Pakistan Name 15-Member Squad For T20 World Cup 2024. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced the 15 players chosen for the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup 2024 on Friday, just before the May 25 deadline. The team, led by Babar Azam, consists of five fast bowlers, three wicketkeepers, and four all-rounders.
While most other teams announced their squads by May 14, Pakistan took longer and revealed theirs just before facing England in the second T20I. They had already named an 18-player squad for the series in Ireland and England. Likely, there won’t be many changes to the final 17 players, including those on standby, who will travel to the USA later this month.
Out of the 15 players, Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Saim Ayub, and Usman Khan are going to play in their first T20 World Cup. Mohammad Amir and Imad Wasim played in the tournaments in 2016 and 2021, respectively. The remaining eight players were part of the 2022 event in Australia.
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Pakistan is in Group A for the World Cup with India, Ireland, Canada, and the USA. They’ll have their first match on June 6 against the USA in Dallas. The big Pakistan-India match will be on June 9 (Sunday) in New York.
Pakistan T20 World Cup Squad
Shaheen Shah Afridi, Azam Khan, Haris Rauf, Babar Azam (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Usman Khan, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Rizwan, Shadab Khan, and Iftikhar Ahmed.
Pakistan’s T20 World Cup 2024 schedule
USA vs Pakistan, Dallas on June 6
India vs Pakistan, New York on June 9
Canada vs Pakistan, New York on June 11
Ireland vs Pakistan, Lauderhill on June 16
