Young Batsman Mohammad Haris In, Shan Masood Ignored as Pakistan Announced Their Squad for Asia Cup 2023
As the 16th edition of the Asia Cup is coming around, all the teams are preparing for the Asia Cup 2023, trying to find their 15 members for the tournament. Pakistan displayed their 18-member squad for the gigantic event of Asia. They made some bold calls as they dropped experienced players and included youngsters in their squad.
Pakistan announced their squad for the big event. They took bold decisions to find a good balance in their team. They preferred some young players over experienced players. They did not pick star players like Asif Ali, Hasan Ali, and Sarfaraz Ahmed, instead, they gave a chance to young players such as Salman Ali Agha, Mohammad Wasim Jr., and Mohammad Haris.
Here is the full squad of the Pakistan team for the Asia Cup 2023.
Batsmen: Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique, Saud Shakeel, Babar Azam, and Tayyab Tahir
Wicket-keepers: Mohammad Haris and Mohammad Rizwan
All-Rounders: Faheem Ashraf, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Iftikhar Ahmed, and Salman Ali Agha
Bowlers: Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jr., Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi, and Usama Mir.
Probable Playing Eleven
Imam-ul-Haq
Fakhar Zaman
Babar Azam
Mohammad Rizwan
Iftikhar Ahmed / Shadab Khan
Mohammad Nawaz
Faheem Ashraf
Shadab Khan
Naseem Shah
Shaheen Afridi
Haris Rauf
Pakistan is a team that always enters the Asia Cup with a tag of favorites, and this time they are one of the favorites to win the tournament. Last time, they were just one step away from the title. This time, Pakistan has one of the strongest batting orders, which includes superstars like Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, and Mohammad Rizwan.
Their bowling is the best in the business without any questions because they have three world-class bowlers (Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, and Haris Rauf) who can bowl constantly to 140 marks. They have some good spinners in their lineup, like Shadab Khan, who might be very useful in Asian Conditions.
The Pakistani team will give a nice fight to some other team in the tournament because they are coming as a solid team that includes all the weapons in their box.