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Pakistan T20 World Cup squad to travel with families, leave Lahore on October 15

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The Pakistan senior men’s team would be leaving Lahore on October 15 to travel to the United Arab Emirates for the upcoming T20 World Cup. The entire squad has been allowed to take their families alongside them on the chartered flight. 

The newly appointed Pakistan coaches, Vernon Philander and Matthew Hayden would be joining the side on October 7 and 16 respectively. They will be replacing the duo of bowling coach Waqar Younis and head coach Misbah-ul-Haq respectively. 

Senior cricket journalist from Pakistan, Saj Sadiq informed about the latest developments on his official Twitter handle. 

Earlier on October 5, Imad Wasim and Shaheen Afridi were allowed to leave the bio-bubble made for National T20 to spend some time with their loved ones in Lahore as the tournament has moved to Lahore from Rawalpindi for its second leg. 

The Pakistan team were robbed of an ideal preparation ahead of the all-important tournament as New Zealand abandoned its tour just hours ahead of the start of the first ODI between the two teams. The effect that abandonment citing security reasons rubbed on to England men's and women’s teams who were scheduled to tour Pakistan in mid-October. 

Thus to prepare the squad, the National T20 Cup, which is a domestic T20 tournament, different from Pakistan Super League, was staged at a huge level in Rawalpindi and Lahore. The National T20 final will be played on October 13. 

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