T20 World Cup 2024: Debutants Canada Announce Squad, Saad Bin Zafar to Lead – News18

All-rounder Saad Bin Zafar was appointed captain as Canada announced an experienced squad for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. It will be Canada’s first appearance at the T20 World Cup and the North American side is drawn in Group A alongside co-hosts USA, India, Pakistan and Ireland.

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Left-arm orthodox spinner Saad brings a wealth of experience to the Canada team, with top-order batter Aaron Johnson and left-arm seamer Kaleem Sana also expected to feature heavily in a side with just four players under the age of 30.

There was no room in the squad for Nikhil Dutta or Srimantha Wijeyeratne, while Tajinder Singh will travel as a reserve. Canada’s first match at the T20 World Cup comes against the USA in Dallas on June 1. The Americans won a bilateral series between the teams in early April.

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The team is coached by former Sri Lankan and Canadian international Pubudu Dassanayake, having taken the reins in 2022.

Canada squad: Saad Bin Zafar (c), Aaron Johnson, Dilon 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.