: T20 World Cup: Pakistan exclude Shoaib Malik, Sarfaraz Ahmed from the squad, Mohammad Hafeez picked #IndiaNEWS Pakistan selectors Monday announced a 15-man squad for next month’s Twenty20 World Cup

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T20 World Cup: Pakistan exclude Shoaib Malik, Sarfaraz Ahmed from the squad, Mohammad Hafeez picked #IndiaNEWS
Pakistan selectors Monday announced a 15-man squad for next month’s Twenty20 World Cup but resisted calls to include veteran allrounder Shoaib Malik despite the team struggling with middle-order batting for two years.Since Misbah-ul-Haq took over as head coach in September 2019, Pakistan have tried 17 different players in the middle order but none of them succeeded.That raised calls for the inclusion of 39-year-old Malik, who played the last of his 116 Twenty20 internationals in June 2020, but chief selector Mohammad Wasim said specialists were preferred.“We have focused on specialist T20 players and have considered the situation of the venues and our oppositions in the event,�? Wasim said at a press conference in Lahore.Pakistan are in Group 2 alongside arch-rivals India, New Zealand, Afghanistan and two qualifier teams to be decided after the first round.Group 1 comprises defending champions the West Indies, Australia, England, South Africa and two qualifiers.Pakistan will open their campaign with a high-voltage match against India in Dubai on October 24.The seventh event of the Twenty20 World Cup will be held in the United Arab Emirates from October 17 to November 14.Former captain and wicketkeeper Sarfaraz Ahmed, allrounder Faheem Ashraf, opener Sharjeel Khan also failed to make the cut but 40-year-old veteran Mohammad Hafeez was included.Another opener...Read more

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