Thursday, June 19, 2008

UAE 15-member squad for Asia Cup

Dubai: United Arab Emirates (UAE) has named a 15-member squad for the Asia Cup tournament, kickstarting from June 24.

The event to be staged in Pakistan includes teams from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, UAE and Hong Kong. The three sides in each group play each other once, with the top two teams from each group qualifying for the second phase, where they will again play each other once. The top two teams will contest the final. Karachi will host 10 of the 13 matches, while Lahore will host three.

The UAE side will be lead by Saqib Ali and his deputy will be Mohammad Tauqir. The team consists of 4 UAE nationals in Mohammed Tauqir, Fahad Al Hashami, Alawi Shukri and Salman Farooq. Dubai Sports City will be title sponsors for the team.

UAE Squad
Saqib Ali (Captain) Fahad Al Hashimi
Mohd. Tauqir (Vice Captain) Salman Farooq
Khurram Khan Amjad Ali (WK)
Arshad Ali Alawi Shukri
Zahid Shah Nizel Fernandez
Amjad Javed Indika Batuwitaarachchi
Shadeep Silva Muhammad Aman Ali
Vikrant Shetty

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