There is going to be a huge clash between India and Pakistan in the next two months. There is bound to be a clash between the two teams in the Asia Cup and then the World Cup, apart from these two tournaments, India and Pakistan are also expected to clash in the Asian Games. The Indian team for the Asian Games has already been announced. Now the Pakistan team has also been announced, the command of which has been handed over to 20-year-old all-rounder Qasim Akram. There are 8 players in the team who have played international cricket for Pakistan, including names like Asif Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Shahnawaz Dahani.
The Asian Games will begin on September 23 in Hangzhou, China, with the men's cricket event starting on September 28 and running until October 7. Being top 10 in the ICC rankings, teams like India, Pakistan will get direct entry into the quarter finals. The quarter final matches will be played on October 3 and 4. Then the semi-final match will be played on October 6 and the final on October 7.
Bow to the Under-19 captain
The Pakistan Cricket Board announced the 15-member squad for the event on Thursday, August 24. Qasim Akram has been made the captain of the team. Qasim was the captain of the Pakistan team in the U-19 World Cup played last year. Recently, he also participated in the Emerging Asia Cup, which the Pakistan team won by defeating India in the final.
The most experienced player in the Pakistan team is Asif Ali, who played two consecutive T20 World Cups for Pakistan. He has played 21 ODIs and 55 T20Is for Pakistan. Apart from this, Dahani, Hasnain, Usman Qadir, Khushdil Shah, Haider Ali, Aamir Jamal and Arshad Iqbal have also played international cricket for Pakistan.
Pakistan squad
Qasim Akram (Captain), Omer Bin Yousuf, Aamir Jamal, Arafat Minhas, Arshad Iqbal, Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Khushdil Shah, Mirza Tahir Baig, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Akhlaq (Wicketkeeper), Rohail Nazir, Shahnawaz Dahani, Sufiyan Mukeem, Usman Qadir.
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