Aaqib to coach ‘A’ team probables

Published August 28, 2007

LAHORE, Aug 27: Former Test fast bowler, Aaqib Javed, will coach the probables of ‘A’ training camp starting at Gaddafi Stadium from Tuesday for the home series against Australia ‘A’.

Aaqib, is also the bowling coach at the National Cricket Academy. Mian Mohammad Munir will act as camp-commandant. The camp will conclude on Sunday.

At the end of the training, the national selection committee headed by Salahuddin Ahmad ‘Sallu’ will announce final squad after watching the probables in the camp.

The Australians are scheduled to arrive in Punjab capital on Saturday to play three one-day matches (two in Lahore, one in Sheikhupura) and two four-day games (one each in Lahore and Faisalabad).

Twenty-seven players will report to the camp-commandant on Tuesday.

Probables:

Faisal Iqbal, Taufiq Umar, Khalid Latif, Rafatullah Mohammad, Asim Kamal, Hasan Raza, Yasir Hameed, Naved Latif, Shahid Yousuf, Adnan Raza, Sohail Tanvir, Mansoor Amjad, Atif Maqbool, Zohaib Khan, Tahir Khan, Sarfraz Ahmed (wicket-keeper), Zulqarnain Haider (wicket-keeper), Mohammad Sami, Junaid Zia, Mohammad Khalil, Mohammad Irshad, Abdur Rauf, Anwar Ali, Rizwan Ahmed, Shoaib Khan, Najaf Shah, Uzair-ul-Haq.