Japanese Asia-Pacific Baseball-Softball Director, Taki Haro Nassau visits Yar Hussain Baseball Academy Swabi
Mr Taki Haro Nassau, Director Japanese Asia-Pacific Baseball-Softball visited Yar Hussain Baseball Academy to witness a game as well as to give useful tips about the game, in Swabi.
Asia-Pacific Baseball-Softball Director from PONY Baseball International Japan arrived at Yar Hussain Baseball Academy Swabi to review baseball training along with Syed Fakhar Ali Shah, President Pakistan Baseball Federation (PBF), Dr. Shaheen Gulraiz (Director Youth Baseball Development PFB) and Fakhar Amir Kazmi (Legal Advisor PFB).
The Japanese director was pleased to see the players playing the game and expressed his pleasure to have been welcomed at the academy. He said that Pakistan has a very good baseball talent which just needs good training.
After the match, the director mixed up with the players and gave them useful tips about the game and pitching to Mohammad Haris, a member of the Pakistan team.
Syed Fakhar Ali Shah, President PBF lauded Wisal Muhammad, President Yar Hussain Baseball Academy Swabi's efforts for baseball development in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and said that running an academy in a region like Swabi is commendable. The Federation has been helping the Academy in every possible way and will continue to do so in the future. He also donated baseball equipment for the academy at the very moment.
Speaking on the occasion, Wisal Muhammad thanked the Japanese Director, Mr. Taki Haro Nassau and welcomed the arrival of the academy and hoped that the players of the academy had a chance to learn from them.
He added that the academy was established under the KP Baseball Association in collaboration with Pakistan Federation Baseball. Despite having no sponsors, the Federation has given every possible help to the Association to run the Academy. He also thanked Federation President, Syed Fakhr Ali Shah for providing baseball equipment for the academy.
