PCB announces schedule of player fitness tests and squad announcement for World Cup 2019
Islamabad, Mar 5 (IBNS): The national selection committee, following discussion with head coach Mickey Arthur, on Friday invited 23 probables for the fitness test, which will be held at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore on Apr 15 and 16.
The selection committee also confirmed the squad for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 will be announced on 18 April in Lahore.
Probables (in alphabetical order):
Sarfaraz Ahmed (captain)
Abid Ali
Asif Ali
Babar Azam
Faheem Ashraf
Fakhar Zaman
Haris Sohail
Hassan Ali
Imad Wasim
Imam-ul-Haq
Junaid Khan
Mohammad Abbas
Mohammad Amir
Mohammad Hafeez
Mohammad Hasnain
Mohammad Nawaz
Mohammad Rizwan
Shadab Khan
Shaheen Shah Afridi
Shan Masood
Shoaib Malik
Usman Shinwari
Yasir Shah
The Pakistan cricket team will depart for England on 23 April where they will play England in a series of practice and international matches, before entering the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 against the Windies on 31 May at Trent Bridge.
The following is the Pakistan cricket team’s schedule of England:
Series v England :
23 April – Departure for England
27 April – v Kent (50-over practice match) (d)
29 April – v Northamptonshire (50-over match) (d)
1 May – v Leicestershire (T20 match) (d/n)
5 May – v England (only T20I), Cardiff (d)
8 May – 1st ODI v England, The Oval (d)
11 May – 2nd ODI v England, Hampshire (d)
14 May – 3rd ODI v England, Bristol (d)
17 May – 4th ODI v England, Trent Bridge (d)
19 May – 5th ODI v England, Leeds (d)
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 schedule:
24 May – v Afghanistan (warm-up), Bristol (d)
26 May – v Bangladesh (warm-up), Cardiff (d)
31 May – v Windies, Trent Bridge (d)
3 June – v England, Trent Bridge (d)
7 June – v Sri Lanka, Bristol (d)
12 June – v Australia, Taunton (d)
16 June – v India, Old Trafford (d)
23 June – v South Africa, Lord’s (d)
26 June – v New Zealand, Edgbaston (d)
29 June – v Afghanistan, Headingley (d)
5 July – v Bangladesh, Lord’s (d/n)
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