UAE names squad for T20 World Cup 2022

KARACHI: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced their 15-member squad for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup with their most capped player Rohan Mustafa's missing out on the major event.

CP Rizwan-led UAE team for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 does not include Mustafa. The 33-year-old veteran had last played for UAE just last month but was later left out of the starting lineup for the Asia Cup qualifiers in Oman.

Qualifying for the competition was a significant accomplishment for UAE Cricket, according to Dr. Tayeb Kamali, the chairman of the selection committee for Emirates Cricket.

"Qualifying to play against top national teams of the world at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup marks a milestone with UAE Cricket’s growing strengths in the T20 format. We extend our deep appreciation to all who have invested their time and efforts as we arrive at this unique moment in Emirates Cricket’s history.

"We wish our team the very best as they continue to make their mark on international cricket at the ICC T20 World Cup."

UAE belongs to Group A in the T20 World Cup and will begin its campaign in Australia on 16 October by taking on the Netherlands. Sri Lanka and Namibia are the other two teams in their group.

T20 World Cup squad: CP Rizwan (c), Vriitya Aravind (vc), Chirag Suri, Muhammad Waseem, Basil Hameed, Aryan Lakra, Zawar Farid, Kashif Daud, Karthik Meiyappan, Ahmed Raza, Zahoor Khan, Junaid Siddique, Sabir Ali, Alishan Sharafu, and Aayan Khan.

Reserves: Sultan Ahmed, Fahad Nawaz, Vishnu Sukumaran, Adithya Shetty, Sanchit Sharma

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