Pakistan Modifies Asia Cup Squad

Pakistan has added a player to its 2023 Asia Cup roster.

With Tayyab Tahir designated as the traveling reserve, Pakistan's Asia Cup roster has been expanded to include middle-order hitter Saud Shakeel.

Shakeel was the 18th member of the ODI squad for the Afghanistan bilateral series and was not a part of the original 17-person team. The three-match ODI series against Afghanistan saw Tahir, who had earlier been included to the team, not play a single match. As a backup player for the squad at the Asia Cup, he will travel.

Shakeel, who made a return to the ODI squad for the Afghanistan series, played only a solitary game and made nine runs. 

Pakistan will play Nepal in their first game of Asia Cup on August 30 in Multan. The team will arrive in Multan on August 27 with Babar Azam, Imam ul Haq and Naseem Shah joining up with the group on Monday evening.

Pakistan squad: Babar Azam (c), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Haris, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Faheem Ashraf, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Saud Shakeel, Tayyab Tahir (travelling reserve).