Younis to lead HBL

Published November 1, 2006

KARACHI, Oct 31: Despite being on the national duty, Pakistan vice-captainYounis Khan has been named to lead Habib Bank in the Patron’s Trophy Championship starting from Nov 5, the bank’s sports division announced on Tuesday.

Head of HBL sports department, Abdul Raquib, named additional four players to cover up for loss to the national team. He said Hasan Raza will lead the team when Younis is not available.

Squad: Younis Khan (captain), Hasan Raza (vice-captain) Imran Farhat, Taufiq Umar, Asim Kamal, Shahid Afridi, Rafatullah Mohmand, Azhar Mahmood, Danish Kaneria, Umar Gul, Shahid Nazir, Abdul Rehman, Aftab Khan, Kamran Hussain, Humayun Farhat, Farhan Iqbal, Irfan Fazil, Waqas Masood, Sajid Shah, Khaqan Arsal. Officials: Liaquat Ali (manager) and Kabir Khan (coach).—APP

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