Pakistan’s Chief Selector Mohammad Wasim says that former opener Ramiz Raja, who is set to become the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), had no input in the squad selected for this year’s T20 World Cup.

Speaking after announcing Pakistan’s squad for the home series against New Zealand and England, along with the mega event, Wasim brushed aside the notion that Raja had anything to do with the players selected.

“You can’t say that there was input [from Ramiz Raja] but we shared the squad with him as a courtesy at the end,” said Wasim.

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Pakistan begin their campaign with a blockbuster Super 12 stage match against arch-rivals India in Dubai on October 24.

The same team will play seven Twenty20 matches, against New Zealand and England, at home in the build-up to the World Cup.

Squad

Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Azam Khan, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Imad Wasim, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Wasim, Shaheen Afridi and Sohaib Maqsood.

Reserves: Fakhar Zaman, Shahnawaz Dahani and Usman Qadir.