The Pakistan Cricket Board on Friday announced its 15-member squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, which begins on June 1 in the USA and the Caribbean. Babar Azam will lead the team. Of the 15 players, Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Saim Ayub and Usman Khan have been selected for their T20 World Cup debuts, while Mohammad Amir and Imad Wasim last appeared in the 2016 and 2021 tournaments respectively. Another eight players competed in the 2022 event in Australia.
“This is an extremely talented and balanced team with a mix of youth and experience. These players have been playing together for quite some time now and look well prepared and organized for next month’s event.
“Harris Rauf is fully fit and is bowling well in the nets. It would have been nice if he got a chance to get an outing at Headingley, but we are confident that he will continue to move up in the upcoming matches as he will have a key role to play along with other strike bowlers in the T20 world. cup.”
Pakistan’s record in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is one of the most impressive since its debut in South Africa in 2007. It won the 2009 event under Younis Khan and reached the final twice under Shoaib Malik (2007) and Babar Azam (2022). It reached the last four stages in 2010, 2012 and 2021.
Team: 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.
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