ISLAMABAD [Pakistan], Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi on Saturday stressed that the national men's team needs to improve its middle-overs strike rate to boost its chances in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup, starting on June 1 in the West Indies. Should be improved. USA. In the competition, Pakistan has been placed in Group A along with arch-rivals India, Ireland, USA and Canada. It will begin its campaign against the United States in June before playing arch-rivals India in a high-octane encounter at the Naas County International Cricket Stadium in New York. Afridi said that during the middle overs, especially overs 7-13, Pakistan should aim to score eight to nine runs per over."The thing that bothers me is the strike rate of our batsmen, especially between the seven to thirteen overs stage. I hope the strike rate improves in that stage. In terms of runs per over, eight or nine runs per Need an over." But still Pakistan is my favourite," Shahid was quoted as saying by the ICC. And while Afridi was reluctant to pick a player who will be in trouble, Pakistan will need a good tournament to win a second T20 World Cup title after 2009. The former star all-rounder knows that Babar Azam should lead from the front in the role of captain.Players are important in the team. But if you look at the recent performances, Babar (Azam), (Mohammad) Rizwan, Fakhar (Zaman), Shahi (Afridi), Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Shadab (Khan) - they all play an important role and the world "But if I have to pick one, I would pick captain Babar Azam because he is the leader." He concluded, "I want him to perform well and take timely decisions, which will lead to victory." His win percentage as a captain is 57.50 percent. Babar is also the third-highest run-scorer in the T20I format.In 118 matches, he has scored 3,955 runs at an average of 41.19 and strike rate of 129.97 with three centuries and 36 fifties. Above him are Indian star captain Rohi Sharma (3,974 runs in 151 matches) and Virat Kohli (4,037 runs in 117 matches). Furthermore, Pakistan face England in the second T20I in Birmingham on Saturday in the four-match series. The first game was canceled due to rain. Pakistan on Friday evening announced its 15-player squad for the upcoming T2 World Cup 2024, with Babar Azam leading the Men in Green even as Pakistan debuts for the T20 World Cup on June 1 Scheduled: 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 Sammon (Strength and Conditioning Coach).