*ISLAMABAD – Pakistan would announce its ICC World Cup 2019 squad onThursday April 18, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Friday.*
Chairman of Pakistan men’s selection committee, Inzamam-ul-Haq, willannounce the 15-player squad for the tour of England, which also includesthe ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 on Thursday. Apart from the 15 World Cupplayers, two reserve players will also accompany the team for the bilateralseries against England.
The board informed that left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz will undergofitness test at the National Cricket Academy on Saturday. This will be aclosed session. Nawaz fitness test has been advanced on the request ofState Bank, which wants him to play in their Patron’s Trophy Grade-IIopener against Army in Rawalpindi.
Whereas, the remaining 22 probables will undergo fitness tests at theNational Cricket Academy on April 15. The 22 probables will participate intraining sessions at the Gaddafi Stadium from 0900. These will strictly bevision only opportunities on 16 and 17 April.
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