When will the Pakistan squad for T20 World Cup be announced?
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Why has the Pakistan squad for T20 World Cup 2024 not been announced yet?
To understand the current situation, recall the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 in India, where Pakistan did not publicly announce their squad by the first cutoff date. However, they had provided their selected 15 members to the ICC as required by the rules. They only made their announcement at the last cutoff date for squad announcements.
Similarly, Pakistan has not yet announced its squad for the Pakistan squad for T20 World Cup 2024, even though the first cutoff date has been met. It is generally expected that Pakistan will announce their final squad for the World Cup by the second cutoff date, which is May 25th. Announcing the squad by the first cutoff date, May 1st, is not mandatory, and changes can still be made to the squad until May 25th.
Furthermore, Pakistan is scheduled to play T20 series in Ireland and England before the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, so we can anticipate that Pakistan’s squad for the Ireland and England T20I series will likely be announced in the next few days. This announcement will provide a good indication of what the final squad for the World Cup might look like. It is likely that the final 15 players selected for the England series will also represent Pakistan at the 2024 T20 World Cup. Thus, fans will need to wait a little longer for the official announcement of the Pakistan squad for T20 World Cup.
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Pakistan’s team has a busy schedule ahead. They will play three T20 Internationals against Ireland and four against England this month. Led by Babar Azam, the squad will leave for the tour of Ireland on May 7th. Following the four-match T20 International series in England, the squad will head to the United States in preparation for the Pakistan squad for T20 World Cup.
Here is Pakistan’s schedule for the upcoming matches:
Tour of Ireland
- May 10: First T20I at Clontarf
- May 12: Second T20I at Clontarf
- May 14: Third T20I at Clontarf
Tour of England
- May 22: First T20I at Leeds
- May 25: Second T20I at Birmingham
- May 28: Third T20I at Cardiff
- May 30: Fourth T20I at The Oval
T20 World Cup 2024
- June 6: Pakistan vs USA in Dallas
- June 9: Pakistan vs India in New York
- June 11: Pakistan vs Canada in New York
- June 16: Pakistan vs Ireland in Lauderhill
