Pakistan has included an additional player in their squad for the Men’s ODI Asia Cup 2023. Left-handed batsman Saud Shakeel has been included in the 17-member squad. Right-handed batsman Tayyab Tahir will remain with the team as a traveling reserve.
Babar Azam’s team will reach Multan on Sunday, 27 August and rest the next day. The team management has given exemption to the players participating in the Lanka Premier League. Babar, Imam-ul-Haq and Naseem Shah will travel to Lahore on Sunday and join the team on Monday evening.
The players will train from 1630 to 1930 at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Tuesday, 29 August. Before the start of the session, the Pakistan captain will hold a pre-series media conference.
In the opening match of the tournament, Pakistan will play Nepal in Multan on August 30.
Pakistan teamSquads: Babar Azam (Captain), Shadab Khan (Vice-Captain), Abdullah Shafiq, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Haris (Wicket-keeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (Wicket-keeper) , Mohammad Wasim Jr., Naseem Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Afridi and Usama Mir
Travel Reserve: Tayyab Tahir
