Pakistan Squad For Asia Cup 2022
Updated - 22 Aug 2022, 03:27 PM
Pakistan are placed alongside India in Group A in the Asia Cup 2022. The campaign begins on August 27 with Sri Lanka taking on Afghanistan in the opening game. India and Pakistan play each other in the next game on August 28 in Dubai.
The PCB has announced a 14-member squad for the Asia Cup with Babar Azam as the captain of the side. Shadab Khan will be his deputy. Meanwhile, the side will be missing the services of star pacer Shaheen Afridi who has been ruled out of the tournament due to a ligament injury in his right knee.
The PCB also came out with a statement on his unavailability in the tournament. The PCB Medical Advisory Committee has also advised him for rest for four to six weeks.
“I have spoken with Shaheen and he is understandably upset with the news, but he is brave young man who has vowed to come back strongly to serve his country and team,” PCB Chief Medical Officer, Dr Najeebullah Soomro said.
“Although he has made progress during his rehabilitation in Rotterdam, it is now clear he will require more time and is likely to return to competitive cricket in October. PCB’s Sports & Exercise Medicine Department will be working closely with the player over the coming weeks to ensure his safe return to competitive cricket” he further added.
PCB has announced Afridi’s replacement. Mohammad Hasnain has replaced Shaheen Shah Afridi in the Pakistan squad for Asia Cup 2022. Hasnain is currently playing The Hundred in England.
Pakistan beat Netherlands 3-0 in an ODI series as they got some nice time to prepare themselves for the Asia Cup starting later this month. The side has won the Asia Cup five times the last of which came back in 2014. They have the squad and definitely the potential to win the Asia Cup this year.
Pakistan Squad for Asia Cup 2022
Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani, Mohammad Hasnain, and Usman Qadir.
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