<p>The selection committee of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday announced the Shaheens squad for the upcoming series against England and Ireland.</p>



<p>Seam bowlers Hasan Ali and Haris Rauf and spin bowling all rounder Salman Agha have made their comebacks in the squad.</p>



<p>Fast bowler Zaman Khan and leg spinner Usama Mir, who participated in the five match T20i series against New Zealand have not been included for the Ireland and England series.</p>



<p>An 18 member squad has been announced but it will be reduced to a 15 player lineup for the 2024 T20 World Cup, which is set to start from 1st June, after the conclusion of Pakistan?s series against the Three Lions.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Pakistan's Squad for the England and Ireland T20i series:</strong></h3>



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<p><strong>Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam (Captain), Fakhar Zaman, Azam Khan (WK), Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, Imad Wasim, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Irfan Khan Niazi, Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Saim Ayub, Naseem Shah, Shadab Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Usman Khan.</strong></p>



<p>The Pakistan Cricket Board also provided the injury updates regarding Haris Rauf, Irfan Khan Niazi and Mohammad Rizwan.</p>



<p>?Wicketkeeper batsman Azam Khan and fast bowler Haris Rauf missed the New Zealand series due to injuries while Irfan Khan Niazi and Mohammad Rizwan missed the last two games against the Kiwis due to niggles,? the Pakistan Cricket Board said in a press release.</p>



<p>?All of them underwent fitness tests on a regular basis in the National Cricket Academy on the Tuesday of this week and they showed positive signs of improvement. This improvement has boosted the confidence of our Medical team in terms of their availability for selection for the 2024 T20 World Cup,? the PCB added.</p>



<p>The Babar Azam led team is set to leave for Ireland?s Dublin on 7th May after the conclusion of their training camp in the City of Lahore between 4th-6th May.</p>



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Pakistan announce their squad for the T20I series against England and Ireland

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<p><strong><a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/?s=ICC+Player+Rankings" rel="nofollow">ICC Player Rankings</a> [Batting, Bowling &amp; All-Rounder] Ahead of Pakistan vs Ireland T20I Series | ICC Men's T20 Team Rankings:</strong>?The Latest ICC Player Rankings have?been released?by the International Cricket Council?<strong>(ICC)</strong>?but we haven't seen any?big?movement in the top 10 rankings in all three Batting, Bowling and All-rounder segment?but Pakistan?slips to the seventh spot in the ICC Men's T20 team Rankings. However, Bangladeshi Players have gained some positions after performing exceptionally in the T20I series against Zimbabwe.</p>



<p>The Indian Star Player, <a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/?s=Suryakumar%C2%A0Yadav" rel="nofollow">Suryakumar?Yadav</a>?retained the top position in the latest ICC Player Rankings as he has a rating of 861. English Batter Phil Salt is in the second spot in the ICC Men's Batting Rankings with a rating of 802, which clearly shows the dominance of Indian Batter in the ICC Player Rankings.</p>



