Disabled T20 Cup begins on March 25

KARACHI: The 8th edition of NBP Disabled T20 Pentangular Cup 2017, carrying five teams, will begin on March 25 here at the NBP Sports Complex, it was announced at a press conference on Wednesday.

Pakistan Disabled Cricket Association (PDCA) secretary Amiruddin Ansari said that the basic purpose of the event was to prepare for the World Series slated to be held in August in England.

The four-member national selection committee, under Iqbal Imam and Sabih Azhar with Mohammad Javed and Javed Ashraf as members, would pick 30 probables for the camp for the World Series, Ansari said.

Also present were head of CSR division NBP Iqbal Wahid, Head of sports NBP Iqbal Qasim, Manager CSR NBP Asif Ahmed Khan, event manager Anwar Farooqi and Saeed Azad.