Sahibzada Farhan, a prominent batsman, has been appointed as the captain of the Pakistan Shaheens’ team for the upcoming four-day matches against Bangladesh A in Darwin, Australia.
The Pakistan Shaheens will engage in two four-day matches against the Bangladesh ‘A’ team, after which they will participate in a tri-series with the Northern Territory team and Bangladesh in Darwin. In addition, they will also take part in the Top End T20 Series, which consists of nine teams.
However, the tour has seen the unfortunate absence of the promising fast bowler Hunain Shah, who has been unable to participate due to an injury. As a result, Qasim Akram has been selected as his replacement in the squad.
The Pakistan Shaheens will depart for Brisbane early on Saturday morning via Dubai. They will journey from Brisbane to Darwin at a later time.
Pakistan’s red-ball head coach, Jason Gillespie, will be traveling to Darwin to serve as the team’s head coach for the two four-day matches.
The Pakistan Shaheens squad
The team consists of Sahibzada Farhan (captain), Haseebullah, Qasim Akram, Kamran Ghulam, Kashif Ali, Khurram Shahzad, Mehran Mumtaz, Mohammad Huraira, Mubasir Khan, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Omair Bin Yousuf, Shahnawaz Dahani, Tayyab Tahir, Umar Amin, and Mohammad Ali.
The layer support personnel for the team include Jason Gillespie, who serves as the head coach for red-ball matches and will also oversee the camp from 8-13 July. Abdul Rehman is the head coach for white-ball matches and will join the team on 28 July. Mohammad Masroor is the assistant coach-cum-manager and camp commandant from 24 June-7 July. The team also has Mohammad Asad as the physiotherapist, Imranullah as the trainer, and Usman Hashmi as the analyst.
Timetable (all games in Darwin)
On July 14th, we will arrive in Darwin.
19-22 July: Four-day match against Bangladesh ‘A’
26-29 July: Four-day match against Bangladesh ‘A’
On August 4th, there will be a 50-over cricket match against the Northern Territory (NT).
On August 6th, there will be a 50-over cricket match against the Bangladesh ‘A’ team.
From August 9th to August 18th, there will be a nine-team event. High-level T20 Series
