Saud Shakeel Named Captain of Pakistan Shaheens for Sri Lanka Tour
Saud Shakeel Named Captain of Pakistan Shaheens for Sri Lanka Tour:
Emerging Middle order batsmen, Saud Shakeel has been named the captain of Pakistan Shaheens for their tour of Sri Lanka. The tour is comprised of 2 four-day games and 3 50-over games. Along with Saud, many other cricketers who have represented Pakistan at the International level. Abdullah Shafique, Haider Ali, Naseem Shah, Usman Salahuddin and Zahid Mahmood are part of this tour.
Chief Selector Muhammad Wasim said that:
“This squad has an average age of under 22 and includes players who have either been part of national squads or are on the verge of breaking into international cricket. The Sri Lanka tour will allow these exceptional cricketers to refine and polish their talents in preparation for international competition.”
Complete squad of Pakistan Shaheens is as follows:
Saud Shakeel (CAP) – both formats
Haider Ali (VC) – both formats
Abbas Afridi – 50 Overs
Abdullah Shafique – both formats
Abrar Ahmed – both formats
Ahmed Safi Abdullah – 4 Day
Akif Javed – 50 Overs
Arshad Iqbal – both formats
Irfanullah Shah – both formats
Kamran Ghulam – both formats
Khurram Shahzad – both formats
Mohammad Haris – both formats
Naseem Shah – both formats
Omair Bin Yousuf – 4 Day
Qasim Akram – both formats
Salman Ali Agha – both formats
Salman Khan – both formats
Usman Salahuddin – 4 Day
Zahid Mahmood – both formats
Tour schedule:
21 Oct – departure for Kandy
28-31 Oct – 1st four-day match, Kandy
4-7 Nov – 2nd four-day match, Kandy
10 Nov – 1st 50-over match, Colombo
12 Nov – 2nd 50-over match, Colombo
14 Nov – 3rd 50-over match, Colombo
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