PAK vs NZ: Imad Wasim And Babar Azam Face Off In The Nets Before The Start Of T20I Series Against New Zealand

Pakistan will take on New Zealand in the first T20I of the five-match series at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Friday, April 14. The senior players, who were rested for the Afghanistan series, including skipper Babar Azam and wicketkeeper batter Mohammad Rizwan, returned to play the white ball series against the Black Caps at home.

The series was set to begin on April 13 in Karachi, but it has been pushed back by one day and will now start in Lahore on April 14. New Zealand will play three T20Is in Lahore before travelling to Rawalpindi for the final two T20Is and the first ODI. The tour will end on May 7, with the remaining four ODIss to be played in Karachi.

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Ahead of the T20I series against the Kiwis, Imad Wasim and Babar Azam faced each other in a practice session at the Gaddafi Stadium during the training camp on Friday. Both players were seen friendly in the nets, despite the speculation of strained relations between the two players. Imad Wasim was strapped as captain of the Karachi Kings and replaced by Babar Azam in the PSL 2022.

Imad Wasim vs Babar Azam ?#PAKvNZ #BabarAzam pic.twitter.com/IJFXJzWy3i

— Cricket Pakistan (@cricketpakcompk) April 8, 2023

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King Babar toying with his match-winner, Mohammad Nawaz ?#BabarAzam? pic.twitter.com/XL85I0pgT3

— Cricket Pakistan (@cricketpakcompk) April 8, 2023

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Earlier this week, Imad Wasim issued a warning to the selectors, saying that he will take action against them if they drop him without any reason. Imad said that he was at a point in his career where he could not allow such injustice again.

“They [selectors] never told the reason behind keeping me away from the national team for the last one and a half year. I won’t let this happen again. My actions will be more important this time around. I am at that stage of my career that I have to take a step if they drop me without any reason again,” Imad Wasim said as quoted by Cricket Pakistan

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T20I Series Schedule

• April 14 – 1st T20I, Lahore
• April 15– 2nd T20I, Lahore
• April 17– 3rd T20I, Lahore
• April 20– 4th T20I, Rawalpindi
• April 24– 5th T20I, Rawalpindi

Pakistan Squad For T20I Series

Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Ihsanullah, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood and Zaman Khan

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