Pakistan Announce Pace-heavy 15-member ICC T20 World Cup Squad
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Announces Squad for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced a pace-heavy 15-member squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, set to take place from June 1-29 in the West Indies, USA, and Caribbean.
No reserves have been named for the Babar Azam-led team. The squad is a mix of experience and new talent, featuring five debutants in the T20 World Cup and eight players from the 2022 tournament in Australia.
Squad (in alphabetical order):
1. Babar Azam (captain)
2. Abrar Ahmed
3. Azam Khan
4. Fakhar Zaman
5. Haris Rauf
6. Iftikhar Ahmed
7. Imad Wasim
8. Mohammad Abbas Afridi
9. Mohammad Amir
10. Mohammad Rizwan
11. Naseem Shah
12. Saim Ayub
13. Shaheen Shah Afridi
14. Shadab Khan
15. 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)
– Drikus Saaiman (Strength and Conditioning Coach)
The squad announcement followed a two-hour meeting of the selection committee, including Wahab Riaz, Abdul Razzaq, Asad Shafiq, Babar Azam, Bilal Afzal, Gary Kirsten, and Mohammad Yousuf.
The PCB stated, “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.”
Regarding Haris Rauf, the PCB noted his fitness and effective performance in the nets, expressing confidence in his crucial role in the T20 World Cup.
Pakistan’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Record
Since the tournament’s inception in 2007, Pakistan has maintained an impressive record. The team won the 2009 event under Younis Khan, reached the finals in 2007 under Shoaib Malik and in 2022 under Babar Azam, and reached the semi-finals in 2010, 2012, and 2021.
Pakistan’s World Cup Fixtures:
– 6 June – vs USA, Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Dallas
– 9 June – vs India, Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York
– 11 June – vs Canada, Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York
– 16 June – vs Ireland, Central Broward Park & Broward County Stadium, Lauderhill, Florida
Pakistan has been seeded A2 in the first round. If they qualify for the second round, their Super Eight matches will be as follows:
– 19 June – vs D1, Antigua
– 21 June – vs C2, Barbados
– 23 June– vs B1, Barbados
