Big announcement made overnight, Pakistan team will play match with India in October, PCB announced the squad

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|08-10-2024

IND vs PAK: Be it the battlefield or the cricket field, the conflict between India and Pakistan is always dangerous. However, every time Pakistan has to face defeat. Due to political pressure, the bilateral series between the two countries has now been stopped.

These two teams are now forced to face each other either in ICC tournaments or in Asia Cup tournaments. This is the reason why fans wait for the India-Pakistan (IND vs PAK) match. Meanwhile, both the teams can now clash in the Asia Cup and for this the PCB has also announced the squad.

IND vs PAK clash in Asia Cup

The India-Pakistan (IND vs PAK) clash is going to take place in the month of October. Yes, you heard it right. However, the twist is that this is not the Asia Cup tournament for senior players but it is the Emerging Asia Cup 2024 tournament, which will be played in Oman between October 18 and October 27.

A total of 8 teams will participate in this Asia Cup tournament. There will be 5 such teams which are full member nations of Asian Cricket Council. Let us tell you that Pakistan had won the last season of the Emerging Asia Cup. Pakistan A defeated India A by 128 runs in the final.

Pakistan team has been announced

It is noteworthy that Pakistan's team has been announced for the Emerging Asia Cup 2024. The command of the Pakistan team has been given in the hands of Mohammad Haris. He has played 9 T20 and 6 ODI matches so far. Along with this, Zaman Khan, Abdul Samad, Yasir Khan and Ahmed Daniyal have got place in the squad.

The tournament is starting from 18th October but before that the Pakistan team will be training from 11th to 15th October. This training will take place at Hanif Mohammad High-Performance Center in Karachi. The reason behind this is that Pakistan has to play the first match against India.

India and Pakistan have been kept in the same group

Ever since the bilateral series between India and Pakistan (IND vs PAK) has stopped, both of them play in big tournaments. The competition is interesting. Not only do the broadcasters earn money, the boards of both the countries also benefit. This is the reason why both the countries are kept in the same group. Same thing has happened this time too.

India-Pakistan (IND vs PAK) are in the same group. Sri Lanka A, Bangladesh A, Afghanistan A and Hong Kong have been placed in Group A, while India A, Pakistan A, UAE and Oman have been included in Group B. Let us tell you that there will be a match between India and Pakistan (IND vs PAK) on 19th October. Whereas the semi-final matches will be played on 25th October while the final will be played on Sunday 27th October.

Pakistan team for Emerging Asia Cup is like this:

Mohammad Haris (captain), Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Haider Ali, Hasibullah, Abdul Samad, Shahnawaz Dahani, Sufiyan Mokim, Mehran Mumtaz, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Imran Jr., Omair Bin Yousuf, Qasim Akram, Yasir Khan and Zaman Khan.

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