Mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed has been ruled out of the T20I series against New Zealand due to not being fully fit.
The 24-year-old will return home and continue his rehab at Lahore's National Cricket Academy (NCA).
Abrar missed all three Tests against Australia after he complained about feeling some discomfort in his right leg during the four-day practice match against the PM XI
Off-spinner Sajid Khan was called up as Abrar’s replacement but he was not part of the first two Tests.
He will play the final Test in place of pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi, who has bee rested.
Pakistan squad: Shaheen Afridi (c), Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Haseebullah Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Aamer Jamal, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan
Pakistan tour of New Zealand:
January 12: New Zealand vs Pakistan – First T20I in Auckland
January 14: New Zealand vs Pakistan – Second T20I in Hamilton
January 17: New Zealand vs Pakistan – Third T20I in Dunedin
January 19: New Zealand vs Pakistan – Fourth T20I in Christchurch
January 21: New Zealand vs Pakistan – Fifth T20I in Christchurch
- Abrar Ahmed