Pakistan's first match in the World Cup will be with India on 23 October. Pakistan has also announced its squad for the T20 World Cup to be held in Australia, but in the meantime, former Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar has given a big statement about the Pakistan team.
Pakistan had to face defeat against Sri Lanka (SL vs PAK) in the final of Asia Cup 2022. Apart from Mohammad Rizwan, none of Pakistan's batsmen could play big innings in the final and after this, the Pakistani batting lineup was heavily criticized. Now that Pakistan has announced its squad for the T20 World Cup to be held in Australia, in the meantime, former Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar has given a big statement about the Pakistani team. Akhtar says that "With this middle order, Pakistan may not get out of the first round, I am very afraid that Pakistan's batting is exposed, there is no depth in it.
Shoaib further said that "Obviously this is a bad time for Pakistan. I was thinking that the Pakistani team could have had a better selection." Pakistan's first match in the World Cup will be with India on 23 October.
Pakistan squad for T20 World Cup is as follows - Babar Azam (Captain), Shadab Khan (Vice-Captain), Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (WK) , Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood, Usman Qadir
