Pakistan opener Azhar Ali and middle-order batsman Mohammad
Hafeez have both passed their fitness tests and are set to represent the
national side in the upcoming New Zealand tour.
They are
also scheduled to play in the SNGPL side in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
(QAT) five-day final scheduled to be played in Karachi starting
Thursday.
Azhar, who was an integral part of his team's
2017 Champions Trophy triumph, had picked up a knee injury during a
series against Sri Lanka.
But the 32-year-old, having
fully recovered from the knock, recently requested a fitness test so he
could play in the QAT final and also be reincorporated into the national
fold ahead of the upcoming New Zealand tour.
Hafeez, meanwhile, took a break following the Sri
Lanka home series and spent time in England to rectify his faulty
bowling action which had landed him a fresh one-year ban bowling ban
from the International Cricket Council in November.
The
duo has, however, proven their fitness, following which they were given
the green signal to join their departmental side, which will take on
Wapda in the five-day final in Karachi.
If all goes
according to plan, Azhar should make the One Day International squad for
the tour down under, whereas Hafeez is expected to be included in the
Twenty20 International side, as well as the ODI squad.
