Pakistan has rested key players and named a new-look side filled with fresh talent, with the onus on managing the workloads as well preparation for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024.
Maroof became Pakistan's skipper in September 2017. She had the best win/loss ratio amongst all the regular players to lead the country in ODIs and T20Is.
Afridi hasn't participated in Pakistan's national team's international cricket matches, but he was included in the T20I and ODI squads for Australia's tour to Pakistan last year.
Arthur is likely to return to Pakistan as its team director following Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Najam Sethi's arrival. Misbah blamed former Pakistan players for damaging the credibility of the system and making PCB look outside the home territory for coaching roles
Given that Arthur had a long-term contract with Derbyshire that he did not wish to cancel, the two parties had been unable to come to an agreement on how such a post could function. But the temporary chairman of the PCB, Najam Sethi, said last week that he was still looking for Arthur.
PCB has abolished the six-team model following the conclusion of the 2022-23 season in January first-week. Under the new structure, eight national and eight departmental teams will be a part of the country's premier first-class cricket event, the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. Every season, the region
The PCB and the BCCI will face off in Bahrain over their disagreement surrounding the Asian Cricket Council calendar of events announcement made by the ACC president and Indian board secretary Jay Shah, which the PCB claims was made "unilaterally" without consulting the Pakistan board.