Former captain Babar Azam has returned to Pakistan’s squad for the Twenty20 World Cup, a day after their cricket board chief cast doubt over the team’s participation in the global showpiece, which begins on February 7.T20 regular Haris Rauf was dropped from the 15-man squad, led by Salman Ali Agha. It was announced on Saturday despite the uncertainty surrounding Pakistan’s plans for the World Cup.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listPakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi, also the country’s interior minister, said the PCB was awaiting the government’s permission before confirming the team’s participation after the International Cricket Council (ICC) kicked out Bangladesh over their refusal to play in India.Hours later, the PCB announced its squad for the tournamentHowever, chief selector Aaqib Javed said the Pakistani government would make a final call on whether the team would travel to Sri Lanka.“Our job is to pick the team,” Javed said after naming the squad in Lahore, Pakistan. “We’ve announced the team very close to the deadline.“The government will decide on our participation, so I can say nothing on that front. That’s what the chairman has said too, so we’ll wait for their decision.”India will host the majority of the T20 World Cup matches, but Pakistan will play exclusively in Sri Lanka because of the fraught political relations between New …
