Cricket World Cup Pakistan Squad 2023

Last Modified Oct 18, 2023 23:29 IST

The Pakistan Squad for Cricket World Cup 2023 has a 15-member team which includes: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jr. Babar Azam will captain the Pakistan team. The head coach of the team is Grant Bradburn. Mohammad Haris, Abrar Ahmed and Zaman Khan will travel with the team as reserve players.

Pakistan Team Players List For Cricket World Cup 2023

PlayersAgeRole
Babar Azam (c)28Batter
Abdullah Shafique23Batter
Fakhar Zaman33Batter
Iftikhar Ahmed33Batter
Imam-ul-Haq27Batter
Mohammad Rizwan31Wicketkeeper/Batter
Saud Shakeel28Batter
Agha Salman29All-rounder
Mohammad Nawaz29All-rounder
Mohammad Wasim22All-rounder
Shadab Khan24All-rounder
Haris Rauf29Bowler
Shaheen Afridi23Bowler
Hasan Ali29Bowler
Usama Mir27Bowler

The Pakistan Squad for Cricket World Cup 2023 was announced on September 22 at a press conference in Pakistan. Chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq announced the squad. The 15-member squad will be led by star batter Babar Azam.

Pakistan Cricket World Cup Squad 2023
Pakistan Cricket World Cup Squad 2023

Pakistan failed to qualify for the final of Asia Cup 2023. They have retained their batters from the continental championship. Fakhar Zaman is likely to open the batting with Imam-ul-Haq, and Abdullah Shafique will be the backup opener.

Babar Azam will bat at number three. He has scored heaps of runs in ODI cricket over the last few years. Mohammad Rizwan will bat at number four and keep the wickets. Iftikhar Ahmed can play the role of the finisher and also bowl off-spin in the middle.

Agha Salman and Saud Shakeel are two quality middle-order batters. One of them is likely to feature in the playing XI along with Shadab Khan, who will bat in the middle-order and bowl some important overs of leg-spin. Khan is also the vice-captain of Pakistan Squad for Cricket World Cup 2023.

Mohammad Nawaz will form Pakistan’s spin attack with Khan. Nawaz is a left-arm spinner and a left-handed batter. Mohammad Wasim is a young pace-bowling all-rounder in Pakistan’s squad who can turn the game upside down with his right-arm pace.

Pakistan Squad for Cricket World Cup 2023 has one of the best bowling attacks. Left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Afridi will lead the pace attack featuring express fast bowler Haris Rauf. Both pacers can clock 150 kmph on the speedometer.

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Naseem Shah has been ruled out of ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 because of a shoulder injury. In his place, Hasan Ali will play for Pakistan. Ali is a wicket-taking right-arm fast bowler.

Spinner Usama Mir completes the squad. He is the lone specialist spin bowler in the squad. Mir bowls leg-spin and bats right-handed.

Pakistan has also named three travelling reserves. The first name is wicketkeeper batter Mohammad Haris, who is the backup for Mohammad Rizwan. Mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed and fast bowler Zaman Khan are the other two travelling reserves for Pakistan.

Pakistan Squad World Cup 2023 - Batters

The Pakistan Squad for Cricket World Cup 2023 have named six specialist batters. Babar Azam, Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman and Abdullah Shafique are top-order batters. Iftikhar Ahmed and Saud Shakeel are middle-order options.

Pakistan batters: Imam-ul-Haq (opener), Fakhar Zaman (opener), Abdullah Shafique (opener), Babar Azam (top-order), Iftikhar Ahmed (middle-order), Saud Shakeel (middle-order).

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Pakistan Squad World Cup 2023 - Wicketkeeper

Pakistan have only named one specialist wicketkeeper batter in the squad. He is Mohammad Rizwan, who generally bats at number four for the team.

Pakistan wicketkeeper: Mohammad Rizwan.

Pakistan Squad World Cup 2023 - All Rounders

Pakistan has three spin-bowling all-rounders in Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan and Agha Salman. Nawaz bowls left-arm spin, Khan is a leg-spinner and Salman bowls off-breaks. Mohammad Wasim is the only fast bowling all-rounder in Pakistan’s squad.

Pakistan all-rounders: Mohammad Wasim, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan and Salman Agha.

Pakistan World Cup 2023 squad - Bowlers

The Pakistan Squad for Cricket World Cup 2023 has selected three fast bowlers and one specialist spinner. Shaheen Afridi will lead the pace attack with Hasan Ali and Haris Rauf present to support him. Usama Mir is a leg-spin option available with Pakistan.

Pakistan bowlers: Shaheen Afridi (fast bowler), Hasan Ali (fast bowler), Usama Mir (spin bowler) and Haris Rauf (fast bowler).

Pakistan World Cup Squad From 2007-2019

Pakistan World Cup Squad 2019

PlayersRole
Sarfaraz Ahmed (c)Wicketkeeper/Batter
Asif AliBatter
Babar AzamBatter
Fakhar ZamanBatter
Imam-ul-HaqBatter
Haris SohailBatter
Imad WasimAll-rounder
Mohammad HafeezAll-rounder
Shoaib MalikAll-rounder
Shadab KhanAll-rounder
Mohammad AmirBowler
Shaheen AfridiBowler
Mohammad HasnainBowler
Hasan AliBowler
Wahab RiazBowler

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Pakistan World Cup Squad 2015

PlayersRole
Misbah-ul-Haq (c)Batter
Ahmed ShehzadBatter
Haris SohailBatter
Nasir JamshedBatter
Sohaib MaqsoodBatter
Sarfaraz AhmedWicketkeeper/Batter
Younis KhanBatter
Umar AkmalBatter
Shahid AfridiAll-rounder
Mohammad IrfanBowler
Ehsan AdilBowler
Wahab RiazBowler
Sohail KhanBowler
Rahat AliBowler
Yasir ShahBowler

Pakistan World Cup Squad 2011

PlayersRole
Shahid Afridi (c)All-rounder
Misbah-ul-Haq (vc)Batter
Ahmed ShehzadBatter
Asad ShafiqBatter
Umar AkmalBatter
Kamran AkmalWicketkeeper/Batter
Younis KhanBatter
Abdul RazzaqAll-rounder
Mohammad HafeezAll-rounder
Abdur RehmanBowler
Junaid KhanBowler
Saeed AjmalBowler
Shoaib AkhtarBowler
Wahab RiazBowler
Umar GulBowler

Pakistan World Cup Squad 2007

PlayersRole
Inzamam-ul-Haq (c)Batter
Younis Khan (vc)Batter
Imran NazirBatter
Mohammad YousufBatter
Azhar MahmoodAll-rounder
Kamran AkmalWicketkeeper/Batter
Shahid AfridiAll-rounder
Shoaib MalikAll-rounder
Mohammad HafeezAll-rounder
Yasir ArafatAll-rounder
Danish KaneriaBowler
Iftikhar AnjumBowler
Mohammad SamiBowler
Naved-ul-HasanBowler
Umar GulBowler

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