Pakistan 'A' squad for England trip tomorrow (10 June 1997)

ÊÊ10 June 1997

'A' squad for England trip tomorrow

By Dawn Sports Reporter

KARACHI, June 9: The Pakistan A team for a seven-week tour of England will be announced on Wednesday, Chairman of Selectors, Salim Altaf, said on Monday.

The former Test pacer added that either he will fly into Karachi on Wednesday or his two colleagues, Zaheer Abbas and Haroon Rasheed, will come down to Lahore. "In any case, the team will be finalised by Wednesday and may be released the same evening," Altaf added. Altaf said he has received details about the talent hunt done by Haroon Rasheed and Agha Zahid in various parts of the country.

"I have the list and it will be discussed on Wednesday," he added. Salim Altaf also spelt out the selection policy. "For example, if we want Mohammad Wasim to accompany the team to Sri Lanka for the Asia Cup next month, he will not be considered for selection for the England tour because it is going to be sheer waste of money. The same will be the policy with other cricketers.

"I don't think many senior cricketers will be selected. Instead, we will depend on youngsters who have performed well in the past couple of junior tours. We want to maintain the process of continuity. "The captain of the team may also be amongst one of the junior cricketers. However, I must make it clear here that it is the prerogative of the PCB Executive Council to appoint a captain," Altaf stated.

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