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Ibrahim Badees LAHORE:-Hailing from Mushtarzai, the suburbs of Peshawar, rising star Mohammad Haris is eager to carve out his own identity in a world full of competition between the brightest talents. The 21-year-old wicketkeeper-batter is not oblivious to the challenges that entail the ascent to greatness and has overcome several hurdles to catapult to the limelight. Haris’ first two years at the Regional U19 level were forgettable, but he excelled the third time around to compel the Junior Selection Committee to induct him into Pakistan’s squad for the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2020 in South Africa.  Haris stood out as Pakistan’s most prolific batter in the tournament, racking up 131 runs in five matches at an average of 65.50. As a result, he earned a maiden call-up to Pakistan’s ODI side for the postponed home series against New Zealand in September 2021. He was then drafted into Peshawar Zalmi’s squad in the Supplementary category for HBL Pakistan Super League 2022, where he made giant strides. Haris was quick to make an impact with a brisk 49 against Karachi Kings and later slammed a scintillating 32-ball 70 against Islamabad United. He marked the latter innings in a unique fashion when he held aloft a band bearing #BeTheBest. Speaking to PCB Digital, Haris said: “I have always had confidence in my abilities and I credit the Peshawar Zalmi management for allowing me to enhance it. They supported me a lot and gave me freedom to express myself the way I want. ‘Be The Best’ is my message to everyone.” “I value fearlessness and consider it to be a central trait of my personality. This is what my parents have taught me. I believe that if you work hard, then you don’t have to be afraid of anything and you’ll achieve success.” Haris is also mindful of the requirements of modern-day cricket and believes in developing himself into a 360-degree player. Inspired by the likes of Jos Buttler and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa teammate Mohammad Rizwan, Haris is keen on establishing his batting credentials by adding an array of shots to his repertoire. “I have always wanted to become a 360-degree player and develop a range of shots so that I succeed at the highest level. International level is a different ball game compared to domestic cricket so I have to come across as unique and distinct. “I want to achieve a lot in the future, and with the help of Almighty I’ve been meeting my goals. I want to soon don national colours.” Haris has declared his willingness to bat at any position in the batting order and not restrict himself to the wicketkeeping role. This aspect has been reiterated by the Pakistan fielding coach Abdul Majeed, who lauded the youngster’s eagerness to conduct long and challenging fielding sessions. “Whatever task Haris is given as a keeper, a batter or a fielder, he has the ability to accomplish it with the utmost dedication. He frequently asks me to conduct the most demanding sessions in order to enhance his skillset as a fielder.” Mohammad Wasim Jnr, who has represented Pakistan in three ODIs and 11 T20Is, is also an admirer of Haris’ mindset and compared his self-assured orientation to that of high-profile players. “I’ve been playing with Haris since our U19 days in domestic cricket and the self-belief and confidence I've observed in him is similar to some of the top cricketers like Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi and Mohammad Rizwan. Whatever Haris says he will do, he achieves that. Whether it is keeping, batting or fielding, he performs in every department.”

Sports Bulletin Report LAHORE:-Pakistan Cricket Board today announced Balochistan, Central Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Northern, Sindh and Southern Punjab squads for City Cricket Association U19 Tournament, which commences on 21 May. The sides have been selected through robust and merit-based open trials where the PCB have spent around PKR 10 million to ensure transparency in age-group cricket. The players born on or after 1 September 2003 and before 1 September 2007 were made eligible for selection in the tournament.  