Pakistan cricket team leaves for England

A 15-member Pakistan cricket team captained by Younis Khan left for England Saturday to take part in Twenty20 World Cup. The tournament will begin from June 5.

The coach of national team Intikhab Alam said Pakistani players are in high spirits and we will return back home with good results.

In Twenty20 format, none of the team declared because any team, which would deliver on a particular day, could win. He said it is unfortunate that Shoaib Akhter is not part of the team.

This will be first Twenty20 World Cup of Ahmad Shahzad, Rao Iftikhar, Shahzeb Hasan, Muhammad Aamir and Saeed Ajmal.

Pakistan, runner up of first Twenty20 World Cup, would play first warm up match against South Africa on June 1and second warm up against India on June 3.

Pakistan will meet England in its World Cup opener on June 7 and second match against Holland on June 9.

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