Pakistan Shaheens will tour Australia for 5T20 and 2ODI match series in Darwin

Rohail Nazir will lead Pakistan Shaheens in Darwin Series

Rohail Nazir, a wicketkeeper-batsman, has been named the Pakistan Cricket Board's captain of the Pakistan Shaheens for the Top End T20 Series in Darwin, Australia, which will be run by Northern Territory Cricket (NTC) from July 30 to August 6.

The Australian Capitol Territory's ACT Comets, Melbourne Stars, Melbourne Renegades, and Papua New Guinea (PNG) will also compete in the six-team event in a T20 format, with the top-two sides moving on to the final, in addition to the NTC squad, NT Strike, and Pakistan Shaheens.

On August 8 and 9, respectively, Shaheens will play two 50-over matches against PNG and NT Strike after the T20 games.

The Darwin tour is a part of the PCB's strategy to provide aspiring cricketers more chances to play away matches in various settings against various opponents across all forms so they may improve their abilities and widen the player pool. In this regard, the Pakistan Shaheens have just returned from a tour of Zimbabwe and are now attending the ACC Men's Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Sri Lanka. Shaheens will compete at the 19th Asian Games, which will be held in Hangzhou in 2022 from September 19 to October 8.

Rohail Nazir has participated in 33 first-class games and has led Pakistan Shaheens in the past. He recently visited Zimbabwe, where the Shaheens' team competed in six 50-over games and two four-day tournaments in May.

In the 2022–23 season, Aaliyan Mahmood made his first-class debut; meanwhile, Basit Ali and Shawaiz Irfan participated in the U19 series in Multan against Bangladesh in 2022. For the HBL Pakistan Super League 2023, Faisal Akram and Mohammad Irfan Khan were on the Karachi Kings roster. Syed Zeeshan Zameer, a right-arm quick pitcher, played for Islamabad United in the HBL Pakistan Super League 2023.

Seven adolescents who were a part of the Pakistan U19 team that toured Bangladesh for a four-dayer, five 50-over matches, and one T20 match series in May 2023 are also included in the team along with the players mentioned above. Amir Hassan, Ali Asfand, Arafat Minhas, Azan Awais, Sajjad Ali, Shamyl Hussain, and Wahaj Riaz are the names of the individuals.

Team Pakistan Shaheens:

Aaliyan Mahmood, Ahmad Khan, Ali Asfand, Amir Hassan, Arafat Minhas, Azan Awais, Basit Ali, Faisal Akram, Sajjad Ali, Mohammad Irfan Khan, Shamyl Hussain, Shawaiz Irfan, Syed Zeeshan Zameer, and Wahaj Riaz were the other members of the squad.