Pakistan's leading pace bowler, Shaheen Afridi, is excited to contribute to Pakistan's victories with his batting skills. 

Shaheen garnered attention with his impressive performance in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 8, scoring 133 runs in eight innings at a remarkable strike-rate of 168.35.

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As the team prepares for the upcoming limited-overs series against New Zealand on home turf, the 23-year-old is working hard on his batting skills during the ongoing training camp in Lahore. 

“I had interest in batting since U19 days but never did that properly. However, that has changed recently. During my rehab, I did a lot of batting practice,” Shaheen said.

“I’m gradually learning the art of batting so that it helps Pakistan. I would like to win matches for Pakistan regardless of my batting position,” he added.

The Men in Green are currently gearing up for five ODIs and T20I matches against the Black Caps. The first T20I is scheduled to take place on April 14 in Lahore.

Pakistan squads

T20I: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Ihsanullah, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood and Zaman Khan

ODI: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haris Sohail, Ihsanullah, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood and Usama Mir

Series schedule:

14 Apr - 1st T20I, Lahore

15 Apr – 2nd T20I, Lahore

17 Apr – 3rd T20I, Lahore

20 Apr – 4th T20I, Rawalpindi

24 Apr – 5th T20I, Rawalpindi

27 Apr – 1st ODI, Rawalpindi

29 Apr – 2nd ODI, Rawalpindi

3 May – 3rd ODI, Karachi

5 May – 4th ODI, Karachi

7 May – 5th ODI, Karachi