ISLAMABAD – National chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq has announced Pakistancricket team’s squad for Cricket World Cup 2019. Just like England,Pakistan has announced a provisionary squad of 15 which can be changeddepending on the performances in England.
Sarfaraz Ahmed will lead the team, while Shoaib Malik will be his deputy.The announcement came late in the day on Thursday.
The selection committee has stuck to the core of players and there has beenno surprise inclusion for the cricket’s greatest carnival.
Here’s the squad of provisional 15:
Fakhar Zaman, Imam ul Haq, Abid Ali, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, ShoaibMalik, Haris Sohail, Sarfaraz Ahmed (c), Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, ShadabKhan, Junaid Khan, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain.
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The air around Mohammad Amir’s form has finally cleared as he will betaking the flight to England. However, he will not be a part of thepreliminary squad.
His and Asif Ali’s inclusion will depend upon their performance in theseries against England.
Mickey Arthur had earlier called him a big match player and it looks likethe Head Coach’s confidence in Amir is still very high.
