Pakistan to announce squad for ICC World Cup on April 18

Pakistan will announce its much awaited 15-man squad on April 18 (Thursday), which will participate in the upcoming ICC World Cup 2019.

As per reports, some 23 players have been invited for fitness tests ahead of the World Cup, which will be held at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Lahore on April 15 and 16.

The 23 players are skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed, Abid Ali, Asif Ali, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Sohail, Hassan Ali, Imad Wasim, Imam-ul-Haq, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood, Shoaib Malik, Usman Shinwari and Yasir Shah

“I am confident we will pick a very good team for the World Cup and Pakistan will be among the favorites for the title,” said Pakistan cricket chief selector Inzamam ul Haq.

The Pakistan cricket team will depart for England on April 23 to participate in the World Cup one day cricket tournament, being played in England and Wales from May 31.

The Men in Green will play England in a series of practice and One Day International matches, before entering the World Cup 2019 against the Windies on May 31 at Trent Bridge.

As per the ICC regulations, all participating sides have to submit their 15-player World Cup squads by 31 April but can make changes until 22 May without needing the ICC’s approval. Post 23 May, all player replacements will have to be approved by the Event Technical Committee.