Muhammad Waseem will lead UAE at the upcoming triangular T20I series against Afghanistan and Pakistan at home in Sharjah from August 29 to September 7, which will be followed by the men's T20 Asia Cup from September 9, also in the UAE.

The squad of 15 - up from the 14 that played in UAE's last engagement, the Pearl of Africa Cup in Entebbe, Uganda, where they lost the final to the hosts - has four new faces: Harshit Kaushik, Junaid Siddique , Muhammad Farooq and Muhammad Jawadullah . Out from the Pearl of Africa squad are Akif Raja, Matiullah Khan and Zuhaib Zubair.

Kaushik is a 28-year-old left-hand middle-order batter who bowls part-time left-arm spin, and hasn't made his international debut yet, while the other three have all played for UAE in the past.

Siddique, the 3

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