Babar Azam was named captain as Pakistan introduced its 15-member squad for the ICC T20 Males’s World Cup 2024, set to be performed in the US and the Caribbean between June 1 and 29.
“That is a particularly proficient and balanced facet that has a mix of youth and expertise. These gamers have been taking part in collectively for a while and look properly ready and settled for subsequent month’s occasion,” PCB mentioned in its assertion.
Quick bowler Haris Rauf returned to the squad after recovering from a dislocated shoulder in February, throughout a Pakistan Tremendous League match whereas Hasan Ali, who was referred to as in for the Eire tour earlier than the World Cup, was excluded.
“Haris Rauf is totally match and bowling properly within the nets. It might have been good if he had gotten an outing at Headingley, however we stay assured that he’ll proceed to keep up an upward trajectory within the upcoming matches, as he may have an necessary function to play together with different strike bowlers within the T20 World Cup,” the assertion additional added.
Pakistan is positioned in Group A with India, Eire, Canada and co-host United States of America. It performs its first sport in opposition to USA on June 6 in Dallas.
Pakistan squad:
Babar Azam (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan