15-member squad is well balanced on paper but need to perform, Hasan Ali, shadab Khan, Babar Azam will be the key players in ICC CT2017

Pakistan team will start journey against Arch-Rival India on 4^th June

15-member squad is well balanced on paper but need to perform

Hasan Ali, shadab Khan, Babar Azam will be the key players in ICC CT2017

By Adrees Malik

Pakistan cricket board selection committee headed by the legendary batsman of 1992 world cup champion announced 15 members squad after a long discussion with his mate members.

The selected 15 members team is well balanced on paper but in actual have trouble as out of form Ahmad shahzad and unfit Umar Akmal included in the team without any solid justification. Pakistan who will play matches against arch rival India, South Africa and Sri Lanka.

Ex ODI captain Azhar Ali who was outed from the team in three matches series against west indies take back in the team while out of form Ahmad shahzad also got his space in final squad for ICC CT17.

Ahmad shahzad played last seven matches against West Indies (4 T20 and 3 ODI) but he was totally failed instead of two fifties in both ODI and T20 one each.

Selection committee has given chance to young Faheem Ashraf and Shadab Khan in the team and on the other Hand unfit Umar akmal also included in the team on the cost of his elder brother Kamran Akaml.

Sohail khan still out form the team while Junaid khan selected with Wahab riaz, Muhammad amir, hasan ali in the fast bowlers list.

Captain Sarfraz Ahmad have the experienced Shoeb Malik Muhammad Hafeez in middle order with young Fakhar Zaman, imad waseem and Babar Azam to meet the first big challenge of his captaincy in ICC CT17.

Pakistan cricket team who will play two warm up games at Edgbaston against Bangla Dash on 27^th may and Australia on 29^th may before clash with arch rival India on 4^th June at Edgbaston. 

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