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Pakistan cricket team have faced a major blow ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024 clash against India. Star all-rounder Imad Wasim who missed the opener clash against the USA has been reportedly ruled out of the tournament due to a side injury he faced ahead of the first clash.
However, the cricket board is reportedly working with the all-rounder by giving him painkillers and injections to keep him up and going against the arch-rivals on Sunday. After India's clash, he will go back to Pakistan. Azam Khan will miss his spot in the playing XI against India in the T20 World Cup 2024 clash and Saim Ayub is all set to feature against arch-rivals reported BBN sports.
Babar Azam will change his spot in the clash against India. Pakistan skipper will play at number three and Saim Ayub will open the batting for Pakistan along with Mohammad Rizwan. added report
India versus Pakistan T20 World Cup 2024 clash is scheduled to take place in June 9 at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York.
India vs Pakistan head-to-head
Both India and Pakistan have played seven matches against each other in the history of T20 World Cup 2024 where Men in Blue hold the edge by winning six of them. Pakistan won a single game in the 2021 World Cup under Babar Azam's captaincy.
Squads
Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan.
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj
Reserves: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan.
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