Mohammad Amir and Imad Wasim will have all eyeballs on them as Pakistan will announce their final 15 for the 2024 T20 World Cup on Friday (May 24). Per the latest reports, the Men in Green wanted to play a few matches on their UK Tour before publically announcing their T20 WC squad. Although they won the three-match series against Ireland (2-1), the first T20I against England in Leeds got washed out due to rain.

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Pakistan take on England in the second game of the four-match series in Edgbaston on Friday, but the squad announcement is likely before that. Reappointed captain Babar Azam’s batting position will be a matter of discussion, as PCB selectors will pick the final squad from the 18-man team sent on the Ireland and England tour.

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With Haris Rauf returning from injury, Pakistan released seamer Hasan Ali from the squad, hinting at the possible pace attack for the 20-team tournament starting June 2 in the Caribbean and the USA. Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Abbas Afridi or Amir will be the seamers for the marquee tournament. 

Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan and Abrar Ahmed will make up for the spin trio in the side, while star T20I batter Mohammad Rizwan and Azam Khan will be the keepers. Babar, Saim Ayub and Fakhar Zaman will be the batters, whereas, Iftikhar Ahmed and Agha Salman tick the all-rounders category.

Pakistan’s potential 15-man squad for 2024 T20 WC –

Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Iftikhar Ahmed, Agha Salman, Azam Khan, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Abrar Ahmed, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Amir, Abbas Afridi and Haris Rauf

‘Winning momentum’

After drawing the five-match T20I series (2-2) against New Zealand at home, Pakistan beat Ireland across three matches, gaining momentum heading into the England series. Although the first game got washed out, Pakistan still has three matches to play and figure out their best playing XI before the T20 World Cup begins. 

At the marquee event, Pakistan is placed in Group A alongside arch-rivals India, co-hosts USA, Canada and Ireland. 

Pakistan will open their campaign against the USA on June 6 in Dallas before facing India in the clash of the tournament in New York on Sunday (June 9). 

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