Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC) on Monday shortlisted 34 players for selection into the national team for the fifth edition of the Blind Cricket World Cup (ODI format); scheduled to be held in January 2018 in Pakistan and UAE.
According to a press release, the selection committee – headed by Syed Muhammad Salman Tariq Bokhari and other members including Masood Jan and Ibrar Shah – shortlisted the 34 players. The training camp will take place from September 9 to 15 at Okara, under the supervision of Pakistan team head coach Abdul Razzaq.
From these 34 players, the selection committee will further finalise the squad for the world cup. The selection committee will monitor the upcoming national blind cricket events and the best performing players would be considered for selection.
The 34 shortlisted players include B1 category: (Amir Ishfaq, Zafar Iqbal, Sajid Nawaz, Muhammad Ayyaz, Riasat Khan, Abdul Manan, Muhammad Asif, Ahsan James, Muhammad Osama, Syed fakhar Abbas, Fazal-e-Hadi); B2 category: (Muhammad Ayub Khan, Moeen Ali, Badar Munir, Mateeh Ullah, Anees Javed, Yasir Andleeb, Nisar Ali, Haroon Khan, Shahzaib Hassan, Zeeshan Abbasi); B3 category: (Muhammad Jamil, Arslan Ahmed, Mohsin Khan, Israr Hassan, Ejaz, Rahid Ullah, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Rashid, Kamran Akhtar, Ghulam Akbar, Arfan Majeed, Sana Ullah, Faseullah).
