LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday, unveiled the “Matrix Jersey” of the national team for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, scheduled to be held in June in the West Indies and the United States of America (USA).
“Presenting you the Matrix Jersey is a symbol of unity,” wrote PCB on X, formerly Twitter.
Pakistan’s jersey for the upcoming mega event was unveiled in a star-studded ceremony here at Gaddafi Stadium.
Captain Babar Azam, alongside Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah and Saim Ayub attended the ceremony and also posed with the newly-launched jersey.
The PCB also released a minute-long promo to unveil the “Matrix Jersey”, starring Babar, Shaheen, Rizwan, Naseem, Saim and Shadab Khan.
For the unversed, Pakistan are yet to announce their T20 World Cup 2024 squad. The cut-off for the teams to announce or alter their squads is May 25, after which any alteration will require approval from ICC’s Event Technical Committee.
The 2009 champions Pakistan will start their T20 World Cup 2024 campaign against co-host USA on June 6 before taking on arch-rivals India on June 9 in Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York.
The Green Shirts will then take on Canada and Ireland in their remaining group-stage fixtures on June 11 and 16 respectively.
In a build-up to their T20 World Cup 2024 preparations, Pakistan will tour Ireland for a three-match series.
All three matches will be held at Clontarf in Dublin on 10, 12 and 14 May 2024 and will start at 3 PM local time.
Pakistan will then travel to England where they will compete in a four-match T20I series from May 22 to 30.
Pakistan squad for Ireland and England T20Is
Babar Azam (c), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan, Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Usman Khan.
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