Pakistan has announced a rest-and-rotate policy for the three-match T20 international series against Afghanistan later this month, with nine changes made from the side that played in the T20 World Cup in Australia last November. Captain Babar Azam is being rested and his role handed to Shadab Khan, who previously led Pakistan in a series against New Zealand when Azam was injured, while other key players rested include Fakhar Zaman, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf. Several new players have been called up to the squad after performing well in the Pakistan Super League, with Imad Wasim, Azam Khan, Abdullah Shafique and Faheem Ashraf earning recalls. There are also newcomers, including 20-year-old batsmen Saim Ayub and 29-year-old Tayyab Tahir. The series, which will be the first bilateral encounter between Pakistan and Afghanistan, is scheduled for March 24, 26 and 27 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The Pakistan Cricket Board management committee head Najam Sethi said senior players had been spoken to about their omission and Azam would return for the next series.
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