Faisal named skipper

Published September 1, 2005

HYDERABAD, Aug 31: Faisal Athar would lead District Cricket Association (DCA) Hyderabad team in PCB senior Inter-district cricket tournament, beginning from Sept 5.

According to a press release of the association, the 20-member squad was announced by a three member selection team, headed by Mir Hyder Ali Khan Talpur, Mohammad Afzal Gujjar and Hafeezur Rehman.

Squad: Faisal Athar (captain), Rizwan Fareed (vice captain), Akram Khan, Murtaza Solangi, Zahid Khan, Shoaib Leghari, Noman Ali, Haneef Malik, Raza Khan, Amir Brohi, Sufiyan Ali, Farhan Ayub, Nasir Owais, Farrukh Sheikh, Shahnawaz, Asif Qazi, Javed Khan, Zeeshan Soomro, Mohammad Asif, Naeemur Rehman. Abdul Ghaffar Babu and Hafeezur Rehman would be the manager and coach of the team respectively.

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