Summary The 16-team tournament will be played from March 8 to April 3.
LAHORE (Dunya News) - Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will announce squad for World Cup Twenty20 and Asia Cup today (Wednesday).
According to details, Chief Selector Haroon Rasheed and Head Coach Waqar Younis have finalized the names of players as the deadline given by International Cricket Council (ICC) expires today.
Sources told that Sarfraz Ahmad has been appointed as opener and Muhammad Irfan has also been given the chance.
Umar Gul, Sohaib Maqsood, Ahmasd Shahzad have been dropped while Iftekhar Ahmad, Babar Azam, Rumman Raees and Muhamamd Nawaz are likely to be included in the squad.
Kolkata‘s Eden Gardens was already announced as the venue for the final of the 16-team tournament from March 8 to April 3.
South Africa, England, the West Indies, and Sri Lanka are in Group 1, while India, Pakistan, Australia, and New Zealand are in Group 2 of the Super 10 stage.
They will be joined by two of the eight other teams competing in a qualifying competition.
Chennai was not chosen as a venue since three stands at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium are not in use because of a legal issue with local authorities.
It will, however, host matches in the Women s World Twenty20 to be played concurrently.
The men‘s tournament, which carries prize money of $5.6 million, has been won once each by India, Pakistan, England, the West Indies, and Sri Lanka.
Defending champion Sri Lanka is the only team to have reached the final three times.
