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Winners of 1992 World Cup, Pakistan are a formidable bunch of cricketers. The Pakistan World Cup squad comprises an exciting lineup which is both balanced and competent.
Names in the 15-man Pakistan squad for World Cup have not been surprising, but certainly delayed. After a recent dope scandal that saw the banning of pacers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif, Pakistan have had to battle a few problems at the international level.
Under the leadership of the brilliant Inzamam-ul-Haq, the Pakistan team for World Cup looks set to take the cricketing world by storm. Haq is a stolid leader but knows how to turn games in his team’s favor.
With batsmen like Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan, who’s also the vice-captain, the Pakistani batting lineup is unlikely to go wrong. These men are renowned in international cricket because of their perseverance and dependability.
The Pakistani World Cup squad has all-round talent in profusion, in the form of Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik. Afridi is considered to be the most destructive batsman of the world. His batting average is nothing commendable; nonetheless, he can ravage a bowling attack’s confidence. Hafeez and Malik, though not as flamboyant as Afridi, can chip in with useful all-round performances when the team is in dire straits. However, Pakistan's World Cup team will always be incomplete without the multi-talented Abdul Razaaq, who is not playing due to an injury.
Pacemen Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif will also be terribly missed in Pakistan’s World Cup squad. In their absence, Umar Gul, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan and Mohammad Sami will be the key players in the fast bowling department. Danish Kaneria has been recalled to take care of the spin attack in Pakistan’s World Cup team. His lethal spin bowling should stand Pakistan in good stead in the West Indies.
The Pakistan World Cup Squad is as follows: |
Inzamam ul-Haq (C)
Younis Khan (VC)
Mohammad Hafeez
Imran Nazir
Mohammad Yousuf
Shoaib Malik
Yasir Arafat
Shahid Afridi
Kamran Akmal (Wk)
Mohammad Sami
Azhar Mahmood
Umar Gul
Danish Kaneria
Rana Naved-ul-Hasan
Rao Iftikhar Anjum
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