T20 World Cup 2024: PCB motivates Pakistan stars for winning WC with hefty cash prize announcement

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi made a significant announcement on Sunday, May 5, regarding the national players for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2024.

Naqvi has announced that each player would be rewarded with $100,000 (approximately 2 crore 77 lakh PKR) if the Pakistan National Cricket Team wins the upcoming T20 World Cup in 2024.

The announcement was made by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief during his visit to Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium, where the Babar Azam-led Pakistan cricket team is undergoing the national training camp, which began on Saturday, May 4.

PCB Chief Mohsin Naqvi meets players and announces big reward

According to the PCB, Naqvi engaged with both the national players and officials during his visit, as he extended his support to the national team and motivated them ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024, which is set to be co-hosted by the USA and Caribbean from June 1.

In a video shared by PCB Media on the microblogging site X, Mohsin Naqvi announced that he would give a $100,000 prize to every Pakistani player for winning the T20 World Cup in 2024. The PCB chief said that this award has no value in front of Pakistan's victory at the T20 World Cup 2024.

Mohsin Naqvi stated: “Hope you will raise Pakistani green flag high this time. Play without any pressure. Compete strongly. Competition should be seen on the field. Victory will be for you and defeat for me.  Don't care about anyone. Play only for Pakistan. The nation has a lot of expectations from you. You have to fulfil those expectations. Inshallah Fateh Aapke Kadam Chumegi.”

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چئیرمین پاکستان کرکٹ بورڈ محسن نقوی قومی کھلاڑیوں کی حوصلہ افزائی کے لئے قذافی سٹیڈیم پہنچ گئے

چئیرمین پی سی بی محسن نقوی کی کھلاڑیوں اور آفیشلز سےملاقات

چئیرمین پی سی بی محسن نقوی 2 گھنٹے تک کھلاڑیوں کے ساتھ رہے ۔ کھلاڑیوں اور آفیشلز سے گفتگو کی

چئیرمین پاکستان کرکٹ بورڈ… pic.twitter.com/2fCBfJh3vA

— PCB Media (@TheRealPCBMedia) May 5, 2024

Meanwhile, the Pakistan cricket team is all set to play a T20I series against Ireland and England ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup in 2024. The Pakistani players are scheduled to leave for Dublin on May 7 after their three-day camp in Lahore from May 4–6.

The Men in Green will play three T20Is in Ireland, followed by four T20Is in England, in the lead-up to the T20 World Cup 2024. After the T20I series in England, the Pakistan team will leave for the US for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024, for which the PCB has not yet announced the preliminary squad.

However, the PCB announced that the 18-member squad for the Ireland and England T20Is will be reportedly reduced to 15 players for the T20 World Cup 2024 after the first T20I against England on May 22, with May 25 being the final deadline for the teams to confirm their final squads.

Here’s the Pakistan squad for Ireland and England T20Is:

Babar Azam (c), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan, Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Usman Khan.

Here’s Pakistan's schedule for England and Ireland T20Is:

May 10: First T20I vs Ireland at Clontarf

May 12: Second T20I vs Ireland at Clontarf

May 14: Third T20I vs Ireland at Clontarf

May 22: First T20I vs England at Leeds

May 25: Second T20I vs England at Birmingham

May 28: Third T20I vs England at Cardiff

May 30: Fourth T20I vs England at The Oval

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