LAHORE: The national junior selection committee headed by Basit Ali has announced a 15-member squad for the ACC Youth U-19 Asia Cup starting later this month.

Wicket-keeper Rohail Nazir will lead the team at the Sept 28-Oct 7 event being staged in Bangladesh.

Former Test opening batsman Sadiq Mohammad has been named as the team’s manager while Azam Khan is the head coach. Five reserve players have also been named for the event.

Squad:

Mohammad Mohsin, Saim Ayub, Jahanzaib Sultan, Awaiz Zafar, Waqar Ahmed, Saad Khan, Rohail Nazir (captain/wicket-keeper), Mohammad Asif, Farrukh Abbas, Mohammad Bilal Javed, Junaid Khan, Musa Khan, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Arshad Iqbal

Officials:

Sadiq Mohammad (manager), Azam Khan (head coach), Mohtashim Rasheed (assistant coach), Saqib Faiqr (fielding coach), Usman Ghani (physio), Saboor Ahmed (trainer), Usman Hashmi (analyst)

Reserve players:

Izhar Ahmed, Haider Ali, Bilal Khan, Mukhtar Ahmed, Khayam Khan.

Published in Dawn, September 7th, 2018