Pakistan head coach Azhar Mahmood says the team management hasn't decided who will open the innings in the upcoming series against New Zealand, which starts tomorrow.

In the previous T20I series against New Zealand earlier this year, Pakistan opted to go with the combination of Saim Ayub and Mohammad Rizwan as openers while Babar Azam was pushed to third spot.

“We haven’t decided who will open the innings,” Azhar said while addressing a presser at Rawalpindi Stadium.

“Anyone can play on any number. In T20, only the top three batters have to have to know their numbers, the rest can adjust according to the situation.”

Mahmood, who is likely to serve as head coach on an interim basis, said he was very satisfied with the squad Pakistan has and the return of Mohammad Amir and Imad Wasim adds a lot more balance to the squad.

“I’m very satisfied with the squad, it covers almost all aspects of the game,” he said. “It’s a balanced side, we have two all-rounders and the fast bowling line-up is also very strong.

“The return of Amir and Imad gives us an edge and we can use them at any point. The batting line-up has got the best available talent right now.”

Azhar, who recently won the Pakistan Super League trophy as Islamabad United head coach, said the option of resting Babar Azam or in fact, any player, was definitely possible.

“We could definitely rest Babar, but it depends on the situation, anyone can be rested,” Azhar said. “However, we’ll see according to the conditions what game plans we can come up with.”

“In this time ahead of the World Cup, we are looking to create a structure, a game plan and give players clarity in their roles, which always help with improvement.

 “We have a lot of young talent in the squad and we have to see them, to identify our bench strength. We will try to make use of it, the aim is to field the best XI when we play our first T20 World Cup game on June 6.”