Asia Women’s Cup 2024 – Nida Dar retained as Pakistan captain – Syeda Aroob Shah, Omaima Sohail return

Nida Dar has survived a dip in personal form and team results to retain Pakistan’s captaincy at the Women’s Asia Cup 2024. There are notable omissions and additions from the squad that failed to win a T20I and ODI tour of England last month, including batsman Ayesha Zafar and Sadaf Shamas are notable absentees.

The 15-member squad that will play in the tournament, which will be held in Dambulla in Sri Lanka, from July 19 to July 28, sees Natalia Pervaiz, Rameen Shamim, Umm-e-Hani and Waheeda Akhtar left out, while four players were absent. you are not part of any international cricket in 2024 get calls. Batsman Iram Javed, who has not played T20I cricket since Pakistan’s tour of Bangladesh last year, is back in the squad, while Omaima Sohail and Syeda Aroob Shah return for the first time since Pakistan played New Zealand and South Africa respectively last year. . Tasmia Rubab, 22, the 22-year-old left-arm fast bowler, who is regarded as a rising star among Pakistan’s bowling ranks, is making her debut in the international team.

The sheer number of changes in the women’s team is bordering on unprecedented in Pakistan cricket, and may represent a turning point for the women’s team going forward. Pakistan has recently announced a new coach for the tournament, Mohammad Wasim has been given the reins, while Junaid Khan will be the assistant coach and Abdur Rehman as the spin-bowling coach. However, they have not been given long-term roles, and are currently only scheduled to work in the Asia Cup.

Pakistan have endured a string of poor results over the past 18 months, with a T20I series win against South Africa at home and New Zealand’s mishap in the bigger tour. The recent home series against the West Indies saw the visitors win seven of their eight matches, while Pakistan went winless in formats in England in May.

At the end of 2022, former PCB chairman Ramiz Raja initially promised that the women’s T20 league would be held in Pakistan, but a subsequent management shakeup saw him removed two months later; three different men have served as chairman since then. The progress, as a result, has stopped, as the three exhibition games that were held together with the PSL in 2023 were not followed by other games this year. Although many players of the women’s team have repeatedly called for a women’s T20 league, the promises to hold this event are still unclear.