Saad Bin Zafar, a versatile player, has been appointed captain of Canada’s experienced squad for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
Canada will debut at the T20 World Cup and has been placed in Group A alongside co-hosts USA, India, Pakistan, and Ireland.
Saad, known for his left-arm orthodox spin, brings considerable experience to the team. The squad includes top-order batsman Aaron Johnson and left-arm seamer Kaleem Sana, with only four players below 30.
Notably, Nikhil Dutta and Srimantha Wijeyeratne did not make it to the squad, while Tajinder Singh a reserve player.
🚨 TEAM CANADA Squad for the @icc @t20worldcup 🚨
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— Cricket Canada (@canadiancricket) May 1, 2024
Canada’s opening match in the T20 World Cup is against the USA in Dallas on June 1. The USA had previously won a bilateral series against Canada in early April.
Pubudu Dassanayake, a former Sri Lankan and Canadian international, has been the team’s coach since 2022.
Canada T20 World Cup 2024 squad
Canada squad: Saad Bin Zafar (c), Aaron Johnson, Dillon Heyliger, Dilpreet Bajwa, Harsh Thaker, Jeremy Gordon, Junaid Siddiqui, Kaleem Sana, Kanwarpal Tathgur, Navneet Dhaliwal, Nicholas Kirton, Pargat Singh, Ravinderpal Singh, Rayyankhan Pathan, Shreyas Movva. Reserves: Tajinder Singh, Aaditya Varadharajan, Ammar Khalid, Jatinder Matharu, Parveen Kumar.
All teams have the flexibility to make adjustments to their squad until May 25th. After this date, any changes will need approval from the ICC’s Event Technical Committee.