The players who performed well in the last CCA U19 tournament and fall into age bracket for this year’s edition have also been named in the side. The performers will also get a chance to get selected in the inaugural edition of Pakistan Junior League, the player draft for the league is expected to take place in August. The tournament is scheduled to take place in Lahore from 1 to 15 October. Names of Players of 93 squads: Balochistan Chaman – Basit Khan, Hikamatullah, Hikmatullah, Himayatullah, Ijaz Ahmed, Matiullah Khan, Mohammad Sadiq, Mohammad Asim, Mohammad Hussain, Mohammad Kashif, Mohammad Khalid, Qudratullah, Shabir Ahmed, Syed Hanzala and Umair Ahmed Gwadar - Abdul Haseeb, Abdul Rasool, Allah Rakha, Dahim, Jawad Ali, Khalil, Khan Mohammad, Mohammad Jasim, Mohammad Karim, Qadeer, Sahil, Salman, Sheriyar Gul, Taimour and Zarrain Rahim Jaffarabad - Abdul Rauf, Abdul Rauf, Ayaz Gul, Faisal Ahmed, Farhan Ali, Junaid Ahmed, Mehmboob Ali, Mohammad Ali, Shahid Ali, Shahid Khan, Syed Ayaz Shah, Wajid Ali, Zain Ul Abideen, Zameer Hussain and Zubair Ahmed Khuzdar - Abdul Hafeez, Adnan Iqbal, Ayaz Ahmad, Jalal Ahmad, Junaid, Mohammad Adil, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Yaseen, Munaib Mengal, Saeed Ahmad, Siraj Ahmad, Sohaib Taj, Usama, Zakir Shah and Zaubair Ahmad Lasbela - Abu Bakar, Adnan, Amir Baksh, Arbaz Khan, Arsalan Khan, Bakhtiyar Khan, Gohar Khan, Gul Rahman, Gulsher Ahmad, Mohsin Ali, Mohammad Aslam, Mohammad Usman, Mohammad Younas, Nisar Ahmad and Talha Shakir Loralai - Abdul Basit, Aziz Ullah, Dunya Khan, Ehsan Ullah, Ghazi Khan, Hamas Khalid, Inam Ul Haq, Israr, Jahangir Khan, Masood Ahmed, Mohammad Aslam, Mohammad Yousaf, Tanveer Khan, Zainullah and Zohaib Khan Naseerabad - Abu Bakar, Basit Ali, Fiaz Ahmed, Iftikhar Ahmed, Israr Ullah, Mir Hazar, Mohammad Akhtar, Mohammad Aslam, Mohammad Uzair, Munir Ahmed, Muzamil Ali, Orangzaib, Peer Mohammad, Sajjad Ali and Siraj Ahmed Noshki - Anwar Shah, Anwarullah, Atiq Ullah, Kamal Uddin, Khurshid Ahmed, Majid Khan, Mehboob Ali, Mohammad Hussain, Safi Ullah, Saqib Ahmad, Shah Faisal, Shakeel Ahmad, Waqar Ahmad, Zabih Ullah and Zulqarnin Panjgur - Abdul Ghaffar, Abu Bakkar, Ahmed, Amin Jan, Anas Kaleem, Habibullah, Hamal Iqbal, Jalal Ahmed, Jasim Ali, Meher Yar, Rasheed Ahmed, Saifullah, Siraj Mehboob, Waqas Brahim and Yasir Abbas Pishin - Abbasin Roshan, Abdul Saboor, Ahmad, Ajmal Khan, Faheem Shah, Farid Ahmad, Hafiz Ullah, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Ismail, Mohammad Najib, Mohammad Umar, Muhammed Umer, Shamraiz Khan, Syed Yasir Shah and Waqas Ahmad Quetta – Abdullah Khan, Aqdas Khan, Bilal Ahmed Shah, Huzaifa Gul, Inaamullah, M Umer Khan, Mohammad Qasim, Mohammad Umar, Mohammad Umar, Mohammad Usman, Mohammad Younas, Obaidullah, Shoukat Ali, Sumair Ahmed and Usman Ghani Sibi - Altaf Hussain, Atta Ullah, Bahadur Khan, Lavish Kumar, Majid Ali, Mehar Dil Khan, Mohammad Hussain, Mohammad Shoaib, Musharraf Habib, Parwaiz Ahmed, Shahid Ali, Shehzad Khan, Sher Ahmed, Yawar Fareed and Zain Ullah Turbat - Abdul Ahad, Akhter Altaf, Ashir Jawed, Bilal, Fahad Essa, Fahiz Ghulam, Faisal Razzaq, Imran Essa, Irshad Ahmed, Muzafar Imran, Nasar-Ud-Deen Suleman, Niaz Noor, Riaz Rahim, Shakir Ali and Zaid Nusrat Central Punjab Bhakkar - Adnan Ahmad Kashif, Ahmad Hussain Joni, Ahmad Mohsin, Ali Raza, Danish Shehraz, Huzaifa Habib, Khalid Saifullah, M Azam, M Danish Nawaz, M Daniyal Ali, M Talat Baloch, Malik Abdul Ahad, Saqib Ali, Wazir Haider and Zurriat Imran Faisalabad - Abdul Rehman, Abdul Rehman, Ahmad Bilal, Akash Hayat, Arslan Riaz, M Abdullah, M Abu Bakar, M Maaz, M Tayyab Ansar, M Yaseen Bilal, Momin Qamar, Noman Haider, Samama Riaz, Shuban Saeed and Waqas Abbas Gujranwala - Abu Bakar, Abu Huraira, Ali Haider, Hassan Ali, Kaif Ali, M Abdullah, M Azan, M Noman Khan, M Noor Ahmad, M Shaaf Kamboh, Qasir Javed, Sheraz Ahmad, Tayyab Ahsan, Zain Shahid and Zain Ul Abideen Gujrat - Aliyan-Ul-Hassan, Andleeb Ahmed, Ashir Ali Butt, Fahad Hassan, Hassan Mehmood, Mirza Mohammad Saad Tariq, Mohammad. Hammad Saleem, Mohammad Umar, Mohd. Uneeb, Mohd. Yahya Nisar, Shahzaib Sarwar, Shamil Hussain, Syed Fawad Haider, Wajiul Hassan Baig and Zaki Ur Rehman Hafizabad - Ali Akbar, Bilal Nasir, Haroon, Hussnain Abbas, Imran Hussain, M Aoun Lal, M Qasim, M Usman Ghani, Naseem Abbas, Nawazish Ali, Noman Ali, Rana Azan Ali, Tafseer Haider, Touseeq Haider and Umer Hassan Jhang - Abu Sufyan, Ahmad Yar Haider, Ali Hasnain, Artkan Raza, M Haroon Afzal, M Madni, M Marwan Saleem, M Shoaib Zahid, M Usman, Mustafa Khan, Qaisar Abbas, Sadaqat Hassnain, Shan Javed, Shoaib Akhtar and Umar Khatab Kasur - Abdul Ahad, Ali Raza, Anas Liaqat, Areeb Arif, Ashan Rasheed, Danish Mushtaq, Hassan Ali, Hmza Khalil, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Hamza, Mohammad Ikram, Mohammad Sheraz, Sajid Sohail, Umar Farooq and Zunair Ali Lahore East Zone (B) - Abdullah Minhas, Bilal Anwar, Daniyal Yousaf, Hafiz Usman Nadeem, Haider Ali Sohail, Hassan Ahmad, Imad Khan, Kabeer Ali, Luqman Bhatti, Mohammad Farooq, Mohammad Maooz, Mohammad Rauf, Salman Ahmed, Tayyab Tariq and Umar Hayyat Lahore