Misbah-ul-Haq and Hasan Raza to lead sides
The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced the names of the players who will play in the two side games against Zimbabwe later this month
Wisden Cricinfo staff
10-Sep-2004
The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced the names of the players who will play in the two side games against Zimbabwe later this month. A PCB Chairman's XI will play a two-day game at Sheikhapura from September 20, and that will be followed by a four-day match at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore featuring the Patron's XI, which starts on September 23.
The Patron's XI will be led by Misbah-ul-Haq, and features talents like Rao Iftikhar Anjum and Bazid Khan, both of whom harbour hopes of making the tour to Australia later this year. The PCB Chairman's XI will be captained by Hasan Raza, who came into the Pakistan team as a precocious teenager before losing his way.
The Teams
Patron's XI Shoaib Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Bazid Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq
(capt), Naumanullah, Aamer Bashir, Yasir Arafat, Adnan Akmal (wk), Mansoor Amjad, Riaz Afridi, Qaisar Abbas, Iftikhar Anjum, Faisal Athar, Wahab Riaz, Tariq Mahmood, Wasim Khan.
PCB Chairman's XI Asif Zakir, Ashar Zaidi, Shahid Yousuf, Faisal Iqbal, Hasan Raza (capt), Zulqarnain Haidar (wk), Salman Qadir, Tahir Mughal, Mohammad Khalil, Nasir Khan, Azam Hussain, Irfanuddin, Bilal Asad, Jannisar Khan, Mohammad Irshad, Imran Pasha.