Four Pakistan cricketers named in ICC World Twenty20 squad: Daily Times

LAHORE: Four Pakistan cricketers have been named in an International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20 squad. The ICC on Monday announced the team of the tournament for the Twenty20 World Cup 2009 that finished at Lord’s on Sunday. The Pakistan players are Younis Khan, Shahid Afridi, Umar Gul and Kamran Akmal. “The team was chosen by a select group of experts who were given the task of picking a balanced side for all conditions on the basis of performances in the tournament,” a spokesman for the ICC said. “Statistics were used but were not the sole basis for selections,” he added. The men’s team, including 12th man, also included three players from South Africa, three from Sri Lanka and two from the West Indies.

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