East Zone (W) - Abdullah Khan, Ali Hamza, Ayub Khan, Hanan Farooq, Junaid Hassan, Mohammad Awais Munawar, Mohammad Haroon Ashraf, Mohammad Umar, Mohammad Waleed, Saad Rahman, Saifullah Khan, Zain Ali, Zain Ali, Zeeshan Sikander and Zoraiz Wafa Gill Lahore North Zone (B) - Ali Hassan Tariq, Ali Hussain, Ali Zoraiz Asif, Asad Ullah Rehman, Ayan Malik, Baqir Raza, Burhan Khan, Moiz Irfan, Mudasar Gohar, Mohammad Asad, Mohammad Azeem, Mohammad Bilal Waseer, Mohammad Usman Sohail, Saqib Ayub and Sohail Ahmad Lahore North Zone (W) - Abdullah Asif, Abu Bakar Wakar, Amaan Ali But, Hammad Zafar, Hamza Baig, Karamat Khan, Khirzar Hayat, Mohammad Aswad, Mohammad Yasir Khan, Mohammad Annas, Mohammd Ali, Salman Naseer, Shahbaz Javaid, Ubaid Shah and Umar Draz Lahore West Zone (B) - Abu Marsad, Ahmad Noman, Ghulam Mohayyuddin, Hamd Liaqat, Moiz Rana, Mohammad Soban Malik, Mohammad Tayyab, Mohammad Umar, Mohammad Zayyan Alvi, Muneeb Zafar, Muteeb Munir, Rafay Rana, Salman Agha, Sunny Nazir and Usman Shahid Lahore West Zone (W) - Abdul Rehman Khan, Ahmad Tariq, Ali Dilshad, Ali Razzaq, Farhan Yousaf, Huzaifa Abid, Mehboob Alam, Mohammad Ahsan Kaleem, Mohammad Awais, Mohammad Bilal Siddiqi, Nauman Arshad, Obaid Shahid, Syed Bilal Anjum Zaidi, Usama Zahid and Yousaf Nadeem Mandi Bahuddin - Abdullah Khan, Ali Hamza, Ayub Khan, Hanan Farooq, Junaid Hassan, Mohammad Awais Munawar, Mohammad Haroon Ashraf, Mohammad Umar, Mohammad Waleed, Saad Rahman, Saifullah Khan, Zain Ali, Zain Ali, Zeeshan Sikander and Zoraiz Wafa Gill Mianwali - Abu Huraira, Ahmad Balaj Khan, Farhan Baig, Haroon Tahir, Irfan Khan, M Hammad, M Junaid, M Saria Khan, M Tallha, M Usman, M Usman Ashraf, Malik Ahad, Moavia Hassan, Qamar Abbas and Saif Hayat Narowal - Abaidullah, Ahmed Saeed, Ali Tahir, Ameer Hamza, Asif Arif, Awais Akram, Fahad Abdul Razaq, Haseeb Amjad, Haseebullah, Mohammad Arham, Mohammad Gulzaman, Mohammad Hamza Kamran, Mohammad Hashim, Mohammad Moeez Sarwar, Mohammad Mumtaz, Mohammad Umer, Mohammad Usman Saleem, Mehran Butt, Sheraz Ali and Zeem Javed Khan Sargodha - Adeel Arshad, Ali Raza, Azmat Shahzd, Badar Taimoor, Hamid Sheraz, Hassan Raza, M Abdullah, M Baqar, M Farhan, M Haseeb Zaffar, M Zeeshan, Okasha Javed, Rana Sarfaraz Tariq, Shahid Hassan and Turab Hassan Sheikhupura - Abdul Majid, Abdul Rehman, Abu Bakar, Ahmad Hassan, Ahmad Raza, Ahsan Saleem, Ali Raza, Fahad Iqbal, Faraz Ahmed, Hassan Khan, M Awais, M Huzaifa, M Talha, Numan Ali and Saqib Masood Sialkot - Ali Afzal, Ali Hassan, Ameer Hassan, Ameer Muawia, Awais Iqbal, Azan Awais, Bilal Nadeem, Faryad Ali, Hunain Amir, Moosa Azeem, Mohammad Adil, Mohammad Shaban, Mohammad Zain, Mutahir Waseem, Sayed Hassan Gillani, Tayyab Arif, Umair Ali, Umer Ali Nadeem, Usman Dar and Zohaib Afzal Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Abbotabad - Ahsan Qureshi, Aqib Khan, Farid Ullah, Habil Khan, Haseeb Ur Rehman, Imrtan Ahmed, Junaid Gul, Khizar Khan, M Ali Imtiaz, M Sami Khan, M Umair, Saad Ahmed, Salman Khan, Sardar Mubashir and Zeshan Ahmed Paracha Bajaur - Adnan Ahmed, Aman Ud Din, Arshad Iqbal, Bismillah Khan, Ezat Ullah, Farman Ullah, Habib Ullah, Ilham Khan, M Ilyas, Mian Fazli Subhan, Najm Ud Din, Qazi Afan, Roman Khan, Suliman Khan and Zubair Ahmed Bannu - Abdul Musawar, Ahmad Zeb, Fahad Zaman, Farhan Ullah, Fida Ahmad, Haseen Ahmad, Jamshed Ali, MOHAMMAD Afnan, MOHAMMAD Haider, MOHAMMAD Shahid, Muhabat Ullah, Mujtaba Khan, Shahid Khan, Shaqiaz Khan and Sifat Ullah Buner - Bilal Hadi, Hamad Ali, Ikhtiar Shah, Islam Babar, M Asim, M Faheem, Moin Ali, Rooh Ul Amin, Salam Khan, Sayed Shaban, Shafi Atiq, Shoaib Khan, Usman Zaib, Wajid Baaz and Zakir Khan Charsadda - Abbas Dawar, Abdal Ahmad, Aimal Shah, Awais Sajjad, Imaad Khan, Jawad Ali, MOHAMMAD Noor, MOHAMMADZulkifal, Najab Khan, Sabir Shah, Salman Khan, Usama Uddin, Uzair Aziz, Wadood Khan and Zia Ullah D.I Khan - Abdul Ismail, Abdul Manas, Abdul Wahid, Abdullah Gul, Ahmad Ali Barki, Ahtesham Ul Haq, Bilal Yousaf, Jawad Hussain, MOHAMMAD Faisal Nawaz, MOHAMMAD Noman, MOHAMMAD Shoaib, Mubeen Ahmad, Naseem Ullah, Shahid Ali and Shazaib Hassan Dir Lower - Abu Bakar Khan, Asad Khan, Hanzla Malik, Hassan Sami, Ihtisham Ul Haq, Khalid Hameed, Khalid Zaman, M Awais Khan, M Hisham, M Ilyas, M Salman Khan, Salman Khan, Talha Anwar, Talha Hayat and Tauseef Jalal Dir Upper - Abdullah Jan, Adeel Munir, Adnan Saeed, Ali Azmat, Ameer Nawaz, Fawad Ul Haq, Ismail, Karim Ullah, M Ahmed, M Salman, M Shoaib, M Zohad Ali, M Zohaib Iqbal, Mehran Ullah and Salman Khan Haripur - Abdul Moez, Ali Mohammad, Anas, Awais Rehman, Danyal Bhati, Danyal Fakhar, Ibrar Nosh, M Hassan, M Mosa, M Shameer Khan, M Usman, Muzamil