LAHORE, Jan 17: Opening batsman Khalid Latif will lead captain Pakistan in the ICC Under-19 World Cup, hosted by Bangladesh in February and March.

All-rounder Salman Qadir, son of leg-spin great Abdul Qadir, was named vice-captain in the squad announced on Saturday by the junior selection committee, headed by Iqbal Qasim, after a day's trials at Gaddafi Stadium on Friday.

Khalid also led Pakistan in the four-nation tournament with India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh which was held in Lahore and Karachi last November.

Khalid has played 10 first-class matches in which he has scored 300 runs at 16.66 with 92 as his top score. He has also played two Under-19 'Tests' against Sri Lanka in August last year in which he has scored 99 runs at 33. In the junior one-day cricket, he has played eight matches in which he has scored168 runs at 24 while in his maiden appearance for Allied Bank in this season's inter-departmental qualifying round, he scored 98.

Salman Qadir, in his junior one-day career, has played 10 matches, in which he has scored 171 runs besides taking five wickets. In the only Inter-departmental qualifying round appearance this season, he scored 102 in an innings.

The selectors also announced four stand-byes.

The team will leave for Dhaka on Feb 8. The tournament begins from Feb 15.

Squad: Khalid Latif (captain), Salman Qadir (vice-captain), Adnan Zaheer, Abid Ali, Jahangir Mirza, Mohammad Asif Iqbal, Fawwad Alam, Zulqarnain Haider (wicket-keeper), Tariq Mahmood, Mansoor Amjad, Usman Saeed, Wahab Riaz, Riaz Afridi, and Ali Imran Pasha.

Officials: Sultan Rana (manager), Aqib Javed (coach),Dr Sohail Saleem (team doctor).

Stand-bys: Hidayat Khan, Sohail Khan, Uzair-ul-Haq, Sakhawat Salamat.