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Akmal to chair selection committee for age-group trials

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday, constituted an eight-member selection committee under the chairmanship of former Test wicketkeeper batter Kamran Akmal which will conduct U13, U16 and U19 trials for the selection of regional and district teams.

Besides Akmal, the newly-constituted selection committee includes Sohail Tanvir, Amir Nazir, Taimoor Khan, Junaid Khan, Faisal Athar, Qaisar Abbas, Sanaullah Baloch.

In a statement, released by the PCB, the cricket governing body shared that each selector, alongside the regional/district head coach, will conduct the trials of the aforementioned age brackets as per the schedule.

“Each selector, along with the head coach of the region/district, will conduct trials according to the schedule, which will be announced in due course,” stated PCB.

It is worth mentioning here that Akmal represented Pakistan in 268 matches, while Sohail Tanvir played 121 matches for the country.

Furthermore, Amir Nazir played six Tests and nine ODIs from 1993 to 1995, Junaid Khan appeared in 107 international matches for Pakistan, Faisal Athar played in an ODI in 2003 and Qaiser Abbas played in a Test against England in 2000. Sanaullah Baloch and Taimoor Khan are former first-class cricket.

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