Pakistan: 14-man team for Dhaka to be named today (24 October 1998)

24 October 1998

Pakistan: 14-man team for Dhaka to be named today

By Our Sports Reporter

KARACHI, Oct 23: The 14-man Pakistan cricket team for the International Trophy starting at Dhaka from Saturday will be named at the National Stadium on Saturday.

Pakistan play the opening match against the West Indies on Oct 29.

The chairman of selectors, Wasim Bari, said he would finalized the team after consulting his colleagues on Saturday.

"Since it is a foreign tour, we will have to inform the cricket board about the team who would seek clearance from the executive council. But in all probability, we will be announcing the team tomorrow," Bari said.

Bari said there wouldn't be many changes in the team that beat India 4-1 in the Sahara Cup last year.

"Barring a couple of changes here and there, the team would almost be the same," he stated.

The chief selector said he has not been informed about Mushtaq Ahmad's decision to skip the nine-nation tournament.

"I will get the feed-back about Mushtaq tomorrow," he said.

But skipper Aamir Sohail said the leg-spinner has confirmed to him that he would not go to Dhaka in an effort to give rest to his badly bruised knee.

"I and Javed Miandad had a long chat with Mushy. We advised him to miss the Dhaka event so that he is fit for the series against Zimbabwe and later for the tour of India.

"He agreed to our proposal," he said.

Saeed Anwar has also been given a clean bill of health and would be going to Dhaka after stomach upset forced him out of the third Test against Australia.

"It was in fact back strain because of stomach disorder. But I consulted a specialist who has prescribed some medicines.

"I have not been advised any rest," Anwar said from Lahore.

Pakistan are unlikely to make any major changes in the Sahara Cup side except that Wasim Akram would replace an injured Mohammad Zahid and Arshad Khan would come for Mushtaq Ahmad.

Aqib Javed, who was Sohail's deputy on the Canadian trip but overlooked for the series against Australia, is set to regain his place to add more punch to the bowling line-up.

Aamir Sohail (captain), Saeed Anwar, Shahid Afridi, Ijaz Ahmad, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Salim Malik, Yousuf Yohanna, Moin Khan, Wasim Akram, Azhar Mahmood, Shoaib Akhtar, Aqib Javed, Saqlain Mushtaq, Arshad Khan.

Source :: Dawn (https://dawn.com/)