Pakistan Cricket Team
T20 World Cup 2024: Cricket is very popular in both India and Pakistan. Whenever there is a match between the two countries, the fans get very excited. So far, there have been 7 matches between India and Pakistan in the history of T20 World Cup, out of which the Indian team has won 6. In such a situation, Team India has an edge over Pakistan. The match between the two teams will be played on the ground of New York in the T20 World Cup 2024. Now before this, a relief news has come for the Pakistani team.
Imad Wasim is fit
According to ESPNcricinfo report, Pakistan team’s star all-rounder Imad Wasim has become fit before the match against India. He has passed the fitness test. Coach Gary Kirsten has confirmed this in Pakistan’s pre-match press conference. Imad had a problem with his ribs. Due to this, he did not play the last match in the T20 series against England. After this, he could not play against America in the first match of T20 World Cup 2024.
Can get a place in the playing eleven
The Pakistani team has got relief as soon as Imad Wasim became fit. Because Shadab Khan and Azam Khan are struggling with poor form in the team. These players could not perform well. Imad may enter the playing eleven in place of Azam Khan. Imad has been in excellent form for some time now and has performed brilliantly in Pakistan Super League 2024. He is adept at taking wickets and can bat explosively by coming down the order.
Post-retirement comeback
Imad Wasim retired from cricket in the year 2023. But he returned from retirement to play in the T20 World Cup 2024. He did not sign a central contract. He came into the team only for this World Cup. He has scored 986 runs and 44 wickets in 55 ODIs for the Pakistani team. Apart from this, he has scored 535 runs and taken 70 wickets in 72 T20I matches.
Pakistan squad for T20 World Cup 2024:
Babar Azam (captain), Saim Ayub, Mohammad Rizwan, Azam Khan, Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Usman Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf.
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