Published: Apr 18, 2019, 09:02 AM (IST)
Edited: Apr 18, 2019, 09:02 AM (IST)
Pakistan will today announce their 15-man squad for the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup, which starts May 30.
Coming off a 0-5 ODI series loss to Australia last month, Pakistan have issues over player form and with two players not having passed the mandatory yo-yo fitness test, there are also fitness concerns.
The deadline for teams to submit their squads for the World Cup is April 23, but the Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to unveil theirs on Thursday.
Ahead of the announcement of Pakistan’s World Cup team, here is the predicted squad:
BATSMEN
Babar Azam, Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Asif Ali
WICKETKEEPERS
Sarfaraz Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan
ALLROUNDERS
Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Hafeez, Faheem Ashraf, Haris Sohail, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim
FAST BOWLERS
Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Amir
Pakistan likely World Cup squad:
Sarfaraz Ahmed (capt/wk), Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Hafeez, Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Haris Sohail, Babar Azam, Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Amir.
Pakistan probable World Cup XI:
1 Fakhar Zaman, 2 Imam-ul-Haq, 3 Babar Azam, 4 Mohammad Hafeez, 5 Shoaib Malik, 6 Sarfraz Ahmed (capt/wk), 7 Faheem Ashraf, 8 Shadab Khan, 9 Imad Wasim, 10 Hasan Ali, 11 Shaheen Shah Afridi
Pakistan’s World Cup fixtures:
May 24: (warm-up) Pakistan vs Afghanistan, Bristol
May 26: (warm-up) Pakistan vs Bangladesh, Cardiff
May 31: Pakistan vs West Indies, Nottingham
June 3: Pakistan vs England, Nottingham
June 7: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Bristol
June 12: Pakistan vs Australia, Taunton
June 16: Pakistan vs India, Manchester
June 23: Pakistan vs South Africa, Lord’s
June 26: Pakistan vs New Zealand, Birmingham
June 29: Pakistan vs Afghanistan, Leeds
July 5: Pakistan vs Bangladesh, Lord’s
For a full list of all World Cup fixtures, click HERE
