T20 World Cup 2021: Babar Azam announces 12-man squad for India clash
Pakistan captain Babar Azam has declared the 12-man squad for the ICC T20 World Cup battle versus India.
News had before stated that the team association had agreed to had taken to involve senior and qualified cricketers in the playing XI for a lot of the T20 World Cup, with the hit India clash scheduled to take up a place on October 24.
“Pakistan has agreed to go with a pattern of leading and skilled cricketers in the clash next to India,” a resource had told News before this week.
“Without strength, problems crawl up, the same arrangement that is playing in the warm-up match up will be watched in fighting against India,” the sources had said.
Babar Azam-led team look to break into World Cup jinx next to India
The Pakistani team want to seem to end their failing streak against India at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup after the two competitors start their title race in a Sunday epic.
India has crushed Pakistan in all of their 12 matches at the T20 and 50-over World Cups.
Pakistan Team Squads:
- Babar (c)
- Rizwan (wk)
- Fakhar
- Haider
- Hafeez
- Malik
- Asif
- Shadab (vc)
- Imad
- Hasan
- Shaheen
- Haris
Though Pakistan come up into the Super 12s competition with 10 wins in a row in the UAE, and former Pakistan all-rounder Mudassar Nazar thinks the team has hit the right balance out to face up to Virat Kohli’s India.
“A week ago I got concerns about the team but now they have got make up some changes and they look a good, well-balanced side now,” Nazar had told AFP earlier.
“Pakistan stands a very good opportunity as they have knowledgeable players who have played a lot in opposition to India. India starts as favorites and they have all the areas wrapped but in T20 anyone could beat everybody on their day.”
