{"id":329435,"date":"2023-05-05T08:54:41","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T03:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=329435"},"modified":"2023-05-05T08:54:41","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T03:54:41","slug":"mickey-arthur-contacts-sarfaraz-ahmed-will-he-play-2023-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/mickey-arthur-contacts-sarfaraz-ahmed-will-he-play-2023-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Mickey Arthur contacts Sarfaraz Ahmed, will he play 2023 World Cup?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> ISLAMABAD<br \/>\nPakistan\u2019s newly-appointed team director, Mickey Arthur, has reached out to wicketkeeper batsman, Sarfaraz Ahmed, and had a brief discussion with him, according to a media report.<br \/>\nIn a press conference on Wednesday in Karachi, Sarfaraz was asked whether he wished to play the World Cup or not &#8211; to which he responded rather neutrally.<br \/>\n\u201cDo you wish to play World Cup this year?\u201d the reporter asked. \u201cAs far as I am playing, there is always a wish to play; I want to play cricket,\u201d Sarfaraz replied.<br \/>\n Former Pakistan captain has been selected as the brand ambassador for a unique talent search program named after Nelson Mandela, aimed at discovering U19 cricket players in Karachi.<br \/>\nThe trials for this program are set to take place in the third week of May, and Sarfaraz, along with Fawad Alam and other cricketers from Karachi, will supervise the selection process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD Pakistan\u2019s newly-appointed team director, Mickey Arthur, has reached out to wicketkeeper batsman, Sarfaraz Ahmed, and had a brief discussion with him, according to a media report. 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