LAHORE: The Pakistan rugby sevens team will leave for Jakarta on Aug 27 to participate in the Asian Games.

Top Asian teams like Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, China are featuring in this Asian gala. Pakistan, who are pooled together with Hong Kong, China and Thailand, take on Hong Kong on Aug 30 before playing Thailand the same day. Pakistan play China on Aug 31.

Squad:

Kashif Khawaja (captain), Ahmed Wasim, Shoaib Akhtar, Nasir Mehmood, Mohammad Haroon, Musadiq Altaf, Mohammad Waqas, Faisal Aslam, Ali Shahid, Khalid Hussain Bhatti, Mohammad Afzal, Daud Gill; Officials: Shakeel Ahmed Malik (head coach-cum-team manager), Mohsin (physiotherapist).

Published in Dawn, August 17th, 2018

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