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LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has submitted the provisional squad to the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the Men’s T20 World Cup.
The final deadline to submit the squad is 31 January, with some teams already revealing theirs.
According to ICC regulations, participating teams are free to revise their preliminary squads without the apex body’s consent until the stipulated deadline; any alterations thereafter will require clearance from the cricketing apex body technical Committee.
According to reports, the squad features Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi, and Haris Rauf.
The reports further indicate that the T20I series against Sri Lanka will be crucial for some players to secure places in the final squad.
After the completion of the tour, the Green Shirts squad will be named for the T20I series against Australia and the T20 World Cup 2026.
The Pakistan team is scheduled to depart for Sri Lanka in phases on January 4 and 5.
Pakistan and Sri Lanka will contest a three-match T20 International series, with all fixtures to be played in Dambulla on January 7, 9, and 11.
For the unversed, the mega event will run from 7 February to March 8, with the opening match scheduled between Pakistan and the Netherlands.
Pakistan is slotted in Group A alongside India, the Netherlands, the USA, and Namibia
Group A: India, USA, Namibia, Netherlands, Pakistan
Group B: Australia, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Ireland, Oman
Group C: England, West Indies, Bangladesh, Italy, Nepal
Group D: South Africa, New Zealand, Afghanistan, Canada, UAE
Salman Agha (capt), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmad, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Khawaja Nafay (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan (wk), Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan (wk), Usman Tariq
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