Summary The announcement will be made after the approval of PCB Chairman Shahryar Khan.
LAHORE (Dunya News/AFP) – Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) likely to announce squad for World Cup Twenty20 and Asia Cup after a week, reported on Monday.
According to details, Chief Selector Haroon Rasheed and Head Coach Waqar Younis have decided to send the list of players to ICC as the deadline expires today.
PCB has requested the ICC to announce the names after a week as players are performing in Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Sources told that Umar Gul, Sohaib Maqsood, Muhammad Rizwan are likely to drop from the squad while Ahmad Shahzad, who smashed 70 runs against Karachi Kings in Pakistan Super League (PSL), can make place in the team.
Kamran Akmal and Rumman Raees have been included in the team while Muhammad Irfan would not be the part of the game.
Kolkata‘s Eden Gardens was already announced as the venue for the final of the 16-team tournament from March 8 to April 3.
South Africa, England, the West Indies, and Sri Lanka are in Group 1, while India, Pakistan, Australia, and New Zealand are in Group 2 of the Super 10 stage.
They will be joined by two of the eight other teams competing in a qualifying competition.
Chennai was not chosen as a venue since three stands at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium are not in use because of a legal issue with local authorities.
It will, however, host matches in the Women s World Twenty20 to be played concurrently.
The men‘s tournament, which carries prize money of $5.6 million, has been won once each by India, Pakistan, England, the West Indies, and Sri Lanka.
Defending champion Sri Lanka is the only team to have reached the final three times.
