After a long wait, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has finally announced the 15-member Pakistan’s squad for the T20 World Cup. This announcement was highly anticipated by the fans, who have been eagerly waiting for it.
Let’s take a detailed look at the Pakistan’s complete squad selected for the 2024 T20 World Cu.
The team has decided to drop Hasan Ali, Salman Ali Agha, and Irfan Khan Niazi. On the other hand, Usman Khan has been retained in the squad.
Breaking Down Pakistan’s T20 World Cup Squad Composition:
In terms of specialist batters, the squad includes Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, and Saim Ayub.
As for the wicketkeeper-batters, Mohammad Rizwan, Usman Khan, and Azam Khan will be playing these roles.
The team also comprises all-rounders such as Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, and Iftikhar Ahmad.
The pace attack is strong, featuring Mohammad Amir, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, and Abbas Afridi.
Additionally, Abrar Ahmad has been included as the team’s genuine spinner.
The PCB will announce the reserve players for the World Cup at a later date. It is expected that Salman Ali Agha and Irfan Khan will join the squad as traveling reserves.
Here is the complete list of Pakistan’s Squad for T20 World Cup:
- Babar Azam (captain)
- Abrar Ahmed
- Azam Khan (wicketkeeper)
- Fakhar Zaman
- Haris Rauf
- Iftikhar Ahmed
- Imad Wasim
- Mohammad Abbas Afridi
- Mohammad Amir
- Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper)
- Naseem Shah
- Saim Ayub
- Shadab Khan
- Shaheen Shah Afridi
- Usman Khan (wicketkeeper)
Currently, the Pakistan cricket team is in England for a four-match T20 series. Unfortunately, the first match was abandoned due to rain. Pakistan will play their last match of this series on May 30, after which they will head to the USA to participate in the World Cup.
Pakistan is placed in Group A for the tournament, alongside India, Ireland, Canada, and the United States of America. The most awaited match of the tournament is the India versus Pakistan game, scheduled for June 9th. For this match, a stadium with a capacity of 34,000 has been quickly prepared to accommodate the fans.
This is the complete schedule of Pakistan in the T20 World Cup.
6 June – vs USA, Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Dallas
9 June – vs India, Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York
11 June – vs Canada, Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York
16 June – vs Ireland, Central Broward Park & Broward County Stadium, Lauderhill, Florida
