Bismah Maroof delighted to lead Pakistan in her first World Cup as captain.

Lahore -- Bismah Maroof will be leading the side in the upcoming ICC Women T20 World Cup in Australia which will also be her first mega-event as captain.

While talking to PCB Digital, the left-handed batsman playing her sixth T20 World Cup said that now as a skipper, the role is bigger but it is also a huge pleasure to lead in such a big competition.

'It is the first time I will be captaining Pakistan in a World Cup which is nothing less than an honor for me. Of course, it is a big responsibility to lead your country in such an event but, so far, I have been enjoying my role as a captain,' she said.

The 28-year-old thinks that the combination of young and senior players will be beneficial for us in the tournament.

A mixture of experience and young batters:

'I am quite excited to lead this squad which has a good mix of senior and junior players. In Javeria Khan and Nida Dar, we have the experienced players who share a good number of World Cup appearances between them,' she added.

'Omaima Sohail, we have a young middle-order batter who is growing with every match. In Iram Javed and Aliya Riaz, we have big-hitting batters for power hitting and Muneeba Ali, the recent sensation as she recently scored a...