The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced its 15-player squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, set to take place in the USA and the Caribbean from June 1 to 29. The team will be led by Babar Azam and the rest of the squad has been listed below.
Pakistan Squad T20 World Cup 2024
- Babar Azam (captain)
- 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
Support Staff
- Wahab Riaz (Senior Team Manager)
- Mansoor Rana (Team Manager)
- Gary Kirsten (Head Coach)
- Azhar Mahmood (Assistant Coach)
- Simon Helmot (Fielding Coach)
- David Reid (Mental Performance Coach)
- Aftab Khan (High Performance Coach)
- Cliffe Deacon (Physiotherapist)
- Irtaza Komail (Chief Security Officer)
- Mohammad Imran (Masseur)
- Mohammad Khurram Sarwar (Team Doctor)
- Talha Ijaz (Analyst)
- Raza Kitchlew (Media and Digital Manager)
- Drikus Saaiman (Strength and Conditioning Coach)
The team was confirmed after a two-hour selection meeting attended by Abdul Razzaq, Asad Shafiq, Babar Azam, Bilal Afzal, Gary Kirsten, Mohammad Yousuf, and Wahab Riaz.
Five players, Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Saim Ayub, and Usman Khan, will be making their T20 World Cup debut. Mohammad Amir and Imad Wasim return after last appearing in the 2016 and 2021 tournaments, respectively. The remaining eight players competed in the 2022 event in Australia.
“This is a talented and balanced team with a mix of youth and experience. The players are well-prepared and settled for the event. Haris Rauf is fully fit and will play a crucial role along with other key bowlers,” said the selection committee.
Pakistan has a strong history in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, winning in 2009 and reaching the finals in 2007 and 2022. The team also made it to the semi-finals in 2010, 2012, and 2021.
Pakistan’s T20 World Cup 2024 Match Schedule
Group Stage Matches:
- 6 June – vs USA at Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Dallas
- 9 June – vs India at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York
- 11 June – vs Canada at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York
- 16 June – vs Ireland at Central Broward Park & Broward County Stadium, Lauderhill, Florida
Pakistan has been seeded as A2 in the first round. If they advance to the Super Eight stage, their matches will be:
Super Eight Matches:
- 19 June – vs D1 in Antigua
- 21 June – vs C2 in Barbados
- 23 June – vs B1 in Barbados
