{"id":8778,"date":"2025-05-28T09:04:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T09:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=8778"},"modified":"2025-05-28T09:04:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T09:04:07","slug":"pakistan-to-play-fearless-not-careless-cricket-vs-bangladesh-salman-ali-agha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=8778","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan to play &#8216;fearless, not careless&#8217; cricket vs Bangladesh: Salman Ali Agha"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Pakistan\u2019s T20I captain Agha Salman has committed to a bold playing style ahead of the three-match series against Bangladesh, stressing a \u201cfearless, not careless\u201d mindset as the national side builds toward the T20 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the media at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore ahead of the first T20I on Tuesday, Salman explained Pakistan\u2019s evolving approach in the shortest format.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not just Islamabad United\u2019s style. All over the world, teams are adopting attacking cricket. We\u2019re doing the same\u2014fearless, but not careless,\u201d Salman said.<\/p>\n<p>He recognised Bangladesh as a skilled opponent and identified captain Litton Das as a key threat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLitton Das will be a prize wicket for us. We\u2019ll look to limit his scoring,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan has made eight changes to the squad that toured New Zealand earlier this year. Salman said the adjustments are aimed at building depth for the T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBased on Sri Lankan conditions, we\u2019re forming a core group of 20 to 25 players. It gives us options if injuries happen and helps us find the best XI,\u201d the 31-year-old added.<\/p>\n<p>Hasan Nawaz, Player of the Tournament in HBL PSL 10, is among the fresh faces. Salman explained Nawaz\u2019s role would remain in the middle order. \u201cHe performed well there in the PSL, so there\u2019s no need for him to open.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan holds a dominant record over Bangladesh in T20Is, with 16 wins from 19 encounters. The remaining three-match series will also be played in Lahore, with fixtures scheduled for 30 May and 1 June.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan squad for Bangladesh T20Is:<br \/>\nSalman Ali Agha (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hassan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wicket-keeper), Mohammad Wasim Jr, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan (wicket-keeper), Saim Ayub.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan-Bangladesh T20I series schedule:<br \/>\n28 May \u2013 1st T20I, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore<br \/>\n30 May \u2013 2nd T20I, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore<br \/>\n1 June \u2013 3rd T20I, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan\u2019s T20I captain Agha Salman has committed to a bold playing style ahead of the three-match series against Bangladesh, stressing a \u201cfearless, not careless\u201d mindset as the national side builds toward the T20 World Cup. Addressing the media at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore ahead of the first T20I on Tuesday, Salman explained Pakistan\u2019s evolving approach [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8778\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}