Ali, Salar Ahmed, Shehryar Khan and Zaryab Khan Khyber - Abdul Hameed, Adnan Khan, Azam Ahmad, Haris Ullah, Junaid Khan, Latif Afridi, MOHAMMAD Atif, MOHAMMAD Junaid, MOHAMMAD Naseer Afridi, MOHAMMAD Uzair, MOHAMMADYaseen, Mohammad Salman, Mohammad. Zubair, Obaid Ullah and Riaz Ullah Kohat - Asad Iqbal, Awais Iqbal, Junaid Ahmad, Khatir Faqeer, Khubaib Khalil, Mohammad Junaid, Mohammad Omais, Muhmmad Ismail, Sajawal Bhutto, Sami Ullah, Shakir Ullah, Shayan, Shayan Khan, Wazdan Khan and Zeshan Ahmad Kurram - Ariaz Saddique, Faraz Ali, Haider Abbas, Israr Ahmad, MOHAMMAD Rasool, Marwan Uddin, Mohammad Asim, Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Ismail, Mohammad Kamran, Mohammad Owais, Mohammad Qasim, Mohammad Shahzeb, Sher Ahmad and Usama Bangash Mansehra - Adil Mohammad, Ashyan Khan, Bilal Akhter, Hameed Shah, Hamid Saif, Islam Shaheen, Jawad Ahmed, M Israr, M Sami Khan, Marifat Shah, Mustafa Ali, Sahil Siraj, Shahzaib Khan, Shehryar Adil and Usama Mardan - Aftab Ahmad, Asif Tehseen, Maz Habib Khan, Mohsin Khan, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Irshad, Mohammad Ishaq, Mohammad Maaz, Mohammad Shayan, Mohammad Shiraz Khan, Mohammad Waseem, Mohammad Yaseen, Nasrullah Khan, Sayed Mohammad Mauvia and Shahzaib Mohmand - Abdul Basit, Abdul Wahab, Aimal Khan, Ayaz Shah, Ilyas Khan, Kashif Ali, MOHAMMAD Farooq, MOHAMMAD Shoaib Khan, MOHAMMAD Tahir, Malik MOHAMMADHassan (Pesh), Murad Ullah, Nisar Ahmad, Rehmat Ullah, Rooh Ullah and Waleed Khan Nowshera - Afaaq Khan, Asfandyar, Azran Shah, Hameed Gul, Hamza Izhar, Hamza Khan, MOHAMMAD Azam, MOHAMMAD Hussain, MOHAMMAD Maaz Khizar, MOHAMMAD Onais, Mansoor Ahmad, Naveed Ul Hassan, Saif Ul Islam, Tehseen Khan and Zeshan Husain Peshawar - Abid Ullah, Amir Khan, Arafat Khan, Fawad Gul, Haider Ali, Hamayun Khan, Haris Khan, Haseeb Khan, MOHAMMAD Irfan, MOHAMMAD Ismail, Naqeeb Shah, Shah Husain, Usama Alam, Usama Khalil and Uzair Ullah Swabi - Bilal Raza, Fawad Younas, Mian Mohammad Zohaib, Mohammad Abu Bakar, Mohammad Sheshzad Awais, Mohammad Yasin Khan, Mohsin Junaid, Naveed Khan, Raza Ullah, Salman Azam, Tahir Ali, Talha Bilal, Yasir Ahmed, Zohaib Zameer and Zulfiqar Ahmed Swat - Anees Khan, Atif Ullah, Aziz Ullah, Hamad Khan, Hilal Ahmed, Mohammad Talha, Mustafa Jani, Nazir Shah, Salman Khan, Shafi Ullah, Shahab Khan, Sheerdil Khan, Usama Khan, Wahid Gul and Wasil Khan Northern Gilgit Baltistan - Mohammad Nasir, Sharafat Ali Shah, Jibran Hussain, Faizan Ibrahim, Rumman Bin Sohail, Mohammad Asim Kamal , Ammar Sohail, Aimal Alam Khan, Asad Ali, Faisal Rehman, Kaleem Ullh, Shabbir Hussain, Amir Khan, Rashid Ali and Saqlain Mushtaq Rawalpindi - Abbas Hasnain, Abdul Basit, Abuzar, Affan Ishaq, Asim Shazad, Hammad Ahmed, Imdad Ullah, Johar Ali, M Abbas, MOHAMMADNasir, Shameer Ali, Ubaid Ullah, Usman Khan Paa, Yazdan Abbas and Zain Jameel Attock - Abu Hurraira, Ahsan Khan, Amir Quraishi, Atif Khatak, Daood Nazar, Faraz Khan, Hamad Ullah, Ihsan Ullah, Ismael Khan, Mohammad Awais, Rabeel Ahmad, Shamsher Ali, Umair Akbar, Umar Habib and Zeeshan Nawab Islamabad - Abid Ullah, Asad Ullah Khan , Awais Ameen, Ayan Malik, Hamza Waheed , MOHAMMAD Sufyan Shazil, Mohammad Aftab, Mohammad Ahmed, Mohammad Qaiser, Mohammad Usman, Saad Naseem, Salman Khan, Saqib Ullah, Shoukat Khan and Sudais Ulfat Chakwal - Abdul Rafay, Abdullah Ahmed, Asad Munir, Habib Ullah, Hammad Raffique, Ismaeel Khan, M Bashir, M Ehtisham Farooq, M Huzaifa Ajmal, M Naeem, M Talha Saud, Shahzaib Jilani, Shayan Raza, Waleed Iqbal and Wasim Nawaz Bagh - Aman Aftab, Awais Tariq, MOHAMMADAsmat Ullah, MOHAMMADUzair Nazim, Mohammad Arshad, Mohammad Kamran, Mohammad Ziyan, Saad Bin Tariq, Saad Bn Tahir, Saad Dawood, Saad Mustufa, Salik Muneer Raja, Syed Abid Ali Naqvi and Zain Ul Abiden Jhelum - Abdullah Amin, Abdullah Arshad, Adil Javed, Arsalan Ali, MOHAMMADAbdullah Sajid, MOHAMMADIlyas Akram, Mohammad Hussain, Mohammad Ibrahim, Mohammad Ismail, Mohammad Naeem, Raja Kamran, Raja Mohammad Azan Arshad, Shehbaz Khan Huraira, Syed Ali Imam Kazmi and Zain Ul Abiden Kotli - Abdullah, Adeel Basharat, Atta Ul Mustufa, Azan Kabir, Jibran Zahid, MOHAMMADAdil Tareef, MOHAMMADBilal Muqadar, MOHAMMADShariq Shahid, Mohammad Husnain Butt, Mohammad Usman, Samar Shahfiq, Shahzaib, Shahzaib Altaf, Syed Jawad Ali Shah and Usama Irshad Mirpur - Ali Khan, Daniyal, Faisal Khan, Fasih Ul Hasan, Husnain Nadeem, MOHAMMADAreez Azmat, MOHAMMADLuqman Shakeel, Mohammad Saad, Mursaleen, Murtuaza Ur Rehman, Rajab Ali, Rizwan Farooq, Syed Ali Mehdi, Syed Hussain Mujtuba Musavi and Syed Sibtain Haider Muzaffarabad - Abu Huraira, Afaq Javed, Ali Abbas Khan, Ali Ashfaq, Arsalan Sajjad, Arsh Zaman, Ashar