LAHORE" Pakistan men's cricket team's chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq will leave for India tomorrow to meet the Pakistan squad and team management, as revealed by PCB sources.
As per the details, the former captain will have a detailed discussion on the plan for the national team to play in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023.
It must be noted that the Pakistan squad is currently in Hyderabad where they played two warm-up games of the competition. The side will also play their first two round games in Hyderabad.
Pakistan lost their both warm-up games of the World Cup to Australia and New Zealand. Australia defeated the Men in Green by 14 runs as they fell short in a chase of 352. They had suffered a defeat to New Zealand by five wickets on September 29.
The side will now play the Netherlands on October 6 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. They will play Sri Lanka on October 10.
Pakistan squad for ICC World Cup 2023
Babar Azam (c), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, M Wasim Jnr, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Saud Shakeel, Salman Ali Agha.
Travelling reserves: Mohammad Haris, Abrar Ahmed, Zaman Khan.
Pakistan's schedule for the ICC World Cup 2023
October 6 — vs Netherlands in Hyderabad
October 10 — vs Sri Lanka in Hyderabad
October 14 — vs India in Ahmedabad
October 20 — vs Australia in Bengaluru
October 23 — vs Afghanistan in Chennai
October 27 — vs South Africa in Chennai
October 31 — vs Bangladesh in Kolkata
November 4 — vs New Zealand Bengaluru (Day match)
November 11 — vs England in Kolkata
The day matches which will start at 10:00am Pakistan Standard Time (PST) while all other matches will be day-night fixtures starting at 01:30pm (PST).
If Pakistan qualify for the semi-finals, they will play in Kolkata.
If India qualify for the semi-finals, they will play in Mumbai unless playing against Pakistan, in which case they will play in Kolkata.
Sohail Imran Sohail Imran is a senior reporter for Geo News.- Inzamam Ul Haq
