Basil Hameed to lead UAE in Rising Stars tournament
WicketPulse · Published
Basil Hameed will captain a 15-player UAE squad at this month’s DP World Asia Cup Rising Stars tournament in Doha, the Emirates Cricket Board announced on 10 November.
UAE’s route through Group B
UAE have been drawn with India, Nepal and Pakistan in Group B of the 50-over competition. The board lists their opening match against Pakistan on 20 November, followed by Nepal on 22 November and India on 24 November. All three group games are scheduled for the UDST Ground at 9am Doha time: 11am in Pakistan and 11.30am in India.
Squad selection comes before the playing XI
The announcement establishes the tournament squad and its captain. It does not confirm which eleven will play in each match. Naveed Ahmed is listed as head coach, with Zahoor Ahmed as assistant coach and Amjad Izzi as manager.
UAE’s 15-player squad
Basil Hameed (captain), Aftab Alam, Anshh Tandon, Aryansh Sharma, Ayaan Misbah, Awais Ali Shah, Ethan D’ Souza, Ibrar Ahmad, Muhammad Mohsin, Muhammad Shahdad, Noorullah Ayobi, Omid Rehman, Sohaib Khan, Uddish Suri and Zahid Ali.
Schedule note
The board’s release gives conflicting dates for the tournament final in its prose and detailed schedule. WicketPulse is therefore not treating either final date as confirmed here. The group fixtures above are consistent across both parts of the announcement.