Mumtaz, Fahad Rashid Kiani, Hammad Mustufa, Hannan Manzoor, Jahanzaib Ali Kiani, MOHAMMADAmmar, MOHAMMADMuneed Ali and Mudassar Awan and Sharib Poonch - Azan Khan, Bakhtiar Amir Tahir, Bilal Ahmed, Hamza Zuhad Khan, Haris Khan, Humayoun Shabbir, MOHAMMADAmmar Yasir, Misfeer Manzoor, Muneeb Ahsan, Sheraz Khan, Siraj Ahmed, Umar Akbar, Umer Farooq, Wasiq Riaz and Zain Ul Abiden Bin Asad Sindh Khairpur - Aamir Ali, Ali Abbas, Khair Mohammad, Mansoor Ali Khoso, Mehran Ali, Mehran Ali, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Junaid, Saqib Saleh, Saqlain Nawaz, Sarfaraz Ali, Shahzad Ali, Shahzaib Ali, Syed Khan Shah and Ubaid Raza Sanghar - Abrar Ali, Hamid Nasir, Hanza, Javed Ali, Mohammad Arbaz, Mohammad Ehsan, Mohammad Faizan, Mohammad Faizan, Mujtaba Hassan, Nauman Khan, Rameez Ejaz, Rizwan Ahmed, Syed Haider Ali, Usman Elahi and Waheed Ali Badin -  Abdul Hadi, Abdul Rehman, Abu Talib, Awais Rehman, Dhano, Faizan Ashraf, Moiz Wali Dal, Mohammad Awais, Mohammad Ibrahim, Mohammad Nadim, Mohammad Shaheer, Mohammad Zulaid, Waris, Zain Ul Abdin and Zaryab Ali Larkana - Aakash Ali, Aamir Ali, Ali Ahmed Buledi, Feroz Ali, Imran Ali, Kashif Ali, Kashif Nawaz, Mohammad Asfar, Mohammad Jawad, Mohammad Qasim, Niaz Hussain, Shahzaib Ali, Shahzaib Aziz, Uzair Hussain and Zafar Ali Mirpur Khas - Abrar Hussain Khan, Ahsan, Arbaz Khan, Bashir Ahmed, Hammad Khan, Kashif Qamar, Mohammad Umar Khan Shirani, Mohammad Ahsan Shaikh, Mohammad Anus, Mohammad Huzaifa, Mohammad Shahzad, Mohammad Siddiq, Rizwan, Talib Hussain and Zaheer Khalid Shaheed Benazirabad - Abdul Latif, Aftab Hussain, Ahmed Raza, Daud Abbas, Gul Mohammad, Mohammad Mubashir, Mohammad Salman, Mohammad Sharif, Mohammad Wakeel, Nazim Ali Khan, Sadaqat Ali, Saif Ali Khan, Saleem Mustafa, Talha Iftekhar and Tanveer Ahmed Brohi Shikarpur, Abdul Sami, Ali Raza, Aoun Ali, Hameed Ur Rehman, Jawad Ahmed, Meeral ,Mohammad Bux , Mohammad Kaif, Mohammad Kashif, Najaf Ali, Rasib Ali, Sameer Ahmed, Shahnawaz, Sohail Ahmed and Talib Hussain Sukkur - Abdul Baseer, Arsalan Abbasi, Habib Ur Rehman, Jawad Ahmed, Kamran Zahoor, Mohsin Ali, Mohsin Hasan, Mohammad Aqeel, Mohammad Bux, Mohammad Hannan, Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Maaz, Nayyar Ali, Rizwan Shah and Sajjad Ali Karachi Zone 1 - Ahsan Gaziyani, Alman Shafiq, Faiq Hassan, Hibban Qurashi, Jawad Butt, Khawaja Usman Rizwan, MOHAMMAD Haroon Jummani, Mohammad Dawar Malik, Mohammad Talha Khanji, Mohammad Umer Usman, Muneeb Sami, Saad Mehboob, Sher Khan, Wahab Zafar and Zeshan Akhtar Karach Zone 2 -  Abdul Rehman Niazi, Ali Hassan, Ali Mohammad Mittha, Baseer Shah, Mohammad Ahmed, Mohammad Danish, Mohammad Shahryar, Mohammad Shahvaiz Yasir, Muteeb Ahmed, Owais Ali Khan, Sufyan, Syed Raihan Shah, Tayyab Hussain, Zahid Khan, Zia-Ullah Karachi Zone 3 - Adil Ahmed Khan, Ahmed Muhiuddin , Daniyal Hashmi, Hassan Asim, Maaz Shah, Mohamamd Abdullah, Mohammad Bilal, Mohammad Fahad, Mohammad Hassan , Mohammad Yaqoob, Rumail Ahmed, Saad Baig, Syed Taha Ali, Wakeel Shah, Zia Abbas, Karachi Zone 4 - Abdullah, Abdullah Bin Saud Farroqi, Abdur Rehman, Ahad Ali, Ali Ahmed, Faisal Ali, Harish Siddique, Mohammad Maaz, Mohammad Musa Azad, Saim Sohail, Shahzad Khan, Syed Burair Ali, Syed Kaif Abbas Naqvi, Syed Zain-Ul-Abedin, Talha Fareed, Karachi Zone 5 - Abdul Hadi, Asad Umar, Awais Qarni, Daniyal Ahmad, Mohammad Adam Essa Bin Rather, Mohammad Hanif, Mohammad Haroon Rafiq, Mohammad Hussain, Mohammad Hussain, Mohammad Shahmir Khan, Nisar-Ud-Din, Ramiz Khan Bangash, Sajan Mohammad, Sameer Gul, Syed Izzan Ud Din, Karachi Zone 6 - Arqam Faisal, Faizan Malik, Farhan Ali, Ghulam Ashraf, Hameed Karim, Hamza Qureshi, Ibad Khan, Maaz Khurram Amin, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Ali Hassan, Mohammad Arbaz Khan, Mohammad Azghan Siddiqui, Mohammad Farhan Khan, Mohammad Umar Ejaz, Naveed Ahmad Khan, Karachi Zone 7 - Abdul Moiz, Abdullah Alam, Aftab, Farhan Zaman, Kabeer Khan, Khan Shah Khan, Mawaz Zahid, Mohammad Jalal, Mohammad Rameez, Mohammad Rizwan Khan, Mohammad Saad, Sufiyan Usmani, Syed Kashan Faheem, Syed Sharim Naqvi, Zayyan Khan, Jamshoro - Abdul Rehman, Abu Bakar Rajput, Adil, Ahsan Ali, Asrar Ahmed, Ghulam Qadir, Imran Khan, Imranali, Irfan Ali, Mohammad Abdullah Khan, Mohammad Talha Khan, Syad Yaman Arif, Tabish Ansari, Ubaidullah Khan, Zeeshan, Hyderabad - Abdul Rahem, Fahad, Haseeb Ur Rehman, Hassan Ali, Mohammad Hassan, Mohammad Zaid, Mohammad Zorain, Musab Ahmed, Noman Ali, Noor Habib, Saifullah Khan, Sheeraz Khan, Syed Mujtaba, Umaiz Chanchar and Zafar Southern Punjab Bahawalnagar - Abdul Rauf, Abdulrehman, Ali Arshad, Asad Abbas, MOHAMMAD Asad Tariq, MOHAMMAD Nabeel