Pakistan Set To Announce T20 World Cup Squad By May 25, Last Among Competing Nations

Pakistan remains the only team among the 20 competing nations yet to announce their squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024, scheduled to be held in the USA and the Caribbean.

Many teams, including India and Australia, had revealed their playing groups ahead of ICC's cut-off date to submit the preliminary squad for the T20 World Cup on May 1. The remaining teams also announced their squads by May 14.

Pakistan had announced an 18-member squad for the Ireland and England series. With the deadline for finalizing squads approaching, all eyes are on Pakistan, who are expected to announce their squad before May 25.

During their squad announcement for the Ireland and England series, PCB selectors stated that the T20 World Cup 2024 squad would be announced after the first T20I against England.

Pakistan, who won the Ireland series 2-1 after losing the opening match, will face England in the four-match series opener on Wednesday (May 22). Therefore, the Pakistan T20 World Cup 2024 squad announcement date is likely to be Thursday (May 23).

Who Is Likely to Make the Cut in Pakistan's T20 World Cup Squad?

Babar Azam, appointed captain in all three formats a few months ago, is set to lead the side. The wicketkeeping trio of Mohammad Rizwan, Azam Khan, and Usman Khan are also expected to be named in the squad.

Fakhar Zaman and Saim Ayub will be other batting options. Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, and Iftikhar Ahmed will serve as all-rounders. With these three being able to bowl spin, Pakistan is likely to opt for only one specialist spinner in Abrar Ahmed.

The bowling unit is set to be pace-heavy with Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, and Abbas Afridi likely to be included. Hasan Ali is expected to be a travelling reserve alongside Salman Ali Agha and Irfan Khan.