Probables shortlisted to 20

Karachi, Aug 7: The Pakistan cricket selectors on Monday shortlisted the probables to 20 from which the 14-man team for the Singapore triangular series would be announced on Saturday.

However, the selectors retained 43 cricketers for the training camp which is being held at the National Stadium. The selectors informed the camp attendees of the decision and also informed the players that those who have not been invited are not to attend the session from Tuesday.

The notable omission from the list of 20 players is of Ijaz Ahmad who had joined the camp on Saturday.

The selectors, however, refused to disclose as to which other candidates are in line for the Singapore tour. However, it is learnt that Hasan Raza is a certainty and will replace Inzamam-ul-Haq who will not be in the team because of injury.

Pakistan captain Moin Khan also joined the camp on Monday but looked uncomfortable with his nagging knee for which he had gone to England to seek treatment.

Team coach Javed Miandad, who was expected to take over the charge of the camp on Monday, didn't turn up. He is said to be still in England and might return on Thursday.

The condition of the camp left much to be desired. After more than 100 innovated players ruined the last 10 days of the camp, on Monday there were television artists and four television crews filming the commercials and other things.

Such was the crowding in the ground that at least four players were hit by drives from the batsmen as they could not gather the hit from the batsmen. According to sources, the gates of entering the ground through the main building had been closed on the instructions of the coaches. But everyone allowed by the board officials stepped in.