Hussain, MOHAMMADHassan Junaid, MOHAMMADJunaid, MOHAMMADUmair, MOHAMMADUsman Azhar, Rehman Shabir, Rozi Khan, Sajid Hameed, Sameer Akhtar and Usama Bajwa Bahawalpur - Ahmed Faraz, Fakhir Mirza, Khubaib Ahmad, MOHAMMAD Hasan Mustafa, MOHAMMAD Sheraz, Moazam Ali, Mohammad Adil, Mohammad Ahmad, Mohammad Daniyal, Mohammad Faizan, Mohammad Farhan, Mohammad Huzaifa, Noman Mustafa, Noor Ul Ain and Sajid Javed DG Khan - Abram Aziz, Ameer Muavia, Hakim Ali, Hassan Khan, M Shan, MOHAMMAD Bilal Ahsan, MOHAMMAD Faiz Ullah, MOHAMMAD Haider Baloch, MOHAMMAD Saqib, MOHAMMAD Sheraz Khan, MOHAMMAD Sultan, Mustafa Hashim, Sabir Hussain, Sahibzada Sameen and Umair Abbas Khanewal - Arbab Shabir, Abdul Sattar Ahmad, Huzaifa Ayub, MOHAMMAD Idrees, MOHAMMAD Irfan Saleem, MOHAMMAD Saeed Anwar, MOHAMMAD Salman, MOHAMMAD Shahzad, MOHAMMAD Tahir, MOHAMMAD Usama, MOHAMMAD Zubair, MOHAMMAD Zubair, Rana Jazib Shahbaz, Umar Bilal and Yasir Javed Layyah - Ali Mohammad, Khayal Muhammam, M Fakhr Ul Husnain, MOHAMMAD Abdul Rehman, MOHAMMAD Abdullah, MOHAMMAD Shahzaib, MOHAMMAD Shoaib, MOHAMMAD Sobhan, MOHAMMAD Taimoor Ghazi, Mubashir Bilal, Naseem Abbas, Rian Mushtaq, Sarfraz Hussain, Tanzaib Ali and Touqeer Abbas Multan - Abdul Hadi Haroon, Alamgir Khan Mahmand, Hafiz MOHAMMAD Kamran, Haroon Amjad, Haseeb Javed, Haseeb Naizm, MOHAMMAD Dawood Saleem, MOHAMMAD Fahad Kashif, MOHAMMAD Haris Qaisar, MOHAMMAD Sarfraz, MOHAMMADAwais, MOHAMMADNouman Zafar, Majid Bashir , Umar Waris  and Umer Farooq Khan Khakwani Muzaffargarh - 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MOHAMMAD Ahmad, Fazal Hussain, Hassnain Murtaza, MOHAMMAD Atif, MOHAMMAD Hassnain Sabir, MOHAMMAD Zulkaif Chichti, Mudasar Ali, Salman Ahmad, Sarfraz Riasat, Shehzad Khan, Syed Mohsin Waqar and Usama Akram Rahim Yar Khan - Abdullah Yasin, Abdullah Zain, Ali Shabir, Asim, Furqan Ashiq, Haroon Aslam, Hussnain Majid, MOHAMMAD Ammar, MOHAMMAD Farhan Iqbal, MOHAMMAD Saud, Muzammal Zahoor, Saqlain Ejaz, Taha Masood Khan, Talha Mushtaq and Waleed Raza Okara - Abdul Rasool, Abubakar Azeem, Abubakar Sarwar, Affan Waleed, Amir Shahzad, Asad Raza, Basit Rasheed, MOHAMMAD Bilal Aslam, MOHAMMAD Bilal Sabir, Mohammad Ahmed, Syed Ghazanfar, Umer Ali, Usman Iqbal, Zain Mustafa and Zain Nadeem Lodhran - Aman Ul Haq, Hanzullah Mahmood, Haseeb Gull, MOHAMMAD Ahmed Shafi, MOHAMMAD Ahsan Malik, MOHAMMAD Ayub, MOHAMMAD Hammad, MOHAMMAD Luqman, MOHAMMAD Umer Farooq, MOHAMMAD Zahid Khan, Mohammad Nadeem, Mohammad Niaz, Mohammad Raheel, Naveed Hassan and Sharjeel Hassan Vehari - Ali Haider, Asad Abbas, Asad Ullah Qasim, Hammad, Mohammad Ahmad, Mohammad Amin Talib, Mohammad Aqib Asghar, Mohammad Awais Ch., Mohammad Hammad Afzal, Mohammad Taha, Mohammad Tatal Ashraf, MOHAMMAD Tayyab Ul Hassan, Moheer Saeed, Mubeen Shakoor and Usman Akhtar

BIPIN DANI The International Cricket Council (ICC) umpire Richard Kettleborough, who had a tough time in Bangladesh on the fourth day of the Test match could resume his duty on the last day. The 49-year-old Kettleborough had fallen ill on the fourth morning and had to return to the dressing room immediately after officiating in the few overs. "The excessive heat took a toll on him and had to be withdrawn", one of the sources said. His on field duty was taken over by the third umpire Joel Wilson and the reserve umpire Masudur Rahman had to move to the TV room. "Wilson officiated from both ends on the fourth day. Joel Wilson's onfield involvement was only temporary, so may well be only a scorecard footnote. Kettleborough was fine on the fifth morning and officiated in the Test the entire day".  Both Kettleborough and Wilson will swap their roles in the second Test beginning in Dhaka on May 23.

BIPIN DANI The Indian cricket board is in the "final negotiation stage" with the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to have a bilateral series between the women's teams of both countries, it is learnt.  According to the highly placed sources in the BCCI, the two teams will play three ODIs' and three T-20Is in Sri Lanka in July this year. The SLC is planning to host all matches in Kandy. However, the venues are yet to be finalized. "Australia's two men's teams (national and "A") will be touring Sri Lanka and therefore depending upon the availability of the grounds, the women's teams will play matches there", one source said. Sri Lanka's women team captain Chamari Atapattu and her colleagues, who left for Pakistan on Thursday noon had to miss the Indian cricket board-organized My11 Circle Women’s T20 Challenge in India this month, however, now the likelihood of the matches in July has brightened the chances of the team to play against India.

