Shoaib Malik called in to replace injured Sohaib Maqsood

Pakistan’s most experienced cricketer Shoaib Malik included in Pakistan’s ICC T20 World Cup 2021 squad, he has replaced injured Sohaib Maqsood, who was adviced by doctors to take rest due to back-pain.

It must be mentioned here, that Shoaib Malik is picked on his brilliant performance in the ongoing National T20 Cup 2021.

Shoaib Malik lead Pakistan in the inaugural T20 event in 2007 and was a member of the side that won the tournament in 2009. After missing the West Indies event in 2010, he featured in 2012, 2014, and 2016 tournaments.

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Pakistan Squad:

Babar Azam (captain, Central Punjab), Shadab Khan (vice-captain, Northern), Asif Ali (Northern), Fakhar Zaman (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Haider Ali (Northern), Haris Rauf (Northern), Hasan Ali (Central Punjab), Imad Wasim (Northern), Mohammad Hafeez (Central Punjab), Mohammad Nawaz (Northern), Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Mohammad Wasim Jnr (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Sarfaraz Ahmed (wicketkeeper, Sindh), Shaheen Shah Afridi (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) and Shoaib Malik (Central Punjab)