Pakistan to play against India in Asian Netball Championship

KARACHI: Pakistan netball team will open their Asian Men’s Netball Championship 2017 Wednesday (today) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with matches against Singapore and India.

“The players went through training sessions today and are well prepared for two games tomorrow,” Pakistan Netball Federation (PNF)’s Mudassar Arian said on the eve of the first matches. Arian is accompanying the team as Chef De Mission.

After playing Singapore on Wednesday, the men in green will play against archrivals India. Pakistan will play Hong Kong on December 14 and hosts Malaysia on 15.In the last edition of the tournament, Pakistan secured silver medal.

Squad: Muhammad Akhtar (captain), Samad Masood (vice captain), Ali Raza Fareed, Usman Bashir, Muhammad Khursheed, Mehboob Shah, Rana Zahid Khan, Yawar Khan, Abid Ali Ansari, Masoom Abbass, Haris Kamal, Muhammad Rizwan, Naseeb Raza, Muhammad Zohair (reserve).Officials: Anwar Ahmed Ansari (coach), Yasir (assistant coach), Muhammad Riaz (manager), Mudassar Razak Arian (chef de mission).