Pakistan dropped captain Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam for the T20 series against New Zealand and rewarded several domestic performers for the five-match series starting on March 16.

Premier batter Babar Azam and captain Mohammad Rizwan have been dropped from Pakistan's squad for the T20I series in New Zealand. With the skipper out of the fray, Salman Ali Agha has been named Pakistan's T20I captain,

Pakistan have announced that Salman Ali Agha will captain their T20 side as they head to New Zealand for a five-match series. The Pakistan Cricket BOard have also confirmed their one-day international squad following their early exit from the ICC Champions Trophy, with Mohammad Rizwan keeping the captaincy in the 50-overs format.

Pakistan Cricket Board have made the move to make Agha T20I captain with their eyes on the next two marquee T20 tournaments - the Asia Cup in September 2025 and the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in India next year.

Pakistan have shuffled the deck chairs once more in an attempt to find the right T20 combination, dropping captain Mohammad Rizwan as well as Babar Azam for the five-match series in New Zealand. In the first squad announced since Pakistan's ignominious exit from a home Champions Trophy,

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced Pakistan's squad for the T20I series against New Zealand which is scheduled to start from March 16.