Salman Agha to Lead Pakistan in T20 World Cup After ICC Warning; Babar Azam In, Rizwan Out

• Pakistan announced its 15-member T20 World Cup squad with Salman Ali Agha as captain, following an ICC warning to PCB.
• Babar Azam has been included in the squad despite recent poor form, while Mohammad Rizwan and Haris Rauf are out.
• Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah will lead the pace attack; Faheem Ashraf, Shadab Khan, and Mohammad Nawaz are key all-rounders.
• Pakistan is in Group A with India, Netherlands, USA, and Namibia; their highly anticipated clash with India is on February 15 in Colombo.
• The T20 World Cup, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, begins February 7; Pakistan plays Netherlands first.

Why It Matters: Pakistan names Salman Agha captain for T20 World Cup, includes Babar Azam, drops Rizwan and Rauf.