The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced the squad of the Pakistan cricket team on Friday for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024, which is set to be played in the United States and West Indies from June 1.
The 15-man squad was announced in a unique way as fans unveiled the name of each player who is going to the World Cup. Names like Mohammad Amir, Imad Wasim and Haris Rauf were included in the squad as the Green Shirts eye their first ICC trophy since winning the Champions Trophy in 2017.
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Prominent names like Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman are part of the Pakistan squad for the T20 World Cup 2024, which begins in the United States and West Indies from June 1.
The likes of Saim Ayub, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Khan, Azam Khan and Abbas Afridi will be featuring in their first-ever T20 World Cup while this will be Amir and Wasim's first appearance in the tournament since 2016 and 2021 respectively.
It is worth mentioning that no reserves for the World Cup squad have been announced.
Pakistan’s T20 World Cup 2024 squad
Babar Azam (c), Saim Ayub, Mohammad Rizwan, Azam Khan, Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Usman Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf.
Pakistan are in Group A of the event, alongside India, Ireland, Canada and USA.
Pakistan's T20 World Cup 2024 schedule
June 6: Pakistan vs USA, Dallas
June 9: Pakistan vs India, New York
June 11: Pakistan vs Canada, New York
June 16: Pakistan vs Ireland, Lauderhill
Groups for T20 World Cup 2024
Group A: India, Pakistan, Ireland, Canada, United States
Group B: England, Australia, Namibia, Scotland, Oman
Group C: New Zealand, West Indies, Afghanistan, Uganda, Papua New Guinea
Group D: South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Netherlands, Nepal