PESHAWAR
\nThe Pakistan Cricket Board Thursday appointed wicketkeeper-batter Rohail Nazir as the Pakistan Shaheens captain for the Top End T20 Series in Darwin, Australia, which is being organised by Northern Territory Cricket (NTC) from July 30 to August 6, 2023.
\nApart from the NTC side, NT Strike, and Pakistan Shaheens, Australian Capital Territory\u2019s ACT Comets, Melbourne Stars, Melbourne Renegades and Papua New Guinea (PNG) will participate in the six-team tournament in a T20 format with the top-two sides progressing to the final, says a PCB release issued here Thursday.
\nAt the backend of the T20 matches, Shaheens will also play two 50-over matches against PNG and NT Strike on August 8-9, respectively. The Darwin tour is part of the PCB\u2019s policy to create more opportunities for the emerging cricketers to play away cricket in different conditions against different oppositions across all formats so that they can hone their skills and also expand the pool of players.
\nIn this relation, Pakistan Shaheens recently toured Zimbabwe and are presently in Sri Lanka for the ACC Men\u2019s Emerging Teams Asia Cup. The squad will also take part in the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 from Sept. 19 to Oct 8.
\nRohail Nazir has played 33 first-class matches and has previously captained Pakistan Shaheens. He recently toured Zimbabwe where the Shaheens\u2019 squad played two four-dayers and six 50-over matches in May.
\nAaliyan Mahmood made his first-class debut in the 2022-23 season, while Basit Ali and Shawaiz Irfan featured in the U19 series against Bangladesh in Multan in 2022. Faisal Akram and Mohammad Irfan Khan were on the roster of Karachi Kings for the HBL Pakistan Super League 2023, while Mohammad Imran was part of Karachi Kings in the HBL Pakistan Super League 2022. Right-arm fast Syed Zeeshan Zameer featured for Islamabad United in the HBL Pakistan Super League 2023.
\nIn addition to the above cricketers, the side also includes seven teenagers who were part of the Pakistan U19 squad that toured Bangladesh for a four-dayer, five 50-over and one T20 match series in May 2023. They are Amir Hassan, Ali Asfand, Arafat Minhas, Azan Awais, Sajjad Ali, Shamyl Hussain and Wahaj Riaz.
\nPakistan Shaheens squad:
\nRohail Nazir (captain), Aaliyan Mahmood, Ali Asfand, Amir Hassan, Arafat Minhas, Azan Awais, Basit Ali, Faisal Akram, Mohammad Imran, Sajjad Ali, Mohammad Irfan Khan, Shamyl Hussain, Shawaiz Irfan, Syed Zeeshan Zameer and Wahaj Riaz
\nSchedule of Pakistan Shaheens\u2019 matches:
\n30 Jul \u2013 vs NT Strike (T20)
\n31 Jul \u2013 vs ACT Comets (T20)
\n1 Aug \u2013 vs Melbourne Renegades (T20)
\n2 Aug \u2013 vs Melbourne Stars (T20)
\n4 Aug \u2013 vs PNG (T20)
\n6 Aug \u2013 Final
\n8 Aug \u2013 vs PNG (50-over)
\n9 Aug \u2013 vs NT Strike (50-over)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PESHAWAR The Pakistan Cricket Board Thursday appointed wicketkeeper-batter Rohail Nazir as the Pakistan Shaheens captain for the Top End T20 Series in Darwin, Australia, which is being organised by Northern Territory Cricket (NTC) from July 30 to August 6, 2023. Apart from the NTC side, NT Strike, and Pakistan Shaheens, Australian Capital Territory\u2019s ACT Comets, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":344285,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-344478","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n