PCB Unveils 30 Players for U19 Skills Assessment Camp Phase Three

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Thursday the selection of 30 players who will participate in the third phase of the U19 Skills Assessment camp. This phase is scheduled to commence in Multan on July 7 and will continue until the end of August.

This selection follows a thorough evaluation process involving match-based assessments during the first two phases. In these initial stages, a total of 65 players were assessed under the guidance of Azhar Ali, former Test captain and current Head of Youth Development.

From the 30 players chosen for the upcoming phase, 20 were shortlisted based on their demonstrated performance in the initial assessments. An additional ten players, who have previously represented Pakistan U19 and are still eligible for the ICC U19 World Cup 2026, have also been included to bolster the squad.

The objective of the third phase of the camp is to further refine the technical abilities and mental fortitude of the players as they prepare for the ACC U19 Asia Cup and ICC U19 World Cup.

Notably, a Skills Development Camp for 47 senior Pakistani cricketers was also conducted in three phases at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Lahore from June 30 to July 4.

Selected U19 players for skills assessment camp:

Abdul Subhan, Ahmed Hussain, Abbas Khan, Abdul Wahab, Ali Hassan Baloch, Asad Umar, Daniyal Ali Khan, Ghulam Haider, Hamza Zahoor, Haroon Khan, Hazrat Ali, Huzaifa Ahsan, Ibtisam Azhar, Mohammad Arshad, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Niqab Shafiq, Rana Adeel Mushtaq, Rizwanullah, Saad Sakhawat, Sadeeq Aman, Sameer Minhas and Yahya Shah, Farhan Yousaf, Hassan Khan, Mohammad Huzaifa, Mohammad Tahir, Momin Qamar, Tayyab Arif, Umar Zaib and Usman Khan.