The provisional squads for the Champions T20 Cup 2024 have been announced without consideration for major players from the national team now in Zimbabwe and expected in South Africa, given the context.
Five mentors of the upcoming Champions T20 Cup 2024, which is to take place from December 7 to 25 in Rawalpindi, have revealed their provisional squads. However, These squads have excluded those under the central contract and players of Pakistan’s white-ball sides engaging in the Zimbabwe series. The squads also feature players who are expected to be part of the South Africa tour but have no definite availability regarding this upcoming series.
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Provisional Squads Announced
Pakistan national selection committee is likely to announce squads for the South Africa tour in quick succession. After that, the mentors will re-assess and modify their provisional line-ups as necessary, and finally submit the team lists to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in due course. Provisional squads for Champions T20 Cup:
- ABL Stallions (Mentor: Shoaib Malik)
- Abdul Faseeh
- Ahmed Safi Abdullah
- Azam Khan
- Hussain Talat
- Mohammad Amir Khan
- Mohammad Haris
- Mohammad Mohsin
- Maaz Sadaqat
- Mehran Mumtaz
- Nasir Nawaz
- Shoaib Malik
- Tahir Hussain
- Ubaid Shah
- Yasir Khan
- Zaman Khan
- Engro Dolphins (Mentor: Sarfaraz Ahmed)
- Asif Ali
- Faheem Ashraf
- Ihsanullah
- Khubaib Khalil
- Kashif Ali
- Mirza Tahir Baig
- Muhammad Akhlaq
- Muhammad Ghazi Ghori
- Salman Afridi
- Salman Irshad
- Shayan Sheikh
- Umar Amin
- Lake City Panthers (Mentor: Saqlain Mushtaq)
- Abdul Wahid Bangalzai
- Ali Raza
- Amad Butt
- Danish Aziz
- Haider Ali
- Hasan Ali
- Irfanullah Shah
- Mohammad Umar
- Mohammad Zeeshan
- Mubasir Khan
- Rehan Afridi
- Rizwan Mehmood
- Saad Baig
- Sharjeel Khan
- Umar Siddiq
- Usama Mir
- Nurpur Lions (Mentor: Waqar Younis)
- Aamer Yamin
- Arif Yaqoob
- Hasan Nawaz
- Hunain Shah
- Imam-ul-Haq
- Khushdil Shah
- Mohammad Basit
- Mohammad Faiq
- Mohammad Junaid
- Mohammad Siraj
- Mohammad Taha
- Musa Khan
- Rohail Nazir
- Sajjad Ali Hashmi
- Shahab Khan
- UMT Markhors (Mentor: Misbah-ul-Haq)
- Abdul Samad
- Akif Javed
- Ali Shafique
- Ali Shan
- Ali Usman
- Bilawal Bhatti
- Bismillah Khan
- Fakhar Zaman
- Iftikhar Ahmed
- Khawaja Mohammad Nafay
- Mohammad Faizan
- Mohammad Imran Jnr
- Mohammad Nawaz
- Mohammad Rameez Jnr
- Mohammad Sarwar Afridi
- Muhammad Imran Randhawa
- Muhammad Shehzad
- Niaz Khan
- Nisar Ahmed
- Saad Masood
- Zahid Mehmood
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Build Anticipation
The competition this year seems to have very remarkable action with teams having a balance of fresh talents and experienced minds. Presently, the coaches are under a close watch as the South African tour squad and players of the Zimbabwe series are out for now. They all await but the approach of these tournament dates will lure lots of electrifying action and some new faces for the audience.
Conclusion: Provisional squads for Champions T20 Cup 2024 are already indicative of the rainfall of talent in Pakistan cricket. The fans stand on their toes for the upcoming excitement that has been promised in Rawalpindi.