Pakistan Under 16 cricket team all set to tour Bangladesh
The Under 16 cricket squad will depart for Dhaka tomorrow and the tour will conclude with the third 50-over match in Khulna on 15th May in UAE.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have announced the schedule of Pakistan U-16 cricket team’s tour to Bangladesh, where future stars of Pakistan cricket will play two three-day and three 50-over matches during a three-week visit.
The PCB has organised this tour as part of its strategy to not only revive but lay special emphasis on youth cricket, which is a pathway to senior cricket. Earlier in January, Pakistan Under 16 team had competed against Australia's Under 16 in Dubai, winning the 50-over series 3-2 as well as the one-off T20.
The squad will depart for Dhaka today and will open the tour with a three-day match in Fatullah on 29th April. The tour will conclude with the third 50-over match in Khulna on 15th May. In this relation, a training camp at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore, attended by the 26 probables, who were selected for this year’s series against Australia in Dubai, have already been conducted.
Furthermore, this tour, in collaboration with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), has also been arranged looking ahead to the ACC U-19 Asia Cup Bangladesh, which will be staged from September 29 to October 7, as well as the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2020, which will be played in South Africa from January 17 to February 9 2020.
PCB Director International, Zakir Khan said:
“This series is a stepping stone for the U-16 players for the upcoming high profile series and future events. Pakistan U-16 side displayed a good account of themselves against Australia U-16 in Dubai, and now it is their opportunity to further hone their skills against an equally tough side in Bangladesh in different conditions.”
PCB Director, Academies, Mudassar Nazar said:
“We have prepared a robust training schedule for the U-16 probables, which includes a number of matches – both longer and shorter versions. This program has been designed to give them a taste of what they will get in Bangladesh and also to improve their match fitness standards.”
Pakistani under 16 cricket squad inlcudes: Umar Eman (Lahore, captain), Kashif Ali (Karachi, vice-captain), Ahmed Khan (Abbottabad), Ali Asfand (Faisalabad), Aliyan Mahmood (Karachi), Amir Hassan (Rawalpindi), Aseer Mughal (Rawalpindi), Faisal Akram (Multan), Farhad Khan (Fata), Haseebullah Khan (Quetta), Khalid Khan (Quetta), Mohammad Shehzad (Multan), Mohammad Waqas (Faisalabad), Rizwan Mahmood (Hyderabad), Sameer Saqib (Faisalabad), Zubair Shinwari (Fata, wicket-keeper).
Reserves: Ali Hassan (Sialkot), Arham Nawab (Faisalabad), Ayaz Shah (Fata) and Muneeb Wasif (Lahore).
Team management: Taimoor Azam Khan (manager), Mohammad Ashraf (head coach), Abdul Majeed (fielding coach), Imranullah (trainer), Rehan Khalid (physio).
Schedule:
April 29 - May 1: Three-day match (Fatullah)
May 5-7: Three-day match (Khulna)
May 10: First 50-over match (Khulna)
May 12: Second 50-over match (Khulna)
May 15: Third 50-over match (Khulna)
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