Lahore - Gohar Hafeez of Lahore has been named to lead a 15-member Pakistan squad in the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup to be held in Bangladesh from January 22 to February 14, 2016, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Friday. The team was named after approval of PCB head Shaharyar M Khan on the recommendation from Junior Selection committee headed by former Test batsman Basit Ali. The team will also participate in the tri-series tournament being held at United Arab Emirates (UAE) before U-19 World Cup.
Former Test paceman Zakir Khan will be manager of the team while M Masoor will be head coach. Besides the squad, five-member team management and five standbys were also named.
SQUAD: Gohar Hafeez (Lahore-captain), M Umar Burki (FATA), Zeeshan Malik (Rawalpindi – vc), Hasan Mohsin (Karachi), M Asad (Karachi), Saif Badar (Sialkot), Hasan Khan (Karachi), Salman Fayyaz (Lahore) Shadab Khan (Rawalpindi), Umair Masood (Rawalpindi), Saif Ali Ghauri (Karachi), Arfan Liaqat (Multan), Sameen Gul (FATA), M Arsal Shaikh (Islamabad), M Ahmad Shafiq (Lahore).
RESERVES: Rizwan Ali (Islamabad), Ali Zaryab (Lahore), Aqib Jadoon (Abbottabad), Hamza Khan (Peshawar), Hayatullah (FATA). TEAM MANAGEMENT: Zakir Khan (Manager), M Masroor (head coach), M Tayyab (physio), M Talah Ejaz (analyst), Saboor Ahmad (trainer).