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ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Pakistan Announces 15-Member Squad for T20 World Cup 2024; Mohammad Amir, Imad Wasim return

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Pakistan Announces 15-Member Squad for T20 World Cup 2024; Mohammad Amir, Imad Wasim return

The PCB announced 15-member squad Pakistan for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, which is scheduled to begin on June 1 in the USA and the Caribbean, has been made by the Pakistan Cricket Board. The Babar Azam will be the team’s leader.

Among the selected players, Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Saim Ayub, and Usman Khan will be making their debut appearances in the T20 World Cup.

In the meanwhile, seasoned competitors Imad Wasim and Mohammed Amir, who last participated in the competition in 2021 and 2016, respectively, will be making a comeback.

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The remaining eight players on the squad had previously participated in the 2022 event held in Australia.

“Haris Rauf is fully fit and bowling well in the nets. It would have been nice if he had gotten an outing at Headingley. But we remain confident that he will continue to maintain an upward trajectory in the upcoming matches, as he will have an important role to play along with other strike bowlers in the T20 World Cup,” the Pakistan Cricket Board release stated.

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Three important people have been appointed to oversee the Pakistan men’s cricket squad, according to a recent statement by the Pakistan Cricket Board. Gary Kirsten will be in charge of the squad for white-ball games. And Jason Gillespie has been named head coach for the red-ball format.

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The Pakistani side will play their opening match of the Twenty20 World Cup on June 6 at Dallas’ Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium against USA. They will next proceed to Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York.

Full squad:

Babar Azam (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan

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Jasprit Bumrah wins Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy 2024

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Jasprit Bumrah wins Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy 2024: Famous fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah joined cricketing legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Rahul Dravid, and Ravichandran Ashwin in making cricket history on Tuesday, January 28, when he was named the ICC Cricketer of the Year.

Bumrah defeated strong resistance from Travis Head, Joe Root, and Harry Brook to win this coveted championship.

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The batsman, who was born in Ahmedabad, had a great showing on the international circuit last year, playing in 21 games and taking 86 wickets.

In 13 Test matches for India, including five abroad, Bumrah took an incredible 71 wickets. Additionally, in eight Twenty20 Internationals, he rejected 15 hitters.

He won Player of the Tournament in the T20 World Cup 2024 for his outstanding ball-handling skills, which were crucial to India’s victory.

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On January 27, Bumrah was named the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year and was ranked as the best Test bowler by the ICC.

His reputation as a premier cricket player was cemented by his outstanding performance in Test matches, which included leading India to a decisive victory over Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

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Further demonstrating his skill on the field is Bumrah’s accomplishment of taking five five-wicket hauls in Test matches and breaking Ashwin’s record as India’s greatest wicket-taker in a single World Test Championship.

Joe Root, who played 17 Test matches for England in 2024, put up a fierce fight, but Bumrah’s excellent performance throughout the year won him the prized Cricketer of the Year award.

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Rahul Dravid – 2004

Sachin Tendulkar – 2010

Ravichandran Ashwin – 2016

Virat Kohli – 2017, 2018

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Jasprit Bumrah Wins ICC Test Player of the Year 2024 Award: Jasprit Bumrah, a prominent fast bowler from India, was named the ICC Test Player of the Year 2024 on Monday, January 27. Last year, he dismissed 71 batsmen in 13 Test matches.

In the home series against England and the away series against Australia, Bumrah was playing at the top of his game for India.

Before taking 19 wickets in four Test matches against England, Bumrah began 2024 with six wickets in the second innings in the Cape Town Test match against South Africa on January 4, 2024.

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Bumrah claimed nine wickets (6+3) in the second Test at Vizag after dismissing six batsmen (2+4) in the series opener at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.

In addition to winning Player of the Match, his outstanding performance with the ball in Visakhapatnam elevated him to the top of the Test bowling rankings.

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Bumrah finished the two-match series against Bangladesh in September-October with 11 wickets, and in the first two matches of the New Zealand series, he picked up three wickets.

Bumrah took eight wickets (5+3) while leading India in the opening Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy without Rohit Sharma. India took a 1-0 lead in the series under his leadership after crushing the Australians by 295 runs in four days.

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Bumrah took nine wickets in the third (6+3) and fourth (4+5) Tests at The Gabba and Melbourne Cricket Ground, respectively, and dismissed four Australian batsmen in the Day-Night Test held at Adelaide Oval from December 6–8.

In addition to his bowling, Bumrah impressed with his batting as well in the first innings of the Brisbane Test and scored 10 runs as No. 10 batter to help India successfully avoid the follow-on.

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