Veterans team to play in India

Published April 17, 2007

KARACHI, April 16: A team of veteran cricketers from Pakistan (over 50 years of age) will be undertaking a two-match tour of India from Wednesday. The first of the two matches will be played against the veterans team of Jaipur on Thursday while the second match will be held on April 22 against the veterans team at New Delhi.

Pakistan veterans side is led by Fawad Ijaz Khan and Ashiq Hussain is the vice captain. Other players include Lt Gen Munir Hafeez, Nadeem Umar, Mir Haider Talpur, Mirza Masroor Ahmed, Muhammad Sharif, Lt Col Fazle Abbas, Rafiq Ghani, Sardar Mahmood Sadiq, Muhammad Irfan, Sheikh Imran Ahmed and Najeeb Sadiq.— Agencies

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