Pakistan have named 5 tempo bowlers of their 15-man squad for the match within the US and West Indies.
Babar Azam will proceed to steer Pakistan on the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2024 because the South Asian facet named their pace-heavy squad for the match.
Babar, who stepped down as captain after the 50-over Cricket World Cup in November, was reinstated earlier this yr and can lead the 2009 champions on the match in the USA and West Indies subsequent month.
Pakistan have additionally retained quick bowler Haris Rauf when asserting their 15-man squad on Friday, regardless of doubts about his health and lack of match apply.
The 30-year-old injured his shoulder throughout Pakistan Tremendous League in February and is anticipated to play within the second Twenty20 worldwide in Birmingham on Saturday – his first outing since restoration.
Pakistan Cricket Board’s choice committee stated Rauf is match and raring to go.
“Rauf is full fit and bowling well in the nets,” stated a PCB launch.
“It would have been nice if he had gotten an outing in the first match at Headingley, but we remain confident that he will continue to maintain an upward trajectory in the coming matches.”
The Headingley match between Pakistan and England was deserted resulting from rain.
Pakistan is the twentieth and the final staff to announce the squad as they continued to seek for mixtures since their 2-2 collection draw at residence in opposition to New Zealand final month.
Pakistan verify ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2024 squad
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The match will run from June 1 to June 29.
Groups are divided into 4 teams of 5 with the highest two groups qualifying for the Tremendous Eight Stage by which all matches shall be performed within the West Indies.
Pakistan’s Group A consists of arch-rivals India, in addition to Canada and Eire.
Pakistan will face USA of their first match in Dallas on June 6.
Quick bowler Hasan Ali, in addition to batters Agha Salman and Muhammad Irfan Khan have been left off the squad.
Quick bowler Mohammad Amir – the one survivor of Pakistan’s 2009 Twenty20 World Cup triumph – is staging a comeback after popping out of retirement two months in the past.
He’s a part of a robust tempo assault spearheaded by Shaheen Shah Afridi, Rauf, Naseem Shah and Abbas Afridi.
Pakistan misplaced within the semifinal of the 2021 Twenty20 World Cup within the United Arab Emirates and within the closing in Australia in 2022.
Pakistan squad: Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan, Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Usman Khan, Azam Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Amir, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abbas Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed.
