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Talking about Pakistan’s playing XI in the first ODI against Australia, young opening batsman Sam Ayub is going to debut in international ODI cricket.
Pakistan has announced its playing XI for the first ODI of the three-match ODI series against Australia starting on November 4. The first ODI match between these two teams will be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne. Let us tell you that recently, the best wicketkeeper batsman Mohammad Rizwan has been appointed the captain of Pakistan’s limited overs team.
For a long time, the performance of Pakistan team has not been so good in limited overs cricket and that is why Mohammad Rizwan has been given this important responsibility. Pakistan played its last ODI match against England during the 2023 ODI World Cup. Now Pakistan team would like to perform brilliantly against Australia and win this ODI series.
Talking about Pakistan’s playing XI in the first ODI against Australia, young opening batsman Sam Ayub is going to debut in international ODI cricket. Sam Ayub will be seen opening with Abdullah Shafiq in the first ODI. Not only this, Babar Azam has also returned to the team, who was recently dropped from the team during the Test series against England. He will be seen playing at number three while Mohammad Rizwan will be seen playing an important role at number four.
After this, Kamran Ghulam and Salman Ali Aga are also fully prepared to perform brilliantly. Mohammad Irfan Khan is also going to make his international ODI debut in the first match. The fast bowling lineup of the team looks quite strong. Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah Mohammad Hasnain and Haris Rauf are in this list.
Here is Pakistan’s playing XI for the first ODI against Australia:
Abdullah Shafiq, Sam Ayub, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (captain/wicketkeeper), Kamran Ghulam, Salman Ali Aga, Mohammad Irfan Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain.
The men’s national selection committee has confirmed Pakistan’s playing XI for the first ODI against Australia.#AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/kxiX9E2OGc
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) November 3, 2024
Mohammad Rizwan presented his side regarding the upcoming ODI series against Australia
Recently, Pakistan Cricket had shared a video on its official social media account in which Mohammad Rizwan had said, ‘This is going to be a very big challenge for me. There is respect in one hand and challenge in the other hand. This is how Team Hami is recruited. Inshallah I will try to balance both.
