Babar Azam got a place in the T20I team. (Photo-PTI)

Babar Azam Returns: The series of 3 T20I matches between Pakistan and South Africa is going to start from 28th October. For this, Pakistan's T20I team has been announced. Babar Azam has returned to this team. He will be seen playing in this format after about 10 months. The captain of the team will be Salman Aga. During this time the star fast bowler has been shown the way out. This bowler had bowled very poorly in the final of the Asia Cup.

Big news for Babar Azam

Pakistan's star batsman Babar Azam has received great news during the second test match against South Africa. He has been included in Pakistan's team for the 3rd T20I series against this team starting from 28th October.

Winds of change are currently blowing in Pakistan cricket, as the selectors have announced their T20I and ODI teams for the upcoming domestic season. Shaheen Shah Afridi has become the captain of the ODI team, while the captaincy of the T20I team will once again be in the hands of Salman Agha.

Babar Azam got a chance before T20I World Cup

Babar last played a T20I match against South Africa in December 2024. Since then he was out of the team. However, there is speculation that due to his exclusion from the team, Pakistan performed poorly in the Asia Cup. This 29 year old player will be seen playing in T20I against South Africa and tri-series with Sri Lanka-Zimbabwe.

Fakhar Zaman got a big shock

Pakistan's batting was very poor in Asia Cup 2025. Only opener Sahibzada Farhan scored half-centuries, but his strike rate was only 116.04. Meanwhile, star batsman Fakhar Zaman has been included in the reserve players, even though he is considered a dangerous batsman.

Babar is not the only one making a comeback in this team, Abdul Samad and Naseem Shah are also making a comeback after being out of the recent tours, while 24 year old spinner Usman Tariq has got a place in the national team for the first time. During this period, Haris Rauf has suffered a big shock.

Haris Rauf was dropped from the team

However, Pakistan's fast bowler Haris Rauf has been shown the way out of the team. Haris had performed poorly in the Asia Cup. Because of which Team India won the Asia Cup title. Apart from this, Mohammad Haris, who was consistently scoring low scores, has also been dropped from the team, in his place Usman Khan has been included as wicketkeeper.

Left arm spinner Sufiyan Muqim has been included in the list of reserve players along with Fakhar and Rauf. Mohammad Rizwan has not been included in the T20I team yet.

This is Pakistan's squad

T20I team: Salman Ali Aga (captain), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr., Mohammad Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Sam Ayyub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan (wicketkeeper), Usman Tariq.

Reserve players: Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Sufiyan Mukim

ODI Team: Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Faisal Akram, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasibullah, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Wasim Jr., Naseem Shah, Sam Ayyub, Salman Ali Aga.