KARACHI, Jan 26: An 18-member Omar Cricket Club squad left for Dadu on Thursday to compete in the All Sindh Balochistan Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed cricket tournament. Adnan Kaleem has been named skipper of the team announced by Nadeem Omar, director of Omar Associates.

A total of 60 clubs are participating in the tournament with the winners of the Feb 5 final to receive Rs50,000.

Omar CC squad: Adnan Kaleem (captain), Javed Mansoor, Akbar-ur-Rehman, Shaharyar Ghani, Ali Asad, Fazal Subhan, Saad Surkhail, Rizwan Khan, Daniyal Ahsan, Babar Agha, Sami Arshad, Mir Hamza, Rumman Raees Khan, Bilal Manzoor, Nasir Owais, Naveed Al-Ameen, Mirza Ahsan Jamil, Faraz Ahmed.—Sports Reporter

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