Pakistan delayed announcing its 15-man squad for the T20 World Cup. The PCB on Thursday announced an 18-man squad for the three-match T20 series against Ireland. After this, the same players will go to England for four T20 matches. The selectors said the 15-man World Cup squad will be announced after the first T20 match against England on May 22. The International Cricket Council has set May 24 as the last date for participating teams to finalize their squads.
Pakistan will play three T20 matches against Ireland in Dublin from May 10-14, followed by four T20 matches in England from May 22-30. The World Cup to be held in America and the Caribbean will start from June 1 and Pakistan's first match will be on June 6.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is unlikely to announce its squad until the end of May due to concerns over some of its star players, including wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan. The management and selectors are concerned about the injuries to Mohammad Rizwan, Azam Khan, Irfan Khan Niazi and Haris Rauf and will keep an eye on their performances in Ireland and England.
Babar Azam (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan, Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah. , Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Aga, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Usman Khan.
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