Sarfraz Ahmed has been made the captain of the Pakistan squad against the World XI while Sohail Khan, Amir Jamil, Usman Shenwari and Fahim Ashraf have been shortlisted.
World XI will tour Pakistan in September and the three-match T20 series is scheduled for September 12, 13 and 15.
Faf du Plessis will captain the side with the likes of Grant Elliott, Tamim Iqbal, Thisara Perera, George Bailey, David Miller, Morne Morkel, Tim Paine Imran Tahir, Hashim Amla and others.
Wahab Riaz, Kamran Akmal and Sohail Tanvir couldn’t secure their players in the 16-member team.
Shoaib Malik, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Muhammad Amir, Imad Wasim, Shahzaib, Hassan Ali and Rumman Raees have also been picked for World XI series.