Pakistan squad reach Brisbane to participate in T20 World Cup

Skipper Babar Azam, who reached Melbourne yesterday for today's captains' day, has also joined the team

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The national men's cricket team squad have arrived in Brisbane from Christchurch to participate in the T20 World Cup.

Skipper Babar Azam, who reached Melbourne yesterday for today's captains' day, has also joined the team.

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Mentor Matthew Hayden, pacer Shaheen Afridi, Fakhar Zaman, and assistant coach Umar Rasheed will also join the squad later tonight. The training schedule in Brisbane will be released soon.

The Men in Green will play two warm-up games against England and Afghanistan on October 17 and 19 at the Gabba. They will head to Melbourne for their first game of the campaign against arch-rivals India at the MCG on October 23.