ISLAMABAD [Pakistan], Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has described Pakistan's pace attack as the best in the world and is pinning high hopes on their performance in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup to be held in the USA and West Indies next month. No cricket team in the world has such a strong bowling line-up, all four of our fast bowlers have a lot of skill and even a bowler like Abbas (Afridi) has a lot of skill. Slow ball. If players with such good skills come up against world-class batsmen again in this World Cup, they will do well," Afridi boldly said as quoted by ICC.

The 2009 T20 World Cup champions have included five quality fast bowlers in their 15-player squad for the ninth edition of the tournament, with left-arm left-arm spinner Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf joining Abbas Afridi and Mohammad Amir to lead the pace attack. Shaheen Afridi is included.Pakistan finished runners-up in the most recent edition of the T20 World Cup in Australia in 2022 and Afridi believes the team can at least equal that effort this time. The Men in Green will begin their campaign against the US on June 6. The clash will take place against arch-rivals India on June 9 at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York. Pakistan squad for T20 World Cup: Babar Azam (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Abbas Afridi Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saeem Ayub, Shadab Khan, Shahi Shah Afridi, Usman Kha Player support personnel: Wahab Riaz (senior team manager), Mansoor Rana (tea manager), Gary Kirsten (head coach), Azhar Mahmood (assistant coach), Simo Helmot (fielding coach), David Reid (mental performance Coach), Aftab Kha (High Performance Coach), Cliff Deacon (Physiotherapist), Iratza Komel (Chief Security Officer), Mohammad Imran (Masseur), Mohammad Khurram Sarwar (Tea Doctor), Talha Ijaz (Analyst), Raza Kitchlu (Media) and Digital Manager) and Drickus Samon (Strength and Conditioning Coach).