PCB announces Squad for ACC Men’s Emerging Asia Cup 2023

Posted at: June 24, 2023

PCB has announced 15 man squad for the upcoming ACC Emerging Asia Cup 2023 slated to be played in Sri Lanka from July 14-23. Eight nations ‘A’ teams will compete for the prestigious trophy & the best will clinch the title. Pakistan’s A team which is known as Pakistan Shaheens will be led by wicket-keeper batter Mohammad Haris.

Haris has led Pakistan in five ODIs & nine T20Is but couldn’t leave a mark during his stint as a captain. Haris will now aim to turn things in his favor by leading the Pakistani A team to a glorious win in the emerging Asia Cup 2023. He was also a part of ODI & T20I teams that faced New Zealand at home in the April-May window.

Meanwhile, talented & energetic Omair Yousuf has been named as Haris’s deputy. Yousuf hasn’t played any kind of International Cricket so far but he has great figures in first-class & domestic T20s that speaks volume. In 40 first-class fixtures, the prolific batter has returned with scores of 2687 at an average of 43.33. Yousuf has amassed 290 runs in 10 innings at an average of 41.42 & a strike rate of 145. He was Pakistan A’s highest run-scorer in their recent series against Zimbabwe A amassing 275 runs in four fixtures.

Another swashbuckling player who has been named in Pakistan’s A team is Shahnawaz Dahani. He is one of the emerging sensations in Pakistan’s Domestic circle & is creating a place for himself in the National setup. So far Shahnawaz has played two ODIs & 11 T20Is for Pakistan.

Pakistan A will face India A on July 16 in ACC Emerging Asia Cup 2023

Pakistan A team last faced Zimbabwe A team in May where they played six 50-over games against Zimbabwe A & lost the fixtures by a 4-2 score. Despite including senior players such as Craig Ervine, Sikandar Raza, and Sean Williams, in the squad, Zimbabwe lost the series. The much-awaited high-octane fixture between India A & Pakistan Shaheens is scheduled on July 16. Both the teams are placed in Group A along with Nepal A & Sri Lanka A.

Pakistan Shaheens Squad:

Mohammad Haris (captain, wicketkeeper), Omair Bin Yousuf (vice-captain), Amad Butt, Arshad Iqbal, Haseebullah, Kamran Ghulam, Mehran Mumtaz, Mubasir Khan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr., Qasim Akram, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Shahnawaz Dahani, Sufiyan Muqeem, Tayyab Tahir

Non-traveling reserves:

Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Junaid, and Rohail Nazir

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