Varsity cricket from Feb 14

Published February 5, 2006

KARACHI, Feb 4: Pakistan Inter-university cricket championship is scheduled to start at all centres of the country from Feb 14. The public and private sector universities all over the country have been divided into eight groups.

Top team from each group will qualify for the quarterfinals.

In Karachi five universities Karachi University (host), Iqra University, Hamdard University, Sir Syed, University and M.A. Jinnah University have confirmed their participation.

Meanwhile, Karachi University selection committee has announced 25 cricketers for its team after a series of trials held at UBL Spots Complex who have been asked to report to Waseem Majid at TMC ground on Feb 6 at 8.30 am for practice match.

Players: Azmat Ali, Athar Abid, Tabishur Rehman, Badar Munir, Kamran Ahmed, M. Zafar, Owais Ali Khan, Adnan Akhtar, Navaid Razzak, Ali Yousuf, Maisam, Osama Qureshi, Naveed Yousuf, Shumail, Abdullah, Zohaib, Yasir Nafees, Shoaib Ali, Akbar, Anwar Afridi, Arif Khan, Alam Khan, M. Khaliq, Zakir Hussain, Gohar.—APP

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