Mohammad Yousuf reverses decision, will join Pakistan’s New Zealand tour

Mohammad Yousuf will join Pakistan’s squad for the white-ball tour of New Zealand after initially opting out due to his daughter’s illness, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed on Tuesday.

Earlier in the day, the PCB announced that Yousuf, the team’s batting consultant, had withdrawn from the tour to stay with his ailing daughter. However, just hours later, the board confirmed his participation after her condition improved.

“Doctors told me that my daughter's health is better now, so I'm going with the team,” Yousuf said. “Going with the team is a national duty that I have decided to fulfil.”

Pakistan’s squad departs for New Zealand on Wednesday for a series of five T20 Internationals (T20Is) and three One Day Internationals (ODIs) from March 16 to April 5.

The last T20I series between the two sides, played in April 2024, ended in a 2-2 draw after the first match in Rawalpindi was washed out.

Pakistan's ODI Squad: Mohammad Rizwan (captain), Salman Ali Agha (vice-captain), Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Akif Javed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Imam-ul-Haq, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Sufyan Moqim, Tayyab Tahir.

Pakistan's T20I Squad: Salman Ali Agha (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Hasan Nawaz, Jahandad Khan, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Haris, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Omair Bin Yousaf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufyan Moqim, Usman Khan.

Pakistan’s Tour of New Zealand Schedule:

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