Sahibzada Farhan to lead Pakistan Shaheens in upcoming Australia tour

English , Snippets , Sports - کھیل اور کھلاڑی , / Friday, July 12th, 2024

KARACHI, 12 July 2024: Sahibzada Farhan has been appointed captain of Pakistan Shaheens for two four-day matches against Bangladesh ‘A’ in Darwin, Australia, from 19 to 29 July. The 28-year-old has played five T20Is for Pakistan and 58 first-class matches, scoring 4,401 runs, including eight centuries and 27 half-centuries.
Pakistan Shaheens will also play two 50-over matches and a nine-team T20 tournament in Darwin. The captain for the white-ball series will be announced later.
The 15-member squad will depart for Darwin early Saturday from Karachi via Dubai. Spinner Faisal Akram replaces fast bowler Hunain Shah, who was ruled out due to a back injury.
Jason Gillespie, Pakistan’s red-ball head coach, will travel with the team and return to Pakistan in early August after the second four-day match. He will then prepare the national side for the two-Test series against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi and Karachi.
Pakistan Shaheens Squad: Sahibzada Farhan (captain), Faisal Akram, Haseebullah, Kamran Ghulam, Kashif Ali, Khurram Shahzad, Mehran Mumtaz, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Huraira, Mubasir Khan, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Omair Bin Yousuf, Shahnawaz Dahani, Tayyab Tahir, Umar Amin.
Support Personnel: Jason Gillespie (head coach for red-ball matches), Abdul Rehman (head coach for white-ball matches), Mohammad Masroor (assistant coach-cum-manager), Mohammad Asad (physiotherapist), Imranullah (trainer), Usman Hashmi (analyst). PCB Sources