated to begin on April 18.
Following his shoulder injury sustained during the recently completed Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9, fast bowler Haris Rauf will continue his rehabilitation.
Babar Azam, Saim Ayub, Muhammad Rizwan, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Shadab Khan, Usama Mir, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Imad Waseem, Muhammad Amir, Zaman Khan, Usman Khan, Wasim Jr., Irfan Niazi, and Abbas Afridi are considered as players for the five-match series.
