Babar Azam set to make Global T20 Canada debut, joins Rizwan at Vancouver Knights

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam will make his debut in the Global T20 Canada franchise tournament after signing up with Vancouver Knights on Saturday.

Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam hits a shot. | Photo Credit: AFP

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam will make his debut in the Global T20 Canada franchise tournament after signing up with Vancouver Knights on Saturday.

Vancouver Knights won the inaugural edition of the tournament, in 2018, and finished runner-up in the following season in 2019.

The franchise also retained the services of Pakistan wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan, who scored 190 runs in five matches for the team last year. Hard-hitting Pakistan batter Asif Ali and pacer Mohammad Amir also joined the Knights.

Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi will also make his first appearance in the tournament after signing up with Toronto Nationals.

THE SQUAD

Babar Azam, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan, Asif Ali, Michael Rippon, Dwaine Pretorius, Sandeep Lamichhane, Dipendre Singh Airee, Paul van Meekeren, Ruben Trumpelmann, Jeremy Gordon, Harsh Thaker, Rishiv Joshi, Sarmad Anwar, Shubham Sharma, Yuvraj Samra, Ajayveer Singh, Mandeep Girdhar.