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  • Pakistan announces 15-player squad for T20 World Cup 2024; Hasan Ali Misses Out | Cricket News

    After hours of speculation, Pakistan on Friday evening announced their 15-player squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024, with Babar Azam leading the Men in Green in the marquee event scheduled to kick off on June 1. The mega tournament will be held in the USA and the West Indies.

    The announcement comes hours after Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi halted the formal announcement of the squad for the T20 World Cup, as reported by Geo News sources. Earlier in the day, Naqvi had expressed displeasure over selectors not holding a meeting to discuss the players for the marquee event.

    Out of the 15 players names of whom were declared by the PCB today, five, including Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Saim Ayub and Usman Khan, will make their maiden appearance in the upcoming ICC tournament. (PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi Stops Pakistan’s T20 World Cup Squad Announcement – Report)

    “This is an extremely talented and balanced side that has a mixture of youth and experience. These players have been playing together for some time and look well-prepared and settled for next month’s event. This is an extremely talented and balanced side that has a mixture of youth and experience. These players have been playing together for some time and look well prepared and settled for next month’s event,” PCB said in a statement.

    The statement also provided an injury update on Haris Rauf, with a declaration about the speedster’s full recovery. The PCB is hopeful that he will play a crucial role for Pakistan in the upcoming tournament.

    Rauf made his last appearance for the Asian Giants in January and had been on the sidelines after suffering a shoulder injury during a match in the Pakistan Super League.

    “Haris Rauf is fully fit and bowling well in the nets. It would have been nice if he had gotten an outing at Headingley, but we remain confident that he will continue to maintain an upward trajectory in the upcoming matches, as he will have an important role to play along with other strike bowlers in the T20 World Cup,” PCB added.

    After inclusion of Rauf, there is no space left for right-arm seamer, Hasan Ali, in the 15-player squad. Ali was recently released from Pakistan’s squad for their ongoing T20I tour of England.

    The Men in Green will kick off their campaign against the USA on June 6. They will face arch-rival India on June 9 at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York.

    Pakistan squad for T20 World Cup: Babar Azam (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan

    Player support personnel: Wahab Riaz (senior team manager), Mansoor Rana (team manager), Gary Kirsten (head coach), Azhar Mahmood (assistant coach), Simon Helmot (fielding coach), David Reid (mental performance coach), Aftab Khan (high-performance coach), Cliffe Deacon (physiotherapist), Irtaza Komail (chief security officer), Mohammad Imran (masseur), Mohammad Khurram Sarwar (team doctor), Talha Ijaz (analyst), Raza Kitchlew (media and digital manager) and Drikus Saaiman (strength and conditioning coach). (ANI)

  • Pakistan announce squads for T20 Global Cup, England T20Is

    Pakistan on Thursday introduced their squad for the approaching T20 Global Cup in Australia which will probably be held from October 16 to November 13. Within the 15-player Global Cup squad, top-order batter Shan Masood has been incorporated within the aspect for the shortest structure for the first-time together with speedy bowlers Mohammad Wasim Junior and Shaheen Shah Afridi, whilst Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Haris and Shahnawaz Dahani had been named as the 3 touring reserves.

    Wasim Junior has been incorporated after improving utterly from the aspect pressure he suffered all the way through the Asia Cup whilst Afridi, who’s present process rehabilitation for a knee harm in London and anticipated to renew bowling early subsequent month, will sign up for the squad in Brisbane on October 15.

    Previous to their arrival in Brisbane on October 15, the Global Cup-bound squad will function within the T20I tri-series in Christchurch from October 7-14 the place Bangladesh and New Zealand would be the different collaborating aspects.

    ?Breaking Information
    Leader selector Mohammad Wasim has introduced the Pakistan Cricket Group squad fir the Mega tournament T20 global Cup 2022?

    Are you happy with the squad variety??

    Credit: PCB#PCB #WorldT20 #PakistanCricket percent.twitter.com/BMSytzszjS

    — Cricket Holic.PK (@CricketHolicPK) September 15, 2022

    Leader selector Muhammad Wasim stated, “Now we have a group that may carry out strongly within the T20 Global Cup. That’s why we’ve got proven religion and self belief in nearly the similar set of avid gamers who’ve been a part of the T20I squad submit the 2021 Global Cup within the UAE. Those avid gamers have carried out neatly since November 2021 and that’s why we’ve got gained 9 out of our ultimate 13 T20Is. Now we have invested in those cricketers and it’s honest to them that they get the chance to turn their mettle within the Global Cup, an tournament for which they have got been making ready and coaching onerous.”

    Price tag to Australia! ?️??

    Our ICC @T20WorldCup-bound squad ?#BackTheBoysInGreen percent.twitter.com/S07IokFB0W

    — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) September 15, 2022

    “We wanted to make sure continuity and give a boost to to those avid gamers, and that’s exactly what we’ve got carried out. We’re receiving encouraging stories about Shaheen Shah Afridi, who’s more likely to resume bowling early subsequent month.”

    In the meantime, for the seven-match T20I sequence towards England, the selectors have named the entire avid gamers who will go back and forth for the Global Cup with the exception of Fakhar Zaman and Shaheen Shah Afridi. Of their puts, the selectors have named all-rounder Aamir Jamal and thriller spinner Abrar Ahmed.

    Our 18-player squad for the seven-match T20I sequence towards England ?

    ?️ https://t.co/JnHpDOvXsS#PAKvENG | #BackTheBoysInGreen percent.twitter.com/r6kChdbbDJ

    — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) September 15, 2022

    Pakistan squad for ICC Males’s T20 Global Cup: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Junior, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood and Usman Qadir.

    Touring reserves: Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Haris and Shahnawaz Dahani.

    Pakistan squad for England T20Is: Babar Azam (captain) (Central Punjab), Shadab Khan (vice-captain) (Northern), Aamir Jamal (Northern), Abrar Ahmed (Sindh), Asif Ali (Northern), Haider Ali (Northern), Haris Rauf (Northern), Iftikhar Ahmed (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Khushdil Shah (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Mohammad Haris (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Mohammad Hasnain (Sindh), Mohammad Nawaz (Northern), Mohammad Rizwan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Mohammad Wasim Junior (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Naseem Shah (Southern Punjab), Shahnawaz Dahani (Sindh), Shan Masood (Balochistan) and Usman Qadir (Central Punjab)