Lahore – The World Blind Cricket Council (WBCC) has announced the schedule for the 4th Blind Cricket T20 World Cup, taking place in Lahore and Multan from November 23 to December 3.

Pakistan Squad

Recently announced by the Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC), the 16-member squad includes:

B1 Category:

  1. Zafar Iqbal
  2. Muhammad Idrees Saleem
  3. Muhammad Shahzaib
  4. Fakhar Abbas
  5. Muhammad Asif
  6. Muhammad Salman

B2 Category:

  1. Babar Ali
  2. Nematullah
  3. Haroon Khan

B3 Category:

  1. Muhammad Safdar
  2. Kamran Akhtar
  3. Akmal Hayat Nasir
  4. Talha Iqbal
  5. Matiullah

Reserve Players:

  1. Muhammad Ayaz
  2. Moeen Aslam
  3. Muhammad Rashid

Team Officials:

  1. Muhammad Jameel (Head Coach)
  2. Masood Jan (Assistant Coach)
  3. Malik Abrar Hussain (Team Manager)
  4. Naveed Hussain Abbasi (Assistant Manager)
  5. Tahir Mahmood Butt (Trainer)

Captain and Vice-Captain:

  1. Nisar Ali (Captain)
  2. Badar Munir (Vice-Captain)

Participating Teams

  1. Pakistan (Host)
  2. India (Defending Champion)
  3. Sri Lanka
  4. Bangladesh
  5. South Africa
  6. Nepal
  7. Afghanistan

Schedule

  • November 21: Arrival of foreign teams
  • November 22: Opening ceremony (Lahore)
  • November 23: Opening match – Pakistan vs. South Africa (Ghani Institute of Cricket Ground, DHA, Lahore)
  • November 25: India vs. Pakistan (Lahore)
  • December 3: Final (Multan)

Tournament Format

  • Group stage: Round-robin format
  • Semi-finals: Top 4 teams (Multan)
  • Final: Winner of semi-finals (Multan)

Venue Details

  1. Lahore: Ghani Institute of Cricket Ground, DHA (15 matches)
  2. Multan: (9 matches, including semi-finals and final)

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