Hong Kong squad named for ACC Twenty20 Cup 2009

The Hong Kong Cricket Association has announced a new-look Hong Kong squad for the ACC Twenty20 Cup 2009 to be played in UAE during 22-30 November 2009.

Hong Kong Cricket Association

19-Oct-2009

The Hong Kong Cricket Association is pleased to announce the Hong Kong squad for the ACC Twenty20 Cup 2009 to be played in UAE during 22-30 November 2009. Hong Kong will be led for the first time by Pakistan Association's Najeeb Amar with Kowloon Cricket Club's Roy Lamsam as Vice Captain. The 14-man squad includes a mix of youth and experience with six members of the Hong Kong Under-19 team to play at the ICC Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand named in the team.

The full squad is as follows:

Najeeb Amar (Captain)
Roy Lamsam (Vice Captain)
Zain Abbas
Irfan Ahmed
Nadeem Ahmed
Niaz Ali
Waqas Barkat
Hussain Butt
Muneer Dar
Ashish Gadhia
Ilyas Gul
Aizaz Khan
Nazakat Khan
Ghulam Mustafa

Reserves:

Shakeel Haq
Asif Khan
Miten Khatri
Usman Manjh

Coach - Afzaal Haider

Hong Kong has been drawn in a group with Afghanistan, China, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and UAE. The other teams competing in the tournament are Nepal, Malaysia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain. Afghanistan and Oman are the joint reigning champions of the ACC Twenty20 Cup.