Lahore, March 4 -- Premier batter Babar Azam and captain Mohammad Rizwan have been dropped from Pakistan's squad for the T20I series in New Zealand. With the skipper out of the fray, Salman Ali Agha has been named Pakistan's T20I captain, with Shadab Khan acting as his deputy.

Rizwan will continue to lead Pakistan in the ODIs; however, pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi and tearaway Haris Rauf have been dropped from the format.

The major shuffle comes in the aftermath of Pakistan's diabolical title defence in the ongoing Champions Trophy campaign. The defending champions suffered humiliation on their home turf and crashed out of the title race in the group stage.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed the changes in the T20I format...