Experienced left-arm pacer Mohammad Amir included in Pakistan’s World Cup squad after their bowlers were taken to the cleaners by England recently. The thrashing by English batsmen in a T20 International and in the ODI games has alarmed the selectors, who were initially not keen on picking Amir for the showpiece owing to lack of form.
Pakistan has made three changes to their initial World Cup squad with batsman Asif Ali joining seamers Mohammad Amir and Wahab Riaz into the 15-man squad. Abid Ali, Junaid Khan and Faheem Ashraf have made way for the trio to come in.
Mohammad Amir included in the final 15:
Wahab’s return to the Pakistan squad comes as the biggest surprise. His last outing in the 50-over format came two years ago in the Champions Trophy. Last year, he wasn’t even in the 25 men probable squad for the tour of England and Ireland.
Meanwhile, following the inclusion, Mohammad Amir took to Twitter to express his delight for being the part of the ICC World Cup 2019. It is going to be his first-ever World Cup despite starting his career at a very early stage.
Amir quoted that he is pretty much humbled and proud for being part of the major event. He wants to give his 100% for the team during the event in order to make things fall in place for the team.
Allhamdulilah, humbled and proud to be part of the pakistan WC squad InshAllah going to give 100% and we all will try and make our nation proud, thank u all for ur support and endless duas we all need them more now.
#pakistanZindabad
Allhamdulilah, humbled and proud to be part of the pakistan WC squad InshAllah going to give 100% and we all will try and make our nation proud, thank u all for ur support and endless duas we all need them more now. #pakistanZindabad
— Mohammad Amir (@iamamirofficial) May 20, 2019
All in all, it would be a brilliant addition for the team, as Mohammad Amir is capable of bringing a lot to the table. He got enough experience in bowling on England tracks and got the ability to help the youngsters deliver for the team.
Pakistan’s final 15-man squad for World Cup:
Sarfraz Ahmed (c), Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Hafeez, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Haris Sohail, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Hasnain.