Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan dropped from Pakistan's T20I squad for New Zealand series; no Shaheen Afridi for ODIs

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Pakistan is set to play five T20Is in New Zealand starting on March 16, followed by three ODIs.

Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan were dropped by the national selectors for the ongoing five-match T20 series against New Zealand.