Speedster Shoaib Akhtar will lead a 15-member Islamabad squad in the Faysal Bank T20 Cricket Championship starting at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore from October 10, said a news release of Islamabad Cricket Association (ICA) issued on Saturday. The ICA team also includes Test all-rounder Azhar Mahmood and Test pacer Rao Iftikhar with the young lot of players. Taimoor Azam (Coach) and Nasir Iqbal (Manager) are officials of the team.
ICA squad: Shoaib Akhtar (Captain), Rao Iftikhar, Azhar Mehmood, Raheel Majeed, Umair Khan, Naeem Anjum (wicketkeeper), Immad Wasim Zohaib Ahmed, Fiaz Ahmed, Zeeshan Mushtaq, Fakhir Hussain, Faizan Riaz, Shahzad Azam Rana, Kamran Hussain Rauf Akbar, Sarmad Bhatti, Shah Laiq and Raja Mohammad Kashif.
ICA squad: Shoaib Akhtar (Captain), Rao Iftikhar, Azhar Mehmood, Raheel Majeed, Umair Khan, Naeem Anjum (wicketkeeper), Immad Wasim Zohaib Ahmed, Fiaz Ahmed, Zeeshan Mushtaq, Fakhir Hussain, Faizan Riaz, Shahzad Azam Rana, Kamran Hussain Rauf Akbar, Sarmad Bhatti, Shah Laiq and Raja Mohammad Kashif.