ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran on Monday allowed the national cricket team to tour England.
The prime minister granted the permission during his meeting with the Pakistan Cricket Board PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani here.
The prime minster said that he wanted to see resumption of sports after the lockdown so that the fans could see their favourite players back in action.
Cricket runs in the blood of Pakistanis, he said.
Last week, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had announced a 29-member national team for the upcoming England tour.
Pakistan will play three Tests and as many T20Is during the tour starting from August.
U-19 batsman Haider Ali and Sindh’s Kashif Bhatti have been included in the squad.
Mohammad Amir, Hasan Ali and Haris Sohail are not in the side as they were unavailable for the tour.
The members of the squad are:
Openers: Abid Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, and Shan Masood.
Middle-order batsmen: Azhar Ali (captain), Babar Azam (Test vice-captain and T20I captain), Asad Shafiq, Fawad Alam, Haider Ali, Iftikhar Ahmad, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik.
Wicketkeepers: Mohammad Rizwan, and Sarfaraz Ahmed.
Fast bowlers: Faheem Ashraf, Haris Rauf, Imran Khan, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sohail Khan, Usman Shinwari and Wahab Riaz.
Spinners: Imad Wasim, Kashif Bhatti, Shadab Khan, and Yasir Shah.
