Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi confirmed that Usman Khan is in competition for being chosen within the nationwide squad for his or her upcoming house T20I sequence towards New Zealand. Usman was part of the lately concluded 29-player health camp, which was performed by trainers from the Pakistan Army. Last week, he was banned for 5 years by the Emirates Cricket Board. The 28-year-old was “found to have breached his obligations to the Emirates Cricket Board.”

Ahead of Pakistan’s five-match T20I sequence towards New Zealand, Naqvi confirmed that Usman is eligible to play for the Men in Green.

“[Usman] Khan is eligible for Pakistan and he will play [for the national side],” Naqvi stated whereas chatting with the media as quoted from Geo News.

UAE launched an announcement to announce the five-year ban on Usman and said that the top-order batter “misrepresented his intentions to the board”.

“Usman was found to have misrepresented to ECB about his decision to play for the UAE team and has used the opportunities and development provided by the ECB to him to seek out other prospects and it was evident that he was no longer wanting to play for ECB nor complete the eligibility criteria which he was under an obligation to do,” ECB stated in an announcement.

PCB are engaged within the pursuit of a head coach for the boys’s nationwide workforce since Grant Bradburn parted methods with Pakistan after the top of final yr’s World Cup.

Naqvi addressed the current growth relating to the appointment of head coach and stated, “The availability of foreign coaches for the series against New Zealand depends on the contract with them.”

According to current studies, former New Zealand cricketer Luke Ronchi and former Australia head coach Justin Langer have been approached by the PCB.

The T20I sequence between Pakistan and New Zealand will kick off on April 18 on the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium and can conclude on April 27 on the Gaddafi Stadium, in Lahore.

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