May 24, 2024, Lahore: Today, the 15-player roster for the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup 2024, set to take place in the United States and the Caribbean from June 1st to the 29th, was revealed by the Pakistan Cricket Board. Babar Azam will be the side’s leader.
Pakistan Squad:
Captain Babar Azam
Ahmed Abrar
Azam Khan
Zaman Fakhar
Rauf Haris
Ahmed Iftikhar
Wasim Imad
Afridi, Muhammad Abbas
Muhammad Rizwan and Muhammad Amir
Naseem Shah Saim Ayub
Khan Shadab
Shaheen Afridi Shah
Usman Khan
There has been no announcement of reserves.
The following individuals support the players: Wahab Riaz, Mansoor Rana, Gary Kirsten, Azhar Mahmood, Simon Helmot, David Reid, Aftab Khan, physiotherapist Cliffe Deacon, Irtaza Komail, Mohammad Imran, team doctor Mohammad Khurram Sarwar, analyst Talha Ijaz, media and digital manager Raza Kitchlew, and strength and conditioning coach Drikus Saaiman.
Abdul Razzaq, Asad Shafiq, Babar Azam, Bilal Afzal, Gary Kirsten, Mohammad Yousuf, and Wahab Riaz were the participants in the two-hour selection committee meeting that concluded on Friday afternoon (UK time).
Among the fifteen players chosen, five are making their T20 World Cup debuts: Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Saim Ayub, and Usman Khan. Mohammad Amir and Imad Wasim, meanwhile, have not played in a T20 World Cup since 2016 and 2021, respectively. The remaining eight players took part in the Australian competition in 2022.
There is a great blend of youth and experience on this side, and they are all quite talented. These athletes have been playing together for a while, and they appear to be well-prepared and at ease for the competition next month.
Haris Rauf is healthy and doing admirably in the nets. While it would have been wonderful if he had received a game at Headingley, we are still optimistic that he will keep improving in the next games, as he and the other strike bowlers will be crucial to the success of the T20 World Cup.
From the tournament’s start in 2007 in South Africa to the present day, Pakistan has a remarkable record in the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup. It advanced to the finals twice, once under Younis Khan in 2009 and once under Shoaib Malik in 2007 and Babar Azam in 2022. In 2010, 2012, and 2021, it advanced to the final four.
The Pakistani team’s schedule:
vs. USA on June 6 at Dallas’ Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium
June 9 at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York against India
11 June: at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York against Canada
On June 16, at Central Broward Park and Broward County Stadium in Lauderhill, Florida, against Ireland
Pakistan’s Super Eight matches, should they advance to the second round, will be as follows. They are ranked A2 in the first round.
June 19, vs D1, Antigua
June 21: Barbados vs. C2
June 23 – vs B1, Barbados
