Babar Azam talks about his vision about Pakistan team and also says Haris Rauf is positive about his involvement in 2024 T20 World Cup add to this he also backs Hasan Ali's inclusion to the squad, which commences from first June in the USA and the Caribbeans.

Babar Azam started his captaincy stint once again in the England's home series after being sacked after 2023 World Cup in India. However, he backed Haris Rauf in the press and said he's in much better shaped then he was before.

"What happened in the past is in the past," Babar began, before recognising the question about his team's trophy chances has been asked multiple times before, and returned to tread familiar ground. "Our aim was always to bring the trophy home, and we're doubly confident and believe we can bring the trophy home. I'll always believe in my players as captain, and we'll give our best at the World Cup."

"Haris Rauf's fitness is much improved; I wasn't expecting him to recover so fast," Babar said. "He's positive about his involvement in the tournament and very driven to succeed. There's pressure on him because there's been a lot of talk about him, but I think he'll come back strong. When you come back from a rest, mentally, physically, you can create quite an impact."

"He didn't get a full opportunity after that World Cup but he belongs in the top order. In the top order, we already have [Mohammad] Rizwan, Fakhar [Zaman], Saim [Ayub] and myself. He got an opportunity in the PSL, but the way he wanted to execute, he couldn't.

That doesn't make him a bad player because it happens to every player at some point. We then discussed where we would play him. If we'd kept him in the side he'd have been forced to play in the lower-middle order. And then we went with the best possible collective combination."

"With Hasan, the selectors have also clarified that he's there as backup. He's not guaranteed to be in the 15. He's here because he has T20 experience and experience in general. Zaman Khan is among the best bowlers but he's a new-ball bowler. We already have 3-4 bowlers with the new ball. No one's here on one person's recommendation; there are seven selectors and everyone gave their opinion before a decision was made."