Pakistan’s T20 World Cup 2024 Squad Announced Babar Azam to Lead
The 15-member squad, led by skipper Babar Azam, includes five fast bowlers, four all-rounders, three wicket-keepers, two batsmen and a spinner.
Sources said that pacer Haris Rauf has also been included in the Pakistan squad after recovering from injury. Hasan Ali, Salman Ali Agha, and Irfan Khan will travel with the team as reserves.
Pakistan’s likely squad for T20 World Cup
Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan, Usman Khan, Azam Khan, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Saim Ayub, Iftikhar Ahmed, Abrar Ahmed, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Naseem Shah, Abbas Afridi and Haris Rauf.
Reserves: Salman Ali Agha, Hasan Ali and Irfan Khan.
It is pertinent to mention here that the PCB will officially announce the final squad after the first match of the T20I series against England on May 22.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has set May 25 as the deadline for announcing a 15-member World Cup squad.
Pakistan are in Group A of the World Cup alongside arch-rivals India, Ireland, Canada and the USA.
Pakistan’s T20 World Cup 2024 schedule:
June 6: Pakistan vs USA, Dallas
June 9: Pakistan vs India, New York
June 11: Pakistan vs Canada, New York
June 16: Pakistan vs Ireland, Lauderhill
T20 World Cup 2024 Groups:
Group A: India, Pakistan, Ireland, Canada, United States
Group B: England, Australia, Namibia, Scotland, Oman
Group C: New Zealand, West Indies, Afghanistan, Uganda, Papua New Guinea
Group D: South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Netherlands, Nepal
