The quarter-finals are scheduled to take place on Oct 3-4
\nHANGZHOU
\nQasim Akram-led Pakistan Shaheens will depart on Saturday night for China to feature in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. The T20 format will see Pakistan Shaheens starting their journey from the quarter-final stage, after having directly qualified by virtue of being one of the top four ICC ranked sides in the continent.
\nThe quarter-finals are scheduled to take place on Oct 3-4, with Pakistan playing their quarter-final on October 3 at Zhejiang University of Technology Pingfeng Cricket Field in Hangzhou. The semi-finals will take place on Oct 6, while the final and the bronze medal match are scheduled to take place on Saturday, (Oct 7).
\nPakistan Shaheens underwent a five-day camp at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore where players, under the guidance of coaches, engaged in training sessions and featured in match scenarios to get ready for the tournament.
\nThe squad includes 15 players of which seven have already represented Pakistan in international cricket. These include Aamir Jamal (2 T20Is), Arshad Iqbal (1 T20I), Asif Ali (21 ODIs, 55 T20Is), Haider Ali (2 ODIs, 33 T20Is), Khushdil Shah (10 ODIs, 24 T20Is), Shahnawaz Dahani (2 ODIs, 11 T20Is) and Usman Qadir (1 ODI, 23 T20Is).
\nCaptain Qasim Akram said: \u201cIt is an honor for me to lead the side in the Asian Games. The players have performed well in the past, winning the ACC Emerging Asia Cup recently and I am looking forward to the same performance from the players in the upcoming games.\u201d
\n \u201cWe have a good combination and have undergone rigorous training, preparing for whatever challenges spinning wickets may present. So, we are ready for the challenge,\u201d he said. \u201cThis will be our first tour to China, so we will keep things very simple and aim to win matches for the country,\u201d he told media men.
\n\u201cI will urge the fans to keep supporting the Shaheens side in the Asian Games,\u201d he added.
\nPakistan Shaheens squad:
\nQasim Akram (captain), Omair Bin Yousuf (vice-captain), Aamir Jamal, Arafat Minhas, Arshad Iqbal, Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Khushdil Shah, Mirza Tahir Baig, Mubasir Khan, Muhammad Akhlaq (wk), Rohail Nazir (wk), Shahnawaz Dahani, Sufiyan Muqeem and Usman Qadir.
\nPlayer Support Personnel \u2013 Shahid Aslam (head coach-cum-manager), Umar Rasheed (bowling coach), Hanif Malik (batting and fielding coach) and Hafiz Naeem ul Rasool (physiotherapist).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The quarter-finals are scheduled to take place on Oct 3-4 HANGZHOU Qasim Akram-led Pakistan Shaheens will depart on Saturday night for China to feature in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. The T20 format will see Pakistan Shaheens starting their journey from the quarter-final stage, after having directly qualified by virtue of being one […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":359239,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-359208","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n