The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday announced the 15-member Pakistan squad for the ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup 2024 in the USA and Caribbean. According to a press release issued by the PCB, Mohammad Amir and Imad Wasim \u2014 who took back their retirements earlier this year \u2014 are part of the squad led by captain Babar Azam. The side was confirmed today following a two-hour selection committee meeting, which was attended by Abdul Razzaq, Asad Shafiq, Babar, Bilal Afzal, Gary Kirsten, Mohammad Yousuf and Wahab Riaz, the press release said. It said that Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Saim Ayub and Usman Khan will make their T20 World Cup debut, while Mohammad Amir and Imad Wasim last appeared in the 2016 and 2021 tournaments, respectively. The other eight players participated in the 2022 event in Australia, it said. \u201cThis 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\u2019s event,\u201d the statement said. It added that Haris Rauf \u2014 who was ruled out of the PSL after dislocating his shoulder \u2014 was fully fit and bowling well in the nets. \u201cIt 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,\u201d the statement said. Pakistan are currently in England for a four-match T20 series as part of their preparation for the World Cup. Pakistan Squad: 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 Pakistan\u2019s schedule of matches: June 6 \u2014 vs USA, Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Dallas June 9 \u2014 vs India, Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York June 11 \u2014 vs Canada, Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York June 16 \u2014 vs Ireland, Central Broward Park & Broward County Stadium, Lauderhill, Florida Pakistan has been seeded A2 in the first round and if they qualify for the second round, then their Super Eight matches will be as follows: June 19 \u2014 vs D1, Antigua June 21 \u2014 vs C2, Barbados June 23 \u2014 vs B1, Barbados<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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