Former captain Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi were named in Pakistan's squad for November's limited-overs series in Australia after being dropped from the last two Tests against England.
However, the selectors said the duo will be rested for the limited overs matches on the tour of Zimbabwe late next month.
Later on Sunday, Mohammad Rizwan was announced as Pakistan's new white-ball starter to replace 30-year-old Azam, who resigned earlier this month after a second spell in charge.
Pakistan open the tour of Australia with three one-day internationals in Melbourne (November 4), Adelaide (November 8) and Perth (November 10).
This will be followed by three Twenty20 internationals in Brisbane (November 14), Sydney (November 16) and Hobart (November 18).
All-rounders Aamer Jamal and Arafat Minhas, spinner Faisal Akram, batsman Haseebullah and batsmen Irfan Khan and Saim Ayub have been selected for the first time in ODIs.
Likewise, all-rounders Jahandad Khan and Salman Agha have been selected for the first time in T20Is.
Azam, named white-ball captain for the first time in 2019, resigned after Pakistan's disastrous exit in the first round of the ODI World Cup in India last year.
However, he was reappointed for the second time in March 2024 ahead of the T20I World Cup in the United States and West Indies, where Pakistan again exited in the first round, increasing pressure on him to resign for the second time. , which he finally did. on October 2.
Templates for Australia:
ODI TEAM: Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan, Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi
T20I TEAM: Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah, Jahandad Khan, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan, Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Omair Bin Yousuf, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufyan Moqim, Usman Khan
Zimbabwe Squads:
ODI: Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan, Irfan Khan, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha, Shahnawaz Dahani, Tayyab Tahir
T20I: Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah, Jahandad Khan, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Irfan Khan, Omair bin Yousuf, Qasim Akram, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Agha, Sufyan Moqim, Tayyab Tahir, Usman Khan
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