COLOMBO (Kashmir English): The Pakistan cricket team on Monday arrived in Sri Lanka for participation in the T20 World Cup set to begin on February 7.
In a post on X, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said that a 15-player squad had arrived in the country.
Pakistan World Cup squad
“The 15-player national squad includes Captain Salman Ali Agha, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Khawaja Mohammad Naeef, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan, and Usman Tariq,” the PCB said in an earlier post.
In the latest update about the national squad’s arrival in Colombo, the PCB said the team would rest on Tuesday.
“The team will play a warm-up match against Ireland on Feb 4,” PCB added.
The T20 World Cup, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, is set to begin on February 7.
On Sunday, the Pakistani government gave the go-ahead for the national side’s participation in the global tournament, but barred it from playing against arch-rival India on February 15.
The announcement followed after days of uncertainty regarding a possible boycott of the tournament over Bangladesh’s exclusion following tensions with India.
Pakistan refused to play against India to express solidarity with Bangladesh. According to the government sources, the primary reason for boycotting the match with India was the ICC’s “biased decision” towards Bangladesh.