<p>In the ICC Men's Bowling Rankings, <a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/?s=Adil+Rashid" rel="nofollow">Adil Rashid</a> has occupied first position with a rating of 726?whereas?Wanindu?Hasaranga and Akeal Hosein are in second and third spots, respectively?with?a?rating of?687 and 664. However, Indian Bowlers Axar Patel and Ravi Bishnoi are in fourth and sixth positions in the ICC Player Rankings with a rating of 660 and 659.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><img src="https://admin.icccricketschedule.com/uploads/2024/05/Taskin-Ahmed.webp" alt="ICC Player Rankings [Batting, Bowling &amp; All-Rounder] Ahead of Pakistan vs Ireland T20I Series | ICC Men's T20 Team Rankings" class="wp-image-133884" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>Taskin Ahmed | Image Credit: X.com(@BCB)</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p>The Star batter of Bangladesh,<a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/?s=Mahedi%C2%A0Hasan" rel="nofollow"> Mahedi Hasan</a> jumped to the 22nd position in the latest ICC Men's T20I Batting Rankings whereas his teammate Taskin Ahmed occupied his career-best ranking as he moved to 26th position in the ICC Men's T20I Bowling Rankings. Zimbabwe star bowler Blessing Muzarabani has occupied 69th position in the ICC Player Rankings.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>ICC Player Rankings Ahead of Pakistan vs Ireland T20I Series:</strong></h2>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>ICC Men's T20I Players Rankings [Batting]</strong></h4>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Pos</strong></td><td><strong>Players</strong></td><td><strong>Rating</strong></td></tr><tr><td>01</td><td>Suryakumar Yadav</td><td>861</td></tr><tr><td>02</td><td>Phil Salt</td><td>802</td></tr><tr><td>03</td><td>Mohammad Rizwan</td><td>784</td></tr><tr><td>04</td><td>Babar Azam</td><td>763</td></tr><tr><td>05</td><td>Aiden Markram</td><td>755</td></tr><tr><td>06</td><td>Yashasvi Jaiswal</td><td>714</td></tr><tr><td>07</td><td>Rilee Rossouw</td><td>689</td></tr><tr><td>08</td><td>Jos Buttler</td><td>680</td></tr><tr><td>09</td><td>Reeza Hendricks</td><td>660</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Dawid Malan</td><td>657</td></tr></tbody></table><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>Source: icc-cricket.com</strong></figcaption></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>ICC Men's T20I Players Rankings [Bowling]</strong></h2>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Pos</strong></td><td><strong>Players</strong></td><td><strong>Rating</strong></td></tr><tr><td>01</td><td>Adil Rashid</td><td>726</td></tr><tr><td>02</td><td>Wanindu Hasaranga</td><td>687</td></tr><tr><td>03</td><td>Akeal Hosein</td><td>664</td></tr><tr><td>04</td><td>Axar Patel</td><td>660</td></tr><tr><td>05</td><td>Maheesh Theekshana</td><td>659</td></tr><tr><td>06</td><td>Ravi Bishnoi</td><td>659</td></tr><tr><td>07</td><td>Josh Hazlewood</td><td>654</td></tr><tr><td>08</td><td>Tabraiz Shamsi</td><td>654</td></tr><tr><td>09</td><td>Rashid Khan</td><td>645</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Reece Topley</td><td>643</td></tr></tbody></table><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>Source: icc-cricket.com</strong></figcaption></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>ICC Men's T20I Players Rankings [All-Rounder]</strong></h2>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Pos</strong></td><td><strong>Players</strong></td><td><strong>Rating</strong></td></tr><tr><td>01</td><td>Shakib Al Hasan</td><td>231</td></tr><tr><td>02</td><td>Wanindu Hasaranga</td><td>228</td></tr><tr><td>03</td><td>Mohammad Nabi</td><td>218</td></tr><tr><td>04</td><td>Aiden Markram</td><td>205</td></tr><tr><td>05</td><td>Marcus Stoinis</td><td>204</td></tr><tr><td>06</td><td>Sikandar Raza</td><td>197</td></tr><tr><td>07</td><td>Hardik Pandya</td><td>185</td></tr><tr><td>08</td><td>Liam Livingstone</td><td>175</td></tr><tr><td>09</td><td>Moeen Ali</td><td>173</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Shadab Khan</td><td>171</td></tr></tbody></table><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>Source: icc-cricket.com</strong></figcaption></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>ICC Men's T20 Team Rankings Ahead of PAK vs IRE 2024:</strong></h2>



<p>In the latest ICC Men's T20 Team Rankings, the?Indian Team have occupied the top position with a rating of 264 and 12,410 points in 47 matches played so far. However, Pakistan slips to 7th spot in the ICC T20 Team Rankings from 5th spot after playing poor cricket in the five-matches T20I series against New Zealand.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Pos</strong></td><td><strong>Team</strong></td><td><strong>Matches</strong></td><td><strong>Points</strong></td><td><strong>Rating</strong></td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>India</td><td>47</td><td>12410</td><td>264</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Australia</td><td>33</td><td>8471</td><td>257</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>England</td><td>30</td><td>7569</td><td>252</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>South Africa</td><td>23</td><td>5749</td><td>250</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>New Zealand</td><td>45</td><td>11229</td><td>250</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>West Indies</td><td>36</td><td>8950</td><td>249</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Pakistan</td><td>37</td><td>9154</td><td>247</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Sri Lanka</td><td>34</td><td>7898</td><td>232</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Bangladesh</td><td>37</td><td>8567</td><td>232</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Afghanistan</td><td>31</td><td>6725</td><td>217</td></tr></tbody></table><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>Source: Espncricinfo.com</strong></figcaption></figure>



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