The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday submitted a preliminary squad for the ICC Males’s T20I World Cup 2026 to the Worldwide Cricket Council, sources advised Geo Information.
The deadline for the 20-team match, scheduled to be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka from February 7 to March 8, is about at January 31.
The collaborating groups are permitted to make adjustments to their preliminary squads with out the approval of the apex physique till the aforementioned deadline; nonetheless, any modifications to the contingents after this date would require the approval of the ICC Technical Committee.
Consequently, Pakistan, slotted in Group A, has additionally submitted a 15-member provisional squad, in addition to the record of touring reserves.
The insiders have revealed that the preliminary names of gamers embody the senior trio of Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Haris Rauf together with the Inexperienced Shirts’ squad for the upcoming away T20I collection in opposition to Sri Lanka, throughout which they plan to analyse the performances of a few gamers.
The squad for the anticipated three-match house T20I collection in opposition to Australia will probably be introduced after the Sri Lanka tour and the T20 World Cup 2026, insiders instructed.
The away collection in opposition to Sri Lanka will probably be performed from January 7 to 11, whereas the house project in opposition to Australia is more likely to be held from January 30 to February 5.
The 2009 champions will begin their T20 World Cup 2026 marketing campaign in opposition to the Netherlands on February 7 in Colombo.
Pakistan will play all of their matches in Sri Lanka, starting with 4 Group A fixtures in Colombo, with Tremendous Eights matches additionally scheduled in Colombo and Kandy.
