Chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq announced the 15 player squad yesterday at a press conference held in Lahore, Pakistan.
Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz and Asif Ali all made it to the final line-up replacing Abid Ali, Faheem Ashraf and Junaid Khan who were initially announced as part of the provisional squad on 18th April.
Inzamam-ul-haq said that during the recent England series that our bowling unit was lacking experience.
“The bowling unit during the England ODIs has not clicked as anticipated or expected; if we have at our disposal two vastly experienced pace duo of @iamamirofficial and @WahabViki, then it will be foolish not to include them,” said Inzamam-ul-Haq.
Pakistan’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Squad:
Openers: Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq
Middle-order batsmen: Asif Ali, Babar Azam, Haris Sohail, Mohammad Hafeez, Sarafraz Ahmed (captain, wicketkeeper) and Shoaib Malik
Spinners: Imad Wasim and Shadab Khan
Fast bowlers: Hasan Ali, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Hasnain, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Wahab Riaz
Pakistan’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Schedule:
May 2019:
West Indies vs Pakistan: Friday 31 May, 19:30 AEST (10:30 UK) – Venue: Trent Bridge, Nottingham
June 2019
England vs Pakistan: Monday 3 June, 19:30 AEST (10:30 UK) – Venue: Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: Friday 7 June, 19:30 AEST (10:30 UK) – Venue: Bristol Country Ground, Bristol
Australia vs Pakistan: Wednesday 12 June, 19:30 AEST (10:30 UK) – Venue: The Country Ground, Taunton
India vs Pakistan: Sunday 16 June, 19:30 AEST (10:30 UK) – Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester
Pakistan vs South Africa: Sunday 23 June, 19:30 AEST (10:30 UK) – Venue: Lord’s London
New Zealand vs Pakistan: Wednesday 26 June, 19:30 AEST (10:30 UK) – Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham
Pakistan vs Afghanistan: Saturday 29 June: 19:30 AEST (10:30 UK) – Venue: Headingley, Leeds
July 2019:
Pakistan vs Bangladesh: Friday 5 July, 19:30 AEST (10:30 UK) – Venue: Lord’s, London
