Pakistani team tests negative for Coronavirus ahead of New Zealand tour

The Pakistan team squad, scheduled to travel on November 23, has tested for COVID-19.

The COVID-19 tests for the 55-member squad, 35 players and 20 officials, involved were conducted on Saturday at a local hotel in Lahore.

The squad will depart for Lincoln on November 23 where they will spend the mandatory 14-day quarantine period.

For the first three days, players will remain isolated completely. The members will be divided into different groups of 15 for the rest of the quarantine period. They won’t be allowed to interact with individuals of other groups.

The men’s team will play three T20Is and two Tests while Shaheens will play five T20s and two four-day matches.

Babar Azam will lead the men’s team in T20Is and Tests. His vice-captain in Tests will be Mohammad Rizwan, while Shadab will be the vice-captain. Rohail Nazir will lead the Shaheens while his deputy will be Haider Ali.

On Saturday, the national squad underwent tests for COVID-19 at a local hotel.

Pakistan and New Zealand are all set to play a 3-day T20I series starting December 18. The two-Test series will begin on Boxing Day (December 26).

Pakistan Squad:

1. Babar Azam (c)
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2. Abid Ali
3. Abdullah Shafique
4. Fakhar Zaman
5. Imam-ul-Haq
6. Shan Masood
7. Zeeshan Malik
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8. Azhar Ali
9. Danish Aziz
10. Fawad Alam
11. Haider Ali
12. Haris Sohail
13. Hussain Talat
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14. Imran Butt
15. Iftikhar Ahmed
16. Khushdil Shah
17. Mohammad Hafeez
18. Mohammad Rizwan
19. Rohail Nazir
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20. Sarfaraz Ahmed
21. Imad Wasim
22. Shadab Khan
23. Usman Qadir
24. Yasir Shah
25. Zafar Gohar
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26. Amad Butt
27. Faheem Ashraf
28. Haris Rauf
29. Mohammad Abbas
30. Mohammad Hasnain
31. Musa Khan
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32. Naseem Shah
33. Shaheen Afridi
34. Sohail Khan
35. Wahab Riaz