Pakistan has announced its 15-man squad for the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia. The squad will be led by star batter Babar Azam while Shadab Khan will be his deputy.
Pakistan’s star pacer, Shaheen Afridi, has been included in the squad as he is expected to recover from his injury in time for the World Cup. The pace battery further includes the likes of Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, and Mohammad Wasim Jr.
Pakistan’s explosive left-hander, Fakhar Zaman, is an absentee in the squad as he has been ruled out of action due to a knee injury. He has been replaced by Shan Masood, who has been called up to the T20I squad for the first time in his career.
Haider Ali has also been included in the squad.
Here is Pakistan’s squad for the 2022 T20 World Cup:
| Babar Azam (c) | Shadab Khan (vc) | Mohammad Rizwan (wk) | Mohammad Nawaz | Shaheen Afridi |
| Haris Rauf | Naseem Shah | Asif Ali | Shan Masood | Mohammad Hasnain |
| Haider Ali | Iftikhar Ahmed | Khushdil Shah | Mohammad Wasim Jnr. | Usman Qadir |
| Fakhar Zaman (r) | Shahnawaz Dahani (r) | Mohammad Haris (r) |