- Chief selector, head coaches of six Cricket Associations, Ijaz Ahmed and Saqlain Mushtaq were part of the consultation process
- Uncapped Amad Butt, Danish Aziz, Imran Butt and Rohail Nazir named; Abdullah Shafique and Usman Qadir also part of the squad whose average age is 27.4
- Mohammad Rizwan confirmed vice-captain for Test; Rohail Nazir and Haider Ali appointed Shaheens’ captain and vice-captain, respectively
- Asad Shafiq left out due to lack of form; selectors prefer youth over Amir and Shoaib; squad selected from a pool of 45 players, which was submitted to the NZC on 12 October
- Urdu version of the media release is attached here
Pakistan name 35-player squad for New Zealand
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