Fakhar Zaman, who performed poorly at the Asia Cup, has been moved to the reserve list. The group also includes Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan, Asif Ali, Khushdil Shah, and others in addition to test opener Shan Masood.
Pakistan revealed its lineup for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup on Thursday. The team led by Babar Azam resembles the Asia Cup team from recently quite a bit. After Pakistan’s Asia Cup loss to Sri Lanka, many ex-cricketers were rooting for veteran batter Shoaib Malik to be called back.
Shaheen Shah Afridi, a top paceman, has been added to the squad along with Shadab Khan, Babar’s successor. With players like Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, and Mohammad Hasnain selected alongside Afridi, Pakistan has an interesting fast bowling unit. In the reserves, Shahnawaz Dahani has been listed.
Fakhar Zaman, who performed poorly at the Asia Cup, has been moved to the reserve list. The group also includes Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan, Asif Ali, Khushdil Shah, and others in addition to test opener Shan Masood.
Fast bowlers Mohammad Wasim Junior and Shaheen Shah Afridi, as well as top-order batsman Shan Masood, have been included in the 15-player World Cup team for the shortest format, while Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Haris, and Shahnawaz Dahani have been chosen as the three traveling reserves.
Wasim Junior has been added after fully recovering from the side strain he sustained during the ACC T20 Asia Cup, while Shaheen, who is in London receiving treatment for a knee ailment and is anticipated to start bowling early next month, will join the group in Brisbane on October 15.
Babar Azam, Shadab Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood, and Usman Qadir make up the T20 World Cup squad.
Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Haris, and Shahnawaz Dahani are the reserves.
