Seven changes in Pakistan U-19 team (26 February 1999)
LAHORE, Feb 25: A 14-member Pakistan under-19 team was announced on Thursday for the third and last one-dayer against the touring South Africa under-19 side at the National Stadium, Karachi, on Feb 27 (Saturday)
26-Feb-1999
26 February 1999
Seven changes in Pakistan U-19 team
Our Sports Reporter
LAHORE, Feb 25: A 14-member Pakistan under-19 team was announced on
Thursday for the third and last one-dayer against the touring South
Africa under-19 side at the National Stadium, Karachi, on Feb 27
(Saturday).
Seven players out of the playing eleven, who helped Pakistan juniors
take an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match series against the
visitors, have been retained among the 14 picked on Thursday by the
national junior selection committee. All of them have given fine
performance during the one-day internationals. Some of them like
Imran Nazir, captain Hasan Raza, Yasir Arafat and Shoaib Malik also
excelled in the unofficial Test series which Pakistan won 1-0. They
are: Hasan Raza (captain from Karachi),Imran Nazir Senior (LDCA),
Faisal Iqbal (Karachi), Shoaib Malik (Gujranwala), Qaisar Abbas
(Multan), Yasir Arafat (Rawalpindi),Irfan Fazil (Lahore).
A Pakistan Cricket Board spokesman said that the playing eleven for
the match at Karachi will be finalised on the morning of Saturday.
The other seven players picked are:
Irshad Ali (Hyderabad), Rashid Ali (Karachi), Ahmad Zeeshan
(Karachi), Faisal Irfan (Quetta), Farhan Rashid (Lahore), Yasir
Bashir (Sheikhupura) and Mohtashim Rashid (Quetta).
With the one-day international series having been already secured by
the Pakistan under-19 side, the selectors gave opportunities to other
youngsters as well.
Source :: Dawn (https://dawn.com/)