Pakistan announce squad for T20 World Cup, England T20Is

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Pakistan announce squad for T20 World Cup, England T20Is

Pakistan on Thursday introduced their squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup to be held in Australia from October 16 to November 13. Top-order batsman Shan Masood has been included within the squad for the shortest format within the 15-player squad of the World Cup. Along with pacers Mohammad Wasim Jr and Shaheen Shah Afridi for the primary time, whereas Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Haris and Shahnawaz Dahani have been named as three touring reserves.

Wasim Jr. has been included after making a full restoration from a aspect pressure suffered through the Asia Cup, whereas Afridi, who’s present process rehabilitation for a knee harm in London and is predicted to renew bowling early subsequent month , will be a part of the workforce in Brisbane on 15 October.

The World Cup-bound workforce will participate in a T20I tri-series in Christchurch from 7–14 October, with Bangladesh and New Zealand as the opposite collaborating sides, earlier than arriving in Brisbane on 15 October.

Chief selector Muhammad Wasim stated, “We have a workforce that may do nicely within the T20 World Cup. That’s why we now have proven religion and confidence in nearly the identical gamers who’ve been a part of the T20 squad after the 2021 World Cup in UAE. These gamers have performed nicely since November 2021 and therefore we now have received 9 of our final 13 T20 matches. We have invested in these cricketers and it’s becoming for them to get an opportunity to showcase their potential within the World Cup, an occasion they’re working exhausting and getting ready for. ,

“We wanted to make sure consistency and help to those gamers, and that’s precisely what we now have performed. We are getting encouraging experiences about Shaheen Shah Afridi, who’s more likely to begin bowling early subsequent month.

Meanwhile, for the seven-match T20I collection in opposition to England, the selectors have named all of the gamers besides Fakhar Zaman and Shaheen Shah Afridi who will journey for the World Cup. In his place, the selectors have named all-rounder Amir Jamal and thriller spinner Abrar Ahmed.

Pakistan squad for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup: Babar Azam (Captain), Shadab Khan (Vice-Captain), Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jr., Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood and Usman Qadir.

Travel Stores: Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Haris and Shahnawaz Dahani.

Pakistan squad for England T20: Babar Azam (captain) (Central Punjab), Shadab Khan (vice-captain) (Northern), Aamir Jamal (Northern), Abrar Ahmed (Sindh), Asif Ali (Northern), Haider Ali (Northern), Haris Rauf (Northern) , Iftikhar Ahmed (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Khushdil Shah (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Mohammad Haris (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Mohammad Hasnain (Sindh), Mohammad Nawaz (Northern), Mohammad Rizwan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Mohammad Wasim Junior (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Naseem Shah (Southern Punjab), Shahnawaz Dahani (Sindh), Shan Masood (Balochistan) and Usman Qadir (Central Punjab)


With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS

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