The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) took upon an innovative way of announcing the Pakistan squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024, which has won the hearts of the fans.
Pakistan named their 15-member Squad on Friday as Babar Azam is set to lead the team in the ICC tournament. After a disappointing World Cup 2023, this is a massive assignment for them.

Although the announcement of a squad brings contrasting emotions, the innovation of teams in the squad announcement has brought attention. New Zealand have been the pioneer of innovative squad revelations, and PCB replicated that in their own style, which won the hearts of the fans.
Pakistan chose the Fans across the country to name their players in the squad announcement video. From auto-drivers, groundstaff to college students - the fans across the country were involved in the innovative method of naming the full team for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024.
The Pakistani fans have appreciated the new way of naming the squad. The PCB media's work has been highly praised by the fans across the country, who commented on the X (formerly Twitter) post of PCB. Here are some of the best fan reactions-
Will this announcement be enough for Pakistan to bring the cup home? That is to be seen.
One user wrote it was a nice and creative way of announcing the squad, while another was overwhelmed by the video.
"A great great way to announce the squad.. really really appreciable," wrote one user.
One fan saw the video and had 'goosebumps'.
This user had a different view though. The fan was not amused by the Pakistan squad it seems.
Babar Azam (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan