Sri Lankan allrounder Thisara Perera has been named into the World XI team which will tour Pakistan for a three-match Twenty20 series in September.
The World XI will be led by South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis.
According to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the first two T20s will be played on September 12 and 13, and the final game will be played on September 15.
All games will be played in Lahore.
The squad includes five South African players -- Hashim Amla, David Miller, Morne Morkel and Imran Tahir, besides skipper du Plessis.
The 14-member squad also features three Australians -- George Bailey, Ben Cutting and Tim Paine -- and two West Indians -- Darren Sammy and Samuel Badree.
One player each from England, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and New Zealand.
They are Paul Collingwood, Tamim Iqbal, Thisara Perera and Grant Elliott.
World XI: Faf du Plessis (Capt), Hashim Amla, Samuel Badree, George Bailey, Paul Collingwood, Ben Cutting, Grant Elliott, Tamim Iqbal, David Miller, Morne Morkel, Tim Paine, Thisara Perera, Imran Tahir, Darren Sammy.
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