The men’s national selection committee has invited players from the Pakistan men’s, Shaheens and U19 sides and they will train under the guidance of national team’s and NCA’s coaches.

The wicket-keeper batsman says that he will follow the instructions of the captain and the coach, saying that it is not necessary that whatever he wants should be given to him.

The latest victory is also Pakistan’s 500 ODI victory in this format since they played their first ODI in 1973 and that too was against New Zealand.

The two sides will enter the series after an exciting five-match T20 International series that ended in a 2-2 draw on Monday.

Shaheen had missed five Tests and three ODIs against England and New Zealand post the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 as he was completing his rehabilitation following a knee injury he had sustained during the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle in July.

Pakistan's left-arm opening batsman, Imam-ul-Haq, secured the third spot in the rankings, and Fakhar Zaman entered the top ten, grabbing the tenth position with a rating of 699 points.

Muhammad Nawaz brings game back to Pakistan by getting four wickets and giving really tough time to the visitors in the second ODI match.

Fast bowler Naseem Shah took a second successive five-fer and debutant Usama Mir bagged two wickets to restrict New Zealand to 255 for nine on a perfect batting track.

Saud Shakeel remained unbeaten with 125 runs and continued to fight till last to lead Pakistan to strong position at National Stadium Karachi in the first inning of the second Test match.

Imamul Haq with 74 runs for 125 balls and Babar Azam with 24 runs for 41 balls were on the crease.