Batter Babar Azam got a place in the team. However, Mohammad Rizwan was not included. Bowler Haris Rauf is also out of the squad. In the absence of Haris Rauf, the responsibility of Pakistan’s pace attack will be on Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah. Pakistan will begin their T20 World Cup campaign on February 7, against the Netherlands.

Despite his poor form, Babar Azam managed to make it to the team. Many thought that he might be kept out. Recently, Babar Azam played in the Big Bash League for the first time, where his performance was quite disappointing. Playing for the Sydney Sixers, no runs came from his bat. Scored few runs in few matches, even there his strike rate was very poor.

Pakistan will face India after playing two group matches. The first match will be against Netherlands on February 7 and the second match will be played against America on February 10. After this, Pakistan will face India on February 15. Since India and Pakistan usually play matches at neutral venues, the matches are scheduled at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Cricket lovers are also eagerly waiting for this match.

Pakistan’s T20 World Cup squad- Salman Ali Agha (Captain), Abrar Ahmad, Babar Azam, Fahim Ashraf, Fakhr Zaman, Khawaja Mohammad Nafe (Wicketkeeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan (Wicketkeeper), Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Eat greens, Usman Khan, Usman Tariq.