Pakistan's wicketkeeper batter Mohammad Rizwan is likely to miss the upcomingGlobal T20 League Canada.
Rizwan has been picked up byVancouver Knights for the third edition of the league which is scheduled from July 20 to August 6.
According to the sources, Pakistan will play two Tests against Sri Lanka from July 16 to 28. Being a first-choice wicketkeeper batter, Rizwan will travel with the Pakistan team for the Test series.
He might be available to his team for the last few matches in the league.
It must be noted here that Rizwan alongside Babar Azam is not attending the ongoing training camp ahead of the Test series. Both of them are going for Hajj with their families.
Players including Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Iftikhar Ahmed, Abdullah Shafique, Azam Khan, and Zaman Khan will be in action in the league.
Afridi has been picked up by Toronto Nationals as their marquee player. The flamboyant all-rounder last featured in Legends League Cricket (LLC) in Qatar where he led his team Asian Lions to title victory.
Malik will play as an icon player for Mississauga Panthers.
Vancouver Knights: Muhammad Rizwan (Icon)
Mississauga Panthers: Shoaib Malik (Icon), Azam Khan, Shahnawaz Dahani
Surrey Jaguars: Iftikhar Ahmed (Marquee), Muhammad Haris
Toronto Nationals: Shahid Afridi (Marquee), Zaman Khan, Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafiq
Brampton: Hussain Talat, Usama Mir
Montreal: Abbas Afridi