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Left-handed top-order batter Saud Shakeel has been appointed as Captain[/caption]
Left-handed top-order batter Saud Shakeel has been appointed as Captain of the 19-player Pakistan ‘A’ squad on their tour of Sri Lanka this month.
The tour will comprise two four-day unofficial ‘tests’ and three 50-over one-day matches, to be played in Kandy and Colombo from 28 October to 14 November.
Shakeel had played in three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) against England earlier this summer, while other internationals named in the 19-player squad include Abdullah Shafique (T20I), Arshad Iqbal (T20I), Haider Ali (ODI, T20I), Naseem Shah (Test), Usman Salahuddin (Test, ODI), and Zahid Mahmood (T20I).
Future challengers and bench-strength
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said that the selectors have also retained in this Pakistan ‘A’ squad the players who had recently been part of the national side but could not break into the playing line-ups. Such players include Kamran Ghulam, Salman Ali Agha, and Mohammad Haris.
“The objective and purpose of such tours are to reward, encourage, motivate, and prepare high-performing cricketers for future challenges, while also developing and strengthening our bench-strength,” PCB Chief Selector Muhammad Wasim has said in a statement.
Average age is U-22
“The average age of this squad is Under-22 and includes players who have either been part of the national squads or are knocking at the doors of international cricket. The Sri Lanka tour will help these talented cricketers to further hone and polish their skills so that they are ready to perform at the international level,” he has added.
With an eye on next year’s International Cricket Council (ICC) Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2022 in the West Indies, the selectors have included in this squad the team Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s teenage wicket-keeper Salman Khan and top-order batter Qasim Akram of Central Punjab.
Pakistan ‘A’ squad for Sri Lanka - October-November 2021:
Saud Shakeel (Captain) (Sindh) (both formats)*
Haider Ali (Vice Captain) (Northern) (both formats)
Abbas Afridi (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) (50-over)
Abdullah Shafique (Central Punjab) (both formats)
Abrar Ahmed (Sindh) (both formats)
Ahmed Safi Abdullah (Central Punjab) (four-day)
Akif Javed (Balochistan) (50-over)
Arshad Iqbal (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) (both formats)
Irfanullah Shah (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) (both formats)
Kamran Ghulam (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) (both formats)
Khurram Shahzad (Balochistan) (both formats)
Mohammad Haris (wicket-keeper) (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) (both formats)
Naseem Shah (Southern Punjab) (both formats)
Omair Bin Yousuf (Sindh) (four-day)
Qasim Akram (Central Punjab) (both formats)
Salman Ali Agha (Southern Punjab) (both formats)
Salman Khan (wicket-keeper) (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) (both formats)
Usman Salahuddin (Southern Punjab) (four-day), and
Zahid Mahmood (Sindh) (both formats)
*
Both formats=For both four-day as well as 50-over series
50-over=For the three-match 50-over series
Four-day=For the two-match four-day series
Left-handed top-order batter Saud Shakeel has been appointed as Captain[/caption]
Left-handed top-order batter Saud Shakeel has been appointed as Captain of the 19-player Pakistan ‘A’ squad on their tour of Sri Lanka this month.
The tour will comprise two four-day unofficial ‘tests’ and three 50-over one-day matches, to be played in Kandy and Colombo from 28 October to 14 November.
Shakeel had played in three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) against England earlier this summer, while other internationals named in the 19-player squad include Abdullah Shafique (T20I), Arshad Iqbal (T20I), Haider Ali (ODI, T20I), Naseem Shah (Test), Usman Salahuddin (Test, ODI), and Zahid Mahmood (T20I).
Future challengers and bench-strength
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said that the selectors have also retained in this Pakistan ‘A’ squad the players who had recently been part of the national side but could not break into the playing line-ups. Such players include Kamran Ghulam, Salman Ali Agha, and Mohammad Haris.
“The objective and purpose of such tours are to reward, encourage, motivate, and prepare high-performing cricketers for future challenges, while also developing and strengthening our bench-strength,” PCB Chief Selector Muhammad Wasim has said in a statement.
Average age is U-22
“The average age of this squad is Under-22 and includes players who have either been part of the national squads or are knocking at the doors of international cricket. The Sri Lanka tour will help these talented cricketers to further hone and polish their skills so that they are ready to perform at the international level,” he has added.
With an eye on next year’s International Cricket Council (ICC) Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2022 in the West Indies, the selectors have included in this squad the team Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s teenage wicket-keeper Salman Khan and top-order batter Qasim Akram of Central Punjab.
Pakistan ‘A’ squad for Sri Lanka - October-November 2021:
Saud Shakeel (Captain) (Sindh) (both formats)*
Haider Ali (Vice Captain) (Northern) (both formats)
Abbas Afridi (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) (50-over)
Abdullah Shafique (Central Punjab) (both formats)
Abrar Ahmed (Sindh) (both formats)
Ahmed Safi Abdullah (Central Punjab) (four-day)
Akif Javed (Balochistan) (50-over)
Arshad Iqbal (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) (both formats)
Irfanullah Shah (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) (both formats)
Kamran Ghulam (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) (both formats)
Khurram Shahzad (Balochistan) (both formats)
Mohammad Haris (wicket-keeper) (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) (both formats)
Naseem Shah (Southern Punjab) (both formats)
Omair Bin Yousuf (Sindh) (four-day)
Qasim Akram (Central Punjab) (both formats)
Salman Ali Agha (Southern Punjab) (both formats)
Salman Khan (wicket-keeper) (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) (both formats)
Usman Salahuddin (Southern Punjab) (four-day), and
Zahid Mahmood (Sindh) (both formats)
*
Both formats=For both four-day as well as 50-over series
50-over=For the three-match 50-over series
Four-day=For the two-match four-day series