T20 World Cup 2026, Pakistan Provisional Squad: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has submitted a 15-member probable team for the T20 World Cup 2026 to the International Cricket Council (ICC). The probable team has not been made public by the Pakistan Board. According to media reports, a reliable source of the board gave information about this. This is not the first time, but this has been done earlier also by Pakistan.
Many questions arose in the minds of fans due to the team not being made public. First of all, people want to know which players have got a place in the possible 15-member team. Has Babar Azam been cut? Has Shaheen Afridi also not got a chance? So let us know who has been kept in the probable squad.
Which players got the chance?
If media reports are to be believed, former captain Babar Azam has been kept in the team. Apart from this, fast bowler Shaheen Afridi has also got a chance. However, Shaheen is struggling with injury these days. Rest all-rounder Shadab Khan is also a part of the team, but Shadab has not been able to play international cricket since May last year due to shoulder injury. However, he made a comeback through BBL 2025-26. Apart from this, Shadab has also been included in the T20 series against Sri Lanka starting in January.
The reports further said that the selectors have included mostly those players in the probable World Cup team who have been selected for the T20 series against Sri Lanka. Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz, Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Naseem Shah, Usman Khan, Mohammad Wasim Junior and Salman Ali Aga have been included in the list of players. However, it is worth noting that the name of Haris Rauf has not been included.

