U-15 Asia Cup camp in full swing

Lahore, June 12: Pakistan Under-15 cricket team for the first Asia Cup will be announced on June 16. The competition is scheduled to be held at Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) from June 30 to July 9.

A camp to finalise the team is in full swing at the Gaddafi Stadium since May 21.

The camp-commandant Brig. Munawar Ahmad Rana with coach Masood Anwar said, while giving a press briefing about the preparation of the team on Monday, that the team would be selected from the 29 probables who were attending the camp after watching their performance in the ongoing 10-match series. Seven matches of the series had been arranged and the remaining three matches would be completed by June 16.

Brig. Munawar Ahmad said that some changes might be made in the team which would be announced for the Asia Cup, for its next assignment of the second World Cup Under-15 tournament which was scheduled in England from July 30 to August 10.

He said that after the selection of the team, the camp would be resumed after four-day break on June 21. The team would depart for Kuala Lumpur on June 27, he added.

Replying to a question, coach Masood Anwar said that he had no knowledge about the strength of Pakistan's two big rivals in the Asia Cup-India and Sri Lanka. He said that special attention was paid to improve the fielding of the probables as well as to maintain discipline during the camp training.

Masood Anwar said that all the probables were very talented, but a number of leg-spinners have been spotted during the camp.