Pakistan Cricket Team Arrives In Dallas For T20 World Cup 2024 Preparations

The entire Pakistan cricket team has arrived in the United States ahead of their T20 World Cup 2024 campaign. The squad landed in Dallas on Friday morning (late Friday night in Pakistan) and will be settling down in the Texas region for the initial days.

The tournament is set to commence on June 1 at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Texas, with co-hosts USA facing Canada. Pakistan will kick off their campaign against the USA on June 6 at the same venue. Observers are keen to see how Pakistan adapts to the conditions.

Pakistan's recent form has been inconsistent. They are coming off a T20I series in Ireland and England, where they faced significant challenges. Babar Azam and his team struggled in England, losing the series 2-0 and appearing notably weaker compared to their opponents.

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Questions have already started to arise in Pakistan regarding their fate in the T20 World Cup. They are grouped with USA, Ireland, Canada, and India in Group A, with two teams advancing to the Super Eights. Although Pakistan are favourites to progress, their recent performances have been shaky.

After an unconvincing 2-2 series draw against a second-tier New Zealand side, Pakistan narrowly won a 2-1 series against Ireland before their disappointing performance against England.

Upon their arrival on Friday morning, the players were given a day off. However, the team is expected to train and have a practice session on Saturday as they prepare for their opening match of the tournament.

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