Pakistan’s white-ball captain Babar Azam as well as many current and former cricketers extended their heartfelt wishes to the entire Muslim community on the auspicious occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.

Players took to their official X (formerly Twitter) accounts to send Eid-ul-Fitr greetings, with some players posting their pictures along with wishes.

It is pertinent to mention that the Pakistan cricket team is set to host New Zealand for a five-match T20I series.

New Zealand are slated to reach Pakistan on April 14, for the crucial series, leading to the ICC Men’s T20I World Cup.

Rawalpindi’s Pindi Cricket Stadium will host the first three T20Is between Pakistan and New Zealand on 18, 20 and 21 April.

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The two sides will then travel to Lahore to lock horns in the remaining two T20Is on 25 and 27 April, respectively.

The national selection committee members Abdul Razzaq, Asad Shafiq, Bilal Afzal, Mohammad Yousuf and Wahab Riaz announced the 17-member Pakistan squad for the five-match T20I series yesterday.

Uncapped batters Usman Khan and Irfan Khan Niazi as well as returning Mohammad Amir and Imad Wasim are notable selections in the Pakistan squad for New Zealand series.

Pakistan squad for T20I series against New Zealand

Babar Azam (c), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Amir, Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Usman Khan, Zaman Khan, Usama Mir

Non-travelling reserve: Sahibzada Farhan, Haseebullah Khan (wk), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Mohammad Ali, Salman Ali Agha.

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