Pakistan cricket team is one of the oldest teams in cricket history. The Team has a vibrant culture in cricket. Fast Bowling is the primary weapon of the Team. It has produced an exceptional fast bowling attack. Reverse swing and Doosra are the inventions that Pakistan has introduced.
Pakistan is a permanent member of the ICC T20 World Event since it was first introduced in 2007. The Team has participated in every single ICC T20 World Cup till 2016. Pakistan has already qualified for the ICC T20 World Cup 2021, held in Oman and the UAE.
Pakistan was the runner-up Team of the maiden T20 World Cup 2007. India beat them in a close contest by 5 runs. In the following session, Pakistan became the champion after beating Sri Lanka in the Final. In 2010, Pakistan qualified for the semi-final but unfortunately couldn’t make it to the final.
The 2012-14-16 sessions were not that much considerable for Pakistan. Though they qualified for the semi-final again, the ICC T20 World Cup 2012, the hosts Sri Lanka beat Pakistan on a very dead-spinning pitch.
The List of the Pakistani Team for the T20 World Cup 2021
The 15-Men squad of Pakistan for ICC T20 World Cup 2021 includes Babar Azam, Ahsan Ali, Amad Butt, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Khushdil Shah, Muhammad Hafeez. Muhammad Hasnain, Muhammad Rizwan, Moosa Khan, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shoaib Malik, and Usman Javed.
Pakistan is one of the most consistent teams of the T20 Cricket. Oppositions take Pakistan as the most significant opponent because of their reputation in T20 cricket.