Sports Bulletin Report LAHORE:-Chairman, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ramiz Hasan Raja announced an increase of Rs. 100,000 across all three pension categories under the PCB Players’ Welfare Policy. The increase means cricketers who have played in 10 or less Tests will now receive a monthly pension of PKR142,000, players who have played between 11 and 20 Tests will receive PKR148,000 and players who have featured in 21 or more Tests will receive PKR154,000. In a major amendment to the policy, the PCB also announced the pension will be transferred to the widow in the unfortunate event of a Test cricketer’s demise. Previously, the legal heirs of the cricketer were only entitled to receive a onetime payment equivalent to 12 months’ benefit calculated according to the bracket under which the pension was being paid to the cricketer. The PCB Players’ Welfare Policy was last updated in January 2019. To ensure there were no future delays in the increase in the pension amounts, the PCB also confirmed there will be an annual inflation increase. PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja said: “It gives me immense pleasure and happiness to announce the increase in pension amounts and other amendments to the PCB Players’ Welfare Policy. With a former cricketer at the helm of Pakistan cricket affairs, the expectation was that I will always protect and look after the interests and welfare of all present and past cricketers. I am delighted that I have been able to fulfil another of my commitments and have amended the policy in such a way that there will now be an annual increase in the pension amounts. “While improving the pension amounts, we have also ensured security for a cricketer’s widow. As a former cricketer, I know and understand the sacrifices of the families, particularly the spouses that allow cricketers to fulfil their ambitions and dreams of representing their country at the highest level. I am confident this incremental increase of the pension policy will give a lot of peace and satisfaction to the cricketers as well as their families. “The PCB is an institution that has a proud history of respecting and appreciating its cricketers. These amendments to the PCB Players’ Welfare Policy are a testament to our commitment and on behalf of this organisation, I once again assure all retired cricketers that we will continue to support them in any way we can, be it through the PCB Players’ Welfare Policy or the PCB Benevolent Fund, which exists to support and help cricketers facing financial challenges and hardships.” The latest changes to the PCB Players’ Welfare Policy will come into effect from 1 July 2022 and cricketers who have reached the age of 60 and above, will be able to benefit.

Sports Bulletin Report KARACHI:-The T20I series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka women teams begins on Tuesday, 24 May, at the Southend Club, Karachi. All three matches of the series will be staged at the same venue on 24, 26 and 28 May. Prior to the start of the series, the two teams will practice for three days (21 to 23 May) at the Southend Club. Schedule of activities: Saturday, 21 May: Training and practice session for both teams from 10:00am to 1:00pm Sri Lanka captain’s arrival press conference -  Southend Club media lounge at 1:00pm Sunday, 22 May: Training and practice session for both teams from 10:00am to 1:00pm One member of Pakistan squad to hold media talk 12:30pm Monday, 23 May: T20I series trophy unveiling for media at the Southend Club at 9:45am Training and practice session for both teams from 10:00am to 1:00pm Pakistan and Sri Lanka captains or head coaches to hold pre-series press conferences - Southend Club media lounge from 1:00pm T20Is: The three T20Is will begin at 2:00pm with the toss at 1:30pm.

Sports Bulletin Report KARACHI:-Uncapped wicketkeeper-batter Gull Feroza and leg-spinner Tuba Hassan have been included in the Pakistan women’s T20I squad for the three-match series against Sri Lanka that will be played at the Southend Club, Karachi from Tuesday 24 May. Uncapped batter Sadaf Shamas has been included in the ODI squad while Gull Feroza who hails from Multan has also earned a spot in the fifteen member 50-over matches’ squad. Chief Selector Asmavia Iqbal finalised the squad in consultation with the head coach David Hemp and captain Bismah Maroof. The performances of the pre-series camp participants that was staged at the Hanif Mohammad High Performance Centre, National Stadium and Southend Club from 9 May, form, fitness and past performances were considered in the selection process. Bismah, Aliya Riaz, Diana Baig and Fatima Sana who appeared in the FairBreak Invitational T20 event in Dubai have returned to Karachi and will take part in the three-day pre series training from Saturday, 21 May. Kainat Imtiaz (T20I) and Sadia Iqbal (both squads) have returned after recovering from injuries and proving their form and fitness in the pre-series camp. The pre-series camp will conclude today with a practice session at the Hanif Mohammad HPC, a 50-over practice match was staged between the 26 camp participants at the Southend Club on Tuesday. The three T20Is will be played on 24, 26 and 28 May. The ODIs that are a part of ICC Women’s Championship will be staged on 1, 3 and 5 June. Chief Selector Asmavia Iqbal said: “I want to wish the two squads the very best for the series, we have provided opportunities to Gull Feroza, Sadaf Shamas and Tuba Hassan on the basis of their future potential and skills. The three youngsters took part in the emerging camp last December and made an impression with their talent. I am pleased to see their progress and we all feel it is now the right time to give them exposure of international cricket. “We had sent Tuba as a reserve player in the recently concluded ODI World Cup, she continues to make good progress and since spin bowling has been a traditional strength of ours, I feel she can make a good contribution in our bowling strategy. Gull Feroza has also made good progress, she has an aggressive style of play and can provide us brisk starts in both T20Is and ODIs which are now a big requirement at the international stage. Sadaf besides her batting skills provides us a bowling option too with her medium pace skills. “For the rest of the squad, we considered the players fitness, form and their performances in the preparation camp where we played a number of practice T20 and 50-over matches. I believe we have two formidable squads for both T20Is and ODIs, both squads have good depth and most certainly have the pedigree to beat the Sri Lankan team in what should be an exciting series.” Names of T20I squad: Bismah Maroof (captain), Aiman Anwar, Aliya Riaz, Anam Amin, Ayesha Naseem, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Gull Feroza (wicketkeeper), Iram Javed, Kainat Imtiaz, Muneeba Ali Siddiqui (wicketkeeper), Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sadia Iqbal and Tuba Hassan. Names of ODI squad: Bismah Maroof (captain), Aiman Anwar, Aliya Riaz, Anam Amin, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Ghulam Fatima, Gull Feroza, Muneeba Ali Siddiqui (wicketkeeper), Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin and Sidra Nawaz (wicketkeeper). Support personnel for both T20Is and ODIs: Asiya Khan (Manager), David Hemp (Head coach), Saleem Jaffer (Bowling coach), Waqar Orakzai (Assistant coach), Saboor Ahmad (Strength and Conditioning coach), Rifat Asghar Gill (Physiotherapist), Dr Muhammad Khurram (Doctor), Zubair Ahmed (Analyst). Series itinerary 24 May – First T20I 26 May – Second T20I 28 May – Third T20I 1 Jun – First ODI 3 Jun – Second ODI 5 Jun – Third ODI

