Babar Azam To Mohammad Amir: Here's How Pakistan's Probable T20 World Cup 2024 Squad Look Like

T20 World Cup 2024: Will Pakistan make any major changes in their World Cup squad? Let's find out. Read below

Pakistan are currently in Europe, facing the likes of England and Ireland in the scheduled T20I series

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T20 World Cup 2024: The T20 World Cup 2024 is less than 20 days away and Pakistan are yet to announce their squad for the upcoming mega event. However, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced their squad for the England and Ireland T20I series, which indeed, gives an indication that the 18 men that have travelled to Europe will be forming the required provisional squad for the T20 World Cup and that, three names will miss out on the bus of the main team, and would settle in for the role of 'Reserves'. 

Pakistan have been unable to win a T20I series since 2021, a stat which is baffling for most of the cricket fans, as the Asian giants lost a dramatic semi-final to Australia in the T20 World Cup 2021, which they were expected to win, for the fact that they created history by beating India for the very first time in any format of the ICC World Cups, and they did so in some style, as they hammered and humiliated the Virat Kohli-led side by 10 wickets.

Even in the T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia, Pakistran scraped their way past out of a tough group and defeated New Zealand in the semi-final to reach the Final, where they were beaten by a Ben Stokes-inspired England team, who won their scond T20 World Cup. The defending champions are back to the land where they won their initial T20 World Cup (in 2010) and are looking like a strong unit, whereas, the misery for Pakistan continues, as they drew 2-2 to a 'Reserves' squad of New Zealand, that too at home, and salt was rubbed on the wounds by the Irish, as Ireland managed to win their first ever T20I against Pakistan.

The 2009 T20 World Cup winners have responded back, as half centuries from Mohammad Rizwan and ever-reliable Fakhar Zaman helped Pakistan level the series 1-1 ad play the decider on Tuesday, May 14.

 

Here's How Pakistan Will Line-Up At T20 World Cup 2024

Led by Babar Azam, the current 18-man squad on tour will end up being the main squad, as the following 15 men will make their cut into the shortlist:

Pakistan squad for Ireland and England T20I series: 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 Agha, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Usman Khan.

Players to potentially miss out: Irfan Khan Niazi, Salman Ali Agha, Abbas Afridi

 

Pakistan will for sure keep Irfan Khan out of the squad, as the 21-year old has better alternatives in middle order. Salman Ali Agha will be missing out due to presence of Shadab Khan and Imad Wasim, and Abbas Afridi will unfortunately miss out due to presence of Pakistan's preferred pace trio Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, and Shaheen Shah Afridi, which is boosted by the return of legendarypacer, Mohammad Amir.