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5 Top players of KP to appear in Davis Cup 2019 trials on Jan 23

A total of five top ranking players from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa would appear in the trials to be held on January 23 at Pakistan Tennis Federation Club Islamabad for the forthcoming Davis Cup in February in India.

A total of five top ranking players from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa would appear in the trials to be held on January 23 at Pakistan Tennis Federation Club Islamabad for the forthcoming Davis Cup in February in India.

This was stated by Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tennis Association Umar Ayaz. He said the coach of the Directorate of Sports KP is working hard with the players and like earlier this time they would give good result in the tie. 

Players comprising Shoaib Khan, Saqib Umar and Aqib Umer all hailing from KP, have earlier appeared in the Davis Cup tie and gave good result. 

Ranked No. 1 Hamid Israr, Uzair Khan, ranked No. 2, Kashan Khan ranked No. 3 in the Under-14 category, Hasam Khan in Under-16 category are going to Islamabad for the trials. 

He said the chances of the KP players are very much bright to select in the final squad as Hamid, Kashan, Uzair Khan, Hasam and Muhammad Abdullah have already represented Pakistan in various international events played in Thailand, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Nepal and India.

He also appreciated coach Roman Gul for his hard work in this connection.


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