Sports Bulletin Report LONDON:-The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced that Matthew Mott has been appointed as England Men's White-Ball Head Coach. Mott, 48, has signed a four-year agreement and is expected to be in place for England's three-match ODI series against The Netherlands in Amsterdam next month. The ECB's selection panel of Chief Executive Officer Tom Harrison, Managing Director of England's Men's Cricket Rob Key, Strategic Adviser Andrew Strauss and Performance Director Mo Bobat unanimously agreed that he was the standout candidate for the role during the competitive interview process. Mott has led the Australian Women's Team since 2015 and during his seven years in charge has overseen one of the world's best winning records across international sport. Under his leadership, Australia Women have won consecutive ICC T20 World Cups, this year's ICC Women's 50-Over World Cup and are undefeated in four Ashes series. Mott has also helped Australia win 26 consecutive one-day internationals, a record in either the men's or women's game. Before taking up his post with Australia women in 2015, Mott worked as Head Coach of New South Wales - leading them to victory in the Champions League T20 tournament in 2009 - and then coached Glamorgan, reaching the final of the Yorkshire Bank 40 in 2013, before working as a consultant for Ireland during the 2015 ICC Men's World Cup. Managing Director of England's Men's Cricket Rob Key, said: "It is a real privilege to be able to announce Mathew Mott as the Head Coach of our men's white-ball team. He has had an incredible coaching journey with so many varied experiences that have brought him to this point where he was outstanding in the interview process and the perfect fit for our white-ball teams. "We are lucky to be able to appoint a Head Coach that has not only been involved in international cricket for the last few years but he has also worked in franchise cricket around the world. More importantly, what he has done with the Australian Women's team is what will be asked of him to achieve for our men's white-ball sides. "I'm confident that in Eoin Morgan and Matthew Mott, we have a formidable partnership that can push for more trophies in the coming years and that Matthew will be able to oversee any transition that team will go through in the future. "Furthermore, Matthew will also help us invest in English coaches getting them as much experience as possible over the next few years." Head Coach, Matthew Mott said: "I am delighted to accept the opportunity to take this white-ball role with England. Whilst I am Australian, I have deep connections, and several of my closest friends are in the UK, having spent considerable time in Scotland, Wales and England, both as a player and coach. "When this role became available, I was attracted by the chance to work with such an established and successful team under the astute leadership of Eoin Morgan and now Rob Key, whom I have always admired as an excellent cricket mind. "The idea of the split roles and the chance to work alongside Brendon McCullum in his red-ball role is an opportunity that I am incredibly enthusiastic about and certainly provides the right balance for my family as we embark on this exciting journey. "It was always going to take something special to leave the role that I have loved for the past seven years with the Australian Women's team. However, I genuinely believe that the time is right to play a role in helping the England Men's ODI and T20 group continue to evolve as one of the best teams in the world. "I am fully aware that this team has been functioning well and part of my initial plan is to work with the playing group and support staff on how we can firstly maintain, then enhance, the success they have started to build over the past few years. "Since the excitement of accepting this role, I, like many people around the world, have been trying to come to terms with the tragic loss of my great mate Andrew Symonds. The support of his beautiful family and close friends in the coming days will be vitally important, so I respectfully request some time to process his passing and the immense loss before making any further comment on the role at this stage."

Sports Bulletin Report LONDON:-England Men's 6-member selection panel have named a 13-strong squad for the first two Test matches of the summer against New Zealand starting at Lord's on 2 June. Yorkshire batter Harry Brook and Durham seamer Matthew Potts are called up for the first time. Brook has been the standout batsman in Division one of the LV= Insurance County Championship. The 23-year-old, who made his England T20 debut in January in the Caribbean, has scored 758 runs at an average of 151.60, including three centuries and four half-centuries for the white rose county during the summer campaign. The 23-year-old Potts has been in impressive form in the LV= Insurance County Championship. He is the season's leading bowler, with 35 wickets and four five-wicket hauls, including his most recent return of seven for 40 in Durham's win over Glamorgan. The seam duo of Lancashire's James Anderson and Nottinghamshire's Stuart Broad return to the squad for the first time since the Australia Test series earlier this winter. Managing Director Rob Key said: "This is the start of a new era for our Test team under the stewardship of Ben (Stokes) and Brendon (McCullum). With a blend of youth and experience, we have selected an exciting squad that can compete with New Zealand in next month's Test series. "We have rewarded players in Harry Brook and Matty Potts who have had outstanding starts to the County season, and they deserve the opportunity to stake a claim at this level. "It promises to be a mouthwatering series, and I can't wait for the team to start against a very good New Zealand side. It is a fascinating prospect for everyone connected with the sport in this country." The three-match Test series forms part of the ICC World Test Championship. The England team will be looking to climb the rankings after a disappointing start to the second edition of the Championship. At the end of the two-year cycle, the top two teams will compete in the ICC World Test Championship Final due to be staged in the summer of 2023. The squad will come together for the first time next week in a camp before reporting to Lord's on 29 May ahead of the first Test on the 2 June. Selection Panel: The selection panel consists of Rob Key (Managing Director, England Men's Cricket), Brendon McCullum (England Men's Head Coach), Ben Stokes (England Men's Test Captain), Mo Bobat (Performance Director), James Taylor (Head Scout), David Court (Player ID Lead). Names of players: Ben Stokes (Durham) captain, James Anderson (Lancashire), Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Harry Brook (Yorkshire), Zak Crawley (Kent), Ben Foakes (Surrey), Jack Leach (Somerset), Alex Lees (Durham), Craig Overton (Somerset), Matthew Potts (Durham), Ollie Pope (Surrey), Joe Root (Yorkshire) Schedule (Test Matches) 1st Test: England v New Zealand, 2-6 June, Lord’s Cricket Ground, London 2nd Test: England v New Zealand, 10-14 June, Trent Bridge, Nottingham 3rd Test: England v New Zealand, 23-27 June, Headingley, Leeds

BIPIN DANI Bangladeshi player Mushfiqur Rahim's parents (father : Mahbub Habib and mother Rahima Khatun) had no plan to go to the Stadium and witness the current Test series against Sri Lanka. However, they have now changed their plan and have decided to drive about 200 km from their native Bogra to Dhaka and watch the second Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS). "My son scored a hundred (on Wednesday) and also became the first cricketer in our country to score 5000 runs in a Test. We want to celebrate the occasion in Dhaka", Mahbub Habib said exclusively over the telephone. "We are happy for his performance in this Test and his two achievements (century and 5000 runs) on the same day have made us proud". Father, who is in the business of selling the building materials, agreed that it was a slow batting by his son. Rahim's 105 runs came in 282 balls and had only four fours in the innings. "Rahim didn't have enough runs and a century for quite some time and now he has scored a ton and it gives us satisfaction", the father of five children (4 sons and one daughter) added. Rahim is the only cricketer in the family. "He didn't want to come in my business". Rahim's elder brother is in the business of selling motorcycles. Another one is a computer engineer and the youngest brother is a student. Rahim, who married to Jannatul Kefayet in 2014 lives in Dhaka with son Shahrooz and they all can't wait to watch Rahim play in the 2nd Test beginning on May 23.