LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board on Tuesday announced a 15-member squad for the ACC Men’s U-19 Asia Cup to be held in Oman from Nov 5 to 14.
Pakistan are placed in Group ‘A’ alongside Nepal, India and the United Arab Emirates in the eight-team event.
The Farhan Yousuf-led squad includes wicket-keeper/batters Abdul Qadir, Hamza Zahoor, batters Usman Khan, Hayam Khan, Jahangir Bilal and Huzaifa Ahsan.
The all-rounders include Ahmed Hussain and Hasnain Abbas Dar, while Abdul Subhan, Mohammad Seyam, Ali Raza and Rizwanullah are the four pace bowling options.
Mohammad Huzaifa (left-arm wrist spinner) and left-arm spinner Niqab Shafiq comprise the spin attack.
In the squad, only Ali Raza and Huzaifa Ahsan were not part of Pakistan’s U-19 team that beat England 3-1 in a four-match Youth one-day series held in September.
Squad: Farhan Yousuf (captain), Abdul Qadir (wicket-keeper), Abdul Subhan, Ahmed Hussain, Ali Raza, Hamza Zahoor (wicket-keeper), Hasnain Abbas Dar, Hayam Khan, Huzaifa Ahsan, Jahangir Bilal, Mohammad Huzaifa, Mohammad Seyam, Niqab Shafiq, Rizwanullah, Usman Khan.
Player support personnel: Shahid Anwar (head coach & team manager), Rao Iftikhar Anjum (fast bowling coach), Zohaib Khan (spin bowling coach), Humayun Farhat (fielding coach), Ubaid Ullah (physio), Ibrar Ahmed (trainer), Ali Hamza (performance analyst).
Pakistan’s fixtures:
Nov 6: Pakistan vs UAE
Nov 8: Pakistan vs India
Nov 10: Pakistan vs Nepal
Nov 12: Semi-finals
Nov 14: Final
Published in Dawn, October 28th, 2026
