Pakistan were the runners-up in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. They had lost to England in the finals and would be looking to avenge their defeat. The Men in Green have reinstated Babar Azam as their captain and would be looking to win their 2nd ICC T20 World Cup title.
In fact, Pakistan have been quite consistent in the T20 World Cup for the past few editions. In 2021, Pakistan had lost in the semi-finals to eventual champions, Australia. With this track record, they would be gearing up to cross the final frontier and win the coveted silverware.
There are practically no surprises in Pakistan’s ICC T20 World Cup squad. Apart from Hasan Ali’s exclusion, the squad was predictable and it is a strong and formidable one.
In this article, we take a look at the top 3 players to watch out for in Pakistan’s squad for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024:
1. Babar Azam
The captain of Pakistan, Babar Azam will be a key player to watch out for. It is highly unlikely that he will be opening the innings as Mohammad Rizwan and Saim Ayub are all set to don the role of openers for Pakistan.
Azam had a mediocre ICC T20 World Cup 2022 sojourn with the bat as he mustered only 124 runs in 7 innings. He would be hungry to stage a comeback and have a fruitful ICC T20 World Cup 2024.
2. Mohammad Amir
Left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir recently came out of retirement to play for Pakistan. The southpaw has the ability to swing the ball in both directions and would be a key asset for the Men in Green in USA and West Indies.
Amir has taken 64 wickets in T20I cricket so far and has a good economy rate of 7.21, which is a good figure in the fast-evolving T20 cricket. We can expect Mohammad Amir to come out all guns blazing and partner with Naseem Shah and Shaheen Afridi to form a lethal trio in the pace-bowling department.
3. Fakhar Zaman
The left-handed powerhouse in the form of Fakhar Zaman will be another asset for Pakistan in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Zaman has been batting with a new strategy as he is going bonkers from ball 1.
In the 2nd T20I between Pakistan and England in the ongoing 4-match T20I series, we saw this new avatar of Fakhar Zaman as he was smearing the opposition bowlers from the word go.
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