The Pakistan Cricket Board on Wednesday announced the T20 squad for the T20 World Cup. The squad had plenty of surprises with Ahmed Shehzad, Muhammad Rizwan, Umar Gul and Sohaib Maqsood all dropped from the team that played against New Zealand last month
Left arm pacers Rumman Raees who is representing Islamabad United in the Pakistan Super League and Quetta Gladiator’s Muhammad Nawaz have been selected, both are yet to represent Pakistan at the international level. Both have been included after their brilliant performances in the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
The squad in full is: Shahid Afridi, Muhammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Babar Azam, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Anwar Ali, Muhammad Irfan, Wahab Riaz, Muhammad Amir, Muhammad Nawaz, Khurrum Manzoor and Rumman Raees.