Fakhar Zaman, Sarfaraz Ahmed dropped from Pakistan’s 15-man squad for T20 World Cup | Cricket News – Times of India

Karachi: Middle order batsman asif ali And Khushdil Shah was picked in Pakistan’s 15-strong squad for the next month despite not having “impressive numbers”. t20 world cup Even the experienced duo of Fakhar Zaman and wicketkeeper Sarfaraz Ahmed were dropped.
The Babar Azam-led side will also play in the upcoming T20 matches against New Zealand and England ahead of the World Cup.
Seven home T20Is will be played in Lahore and Rawalpindi from September 25 to October 14, before Pakistan take on arch-rivals India in their T20 World Cup opening match in Dubai on October 24. T20 World Cup is starting from October 17 in UAE and Oman.

Asif played his last T20 against Zimbabwe in April and averaged 16.38 in 29 matches with a strike-rate of 123.74, while left-handed batsman Khushdil averages 21.6 in 9 matches. He last played a T20 International against South Africa in Lahore.
“Asif Ali and Khushdil Shah may not have impressive numbers to name but one can hardly doubt their tremendous talent and skills,” chief selector Muhammad Wasim said in a release.
“They are the best in the available pool of middle-order batsmen and we are confident that they will provide us solutions to middle-order difficulties through solid performances.”
The team consists of five batsmen (Asif, Babar Azmi, Jolly, Mohd Hafeezy and Sohaib Maqsood), two wicketkeeper-batsmen (Azam Khan and Mohammad Rizwan), four all-rounders (Imad Wasim, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasimi Junior and Shadab Khan) and four fast bowlers (Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Hasnain and Shaheen Shah Afridi).

Arshad Iqbal, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Sharjeel Khan and Usman Qadir, who were part of the Pakistan squad for the T20 series in England and West Indies, have been dropped.
Zaman, Qadir and Shahnawaz Dahani have been designated as travel reserves. However, Sarfaraz has been completely ruled out.
Wasim said, “Azam Khan is an aggressive and aggressive batsman who also keeps wickets, a combination that has earned him the selectors’ nod ahead of Sarfaraz Ahmed.”
“Mohammed Wasim Jr. has been preferred over Faheem Ashraf because of his pace and ability to hit big shots. Wasim will strengthen the fast bowling unit, which includes Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Hasnain and Shaheen Shah Afridi.”
Wasim said Zaman, Dahani and Qadir were unfortunate that they missed out on the selection.
“Sohaib Maqsood’s ability to bat and perform anywhere in the top-order has given him an edge over Fakhar, while the presence of three experienced spinners, who are also capable batsmen, and five genuine wicket-takers fast bowlers for Usman Qadir. Has made it difficult. To go to the side,” he said.
“Like Faheem, an uncapped Shahnawaz was tied with Mohammad Wasim Jr., but we picked the latter because of his pace and batting abilities.
The chief selector said that the experience of playing in the UAE will put the players in good shape and Pakistan will look to carry on the momentum in the showpiece event to do well in the domestic T20 series.
“Most of these players know the conditions in UAE better than others because they took Pakistan to No. ICC T20I ranking after winning 21 matches out of 36 (13 losses and two not results),” he added.
“In the lead-up to the event, they will play seven T20Is at home, taking the total number of T20Is in 2021 to 24 – the most by any participating country.

Shaft: Babar Azam (Captain), Shadab Khan (VC), Asif Ali, Azam Khan, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Imad Wasim, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jr., Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sohaib Maqsood
Travel Stores: Fakhar Zaman, Shahnawaz Dahani and Usman Qadiri