Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday (October 14) made one change to Pakistan's main squad for the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022, with Fakhar Zaman replacing injured Usman Qadir.
The players have swapped places as Fakhar was previously a travelling reserve after sustaining a knee injury which has now healed, while Qadir was in the main squad but now is listed in the travelling group of players. The leg-spinner is yet to recover from his hairline fracture of the right thumb and is not available for selection until October 22.
“Fakhar will arrive in Brisbane from London along with Shaheen Shah Afridi on Saturday and will be available for selection in the two warm-up matches against England (17 October) and Afghanistan (19 October), during which the team management will assess the left-handed batter’s fitness,” PCB stated in its media release.
Pakistan squad: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Shan Masood.
Traveling reserves: Mohammad Haris, Shahnawaz Dahani and Usman Qadir.
