Pakistan's new squad for T20 World cup announced by PCB
Lahore: On Friday, the new Pakistani squad for T20 World cup got announced by PCB as they wanted to review the squad in the National T20 Cup and include the best names in Pakistan's squad and today some of the performers in the tournament have made their place in the final 15.
Changes made in Pakistani squad
As indicated by the changes made by PCB in the final15, Fakhar Zaman has made his place in the side, with Haider Ali and Sarfaraz Ahmed.
Muhammad Hasnain has been dropped, while Shahnawaz Dahani and Khushdil Shah have been included in the reserve players list alongside Usman Qadir
New team's training
The new team chose for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup will enter a bio secure bubble today. The players will go through one day in quarantine after getting tested for covid-19 (Coronavirus).
The group will be prepared for the competition at the National High Performance Center (NHPC) from Sunday.
The ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 will be played in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman from October 17 to November 14. Pakistan is in Group 2 and will play it's opening match against it's traditional rival 'India' on 24th of October at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Muhammad Wasim regarding PCB's announcement
Muhammad Wasim, in regards to PCB's declaration, said: "After reviewing performances of players in the highly-competitive matches of National T20 Cup and in consultation with the team management, we ended up including Haider Ali, Fakhar Zaman and Sarfaraz Ahmed in the squad for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2021”.
"The three in-form players are bringing a bundle of experience and talent with them, and will provide further stability, balance and strength to the side.
"It should be intense for Azam, Khushdil and Hasnain for passing up a major opportunity however they actually have a ton to bring to the table in their vocations. They are in our likely arrangements as lots of cricket must be played post the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 and leading the pack up to the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia.
"I'm satisfied with the power and top caliber of cricket that we have seen in the National T20. It has not just given the players great match practice ahead of the pack up to the UAE rivalry, it has likewise offered us the chance to intently screen the player progress and afterward settle on choices that are o the greatest advantage of the side for what will be a relentless competition."
The choice on Sohaib Maqsood's consideration in the squad will be made after the report of his comes ouut this saturday. The top-order batsman went through MRI examines for the lower back after the October 6 National T20 match against Northern and missed Thursday's Southern Punjab encounter against Central Punjab.
Sohaib Maqsood's choice hit by vulnerability after injury
Sohaib Maqsood's possibilities of holding his position in the T20 World Cup crew experienced a shock as sources on Friday said the middle - order batsman is experiencing back torment.
"Sohaib Maqsood was brought to an emergency clinic for a MRI filter while sources suggest that "he is thinking that it is hard to walk. His incorporation in the World Cup squad will be made after the report is delivered," it added.
In the regards, Chief Selector Mohammad Wasim held significant meetings on Thursday with former spinner Saqlain Mushtaq, different coaches and skippers 'Babar Azam' and 'Shadab Khan'.
A day sooner, it was accounted for that no less than a couple of changes to the T20 World Cup squad can not be ruled out.
New T20 World Cup Squad
Babar Azam (Captain)
Shadab Khan (Vice Captain)
Asif Ali (Batsman)
Fakhar Zaman (Batsman)
Haider Ali (Batsman
Haris Rauf (Bowler
Hasan Ali ( Bowler)
Imad Wasim (All-rounder)
Mohammad Hafeez (All -rounder)
Mohammad Nawaz ( All-rounder)
Mohammad Rizwan ( Wicket Keeper, batsman)
Mohammad Wasim Jnr ( All- rounder)
Sarfaraz Ahmed ( Wicket Keeper, batsman)
Shaheen Shah Afridi ( Bowler)
Sohaib Maqsood ( Batsman
Team reserves: Khushdil Shah (All-rounder) , Shahnawaz Dahani ( Bowler) and Usman Qadir (Bowler)
We hope that this squad will perform it's best and will be able to get the trophy of ICC Men's T20 World Cup
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