Pakistan will be defending its under19 world champion status.
Pakistan names U-19 Squad for Tri-angular Cricket Series
ISLAMABAD: Immad Wasim of Islamabad will lead a 15-member Pakistan team named Thursday for participation in the next month’s Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Malaysia.
The same squad, announced by Junior Selection Committee headed by Col (Retd) Naushad, will also represent Pakistan in the Triangular Series, also featuring Sri Lanka and England in Sri Lanka from January 18.
Pakistan will defend their title in the Junior World Cup in Malaysia to be played from February 17 to March 2.
The selected squad:--Immad Wasim, (Captain), Ali Asad, Ahmed Shehzad, Shan Masood (Vice Captain), Umer Amin, Umair Mir (Wicket- Keeper), Usman Salahuddin, Shahzaib Ahmed, Umer Akmal, Mohammad Rameez, Mohammad Amir, Adil Raza, Junaid Khan, Azhar Attari and Ahsan Mirza.●
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Agencies have learned that Shahid Afridi has all but confirmed his decision of not retiring from Pakistan's high-quality domestic circuit. Once confirmed, the dashing all-rounder will, therefore, be subjected for merit selection in Under-19 squad should any of the squad members go down with a flu/hit by a bat - Source to follow.
Re: Pakistan names U-19 Squad for Tri-angular Cricket Series
^yes he is
He is playing his first domestic season and has an average of 85 with a strike rate of 94. But in the final of match of the domestic season, Habib Bank vs Sui Gas, he had scores of only 2 and 4. So he still has a long way to go...but he definetly seems talented.
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Umer Akmal is just a batsman, and is the youngest, while older than Umer Akmal is Adnan Akmal, who is a wicket-keeper and batsman...and Kamran is older than both of them and is only a batsman sometimes and cant keep wickets to save his life.