Pakistan's T20 World Cup squad changes, Fakhar Zaman included

 The squad of Pakistan cricket team has been changed for the T20 World Cup starting from Sunday in Australia.

According to the International Cricket Council (ICC), opening batsman Fakhar Zaman, who is included in the reserve of the Pakistan team's squad, has been included in the main squad, while in his place leg spinner Usman Qadir, who is included in the main squad, has been included in the reserve.

Earlier, Fakhar Zaman was among the reserve players who went with the T20 World Cup squad.

Fakhar Zaman suffered a knee injury during the Asia Cup in UAE last month, after which he was not included in the squad for the T20 series against England.

Usman Qadir, who replaced Fakhar Zaman, also injured his thumb while playing against England, after which he was ruled out of the tri-nation series in New Zealand.

On the other hand, Pakistan team's fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has also returned to the team after recovering from a knee injury.

Shaheen Shah Afridi will play in the T20 World Cup warm-up matches, while there is a strong possibility that both Naseem Shah and Shaheen Afridi will play in the match between Pakistan and India scheduled on October 23.

Apart from this, no other changes have been made in the Pakistan team for the T20 World Cup.

Pakistan squad for T20 World Cup: Babar Azam (captain), Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Muhammad Hasnain, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Nawaz, Muhammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah. Afridi, Shadab Khan, Shan Masood.

Reserve players: Mohammad Haris, Shahnawaz Durmani, Usman Qadir.