Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), on Wednesday (August 3), announced the Pakistan squad for the upcoming Asia Cup 2022. The fifteenth edition of the tournament is scheduled to begin on August 27 in Dubai while the final is scheduled to take place on September 11 at the same venue. Apart from Pakistan, five others teams – India, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and a qualifier team – will play in Asia Cup 2022.
Pakistan are placed in Group A along with India and the qualifier. The Men in Green will open their campaign with a mouthwatering clash against arch-rivals India. Babar Azam & Co. last played against India in last year’s T20 World Cup and had inflicted a humiliating 10-wicket defeat on the Men in Blue. Pakistan’s second group game is scheduled against the qualifier on September 2.
Pakistan squad for Asia Cup 2022:
PCB announced a 15-men Pakistan squad for Asia Cup 2022. Along with that, PCB also announced the squad for the three-match ODI series against the Netherlands. Fast bowler Naseem Shah has been named in both the squads in place of Hasan Ali. Pakistan have also recalled Salman Ali Agha, who toured England in 2021 for the ODIs.
Shaheen Afridi, who is currently recovering from a knee injury, has been retained in the ODI and T20I squads. Overall, there are five changes from the Netherlands ODI squad to the Asia Cup side. Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Haris, Salman Ali Agha and Zahid Mehmood will be replaced by Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed and Usman Qadir for the Asia Cup.
Pakistan squad for Asia Cup 2022:
Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vc), Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir