KARACHI: Right-arm pacer Shahnawaz Dahani expressed his goal to represent Pakistan in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
Dahani, in an interview with a local news channel ahead of Pakistan Shaheens’ departure for Darwin, Australia, shared his experience of working with the national men’s Test team’s head coach Jason Gillespie.
“Our head coach joined us [in the camp] and he was available in two to three sessions. We had brief interactions you can call it the introduction,” said Dahani in an interview with a local news channel.
“By the will of Almighty Allah, we will seek his help in the future as well,” he added.
In response to a question regarding his fitness and performance in the domestic circuit, Dahani said his wickets tally indicates his fitness level.
“Look, when you perform and when you take wickets in domestic cricket it means you are fit that’s why your performance is up to the mark,” Dahani said.
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When probed about his plans to represent Pakistan in the Champions Trophy 2025, Shahnawaz Dahani shared that he is really eager and upbeat about the opportunity.
“Yes absolutely, I want to play Champions Trophy in Pakistan. It’s our home ground so I am very excited,” he concluded.
For the unversed, Pakistan Shaheens will play two four-day matches against Bangladesh ‘A’, followed by a tri-series with the Northern Territory side and Bangladesh in Darwin. They will also participate in the nine-team Top End T20 Series.
Pakistan Shaheens will depart for Brisbane in the wee hours of Saturday via Dubai. They will travel through Brisbane to Darwin later.
Notably, Pakistan’s red-ball head coach Jason Gillespie will travel to Darwin as the team’s head coach for the two four-day matches.
Pakistan Shaheens squad
Sahibzada Farhan (c), Haseebullah, Qasim Akram, Kamran Ghulam, Kashif Ali, Khurram Shahzad, Mehran Mumtaz, Mohammad Huraira, Mubasir Khan, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Omair Bin Yousuf, Shahnawaz Dahani, Tayyab Tahir, Umar Amin and Mohammad Ali.
Player Support Personnel – Jason Gillespie (head coach for red-ball matches, will also supervise camp from 8-13 July), Abdul Rehman (head coach for white-ball matches and will join the side on 28 July), Mohammad Masroor (Assistant coach-cum-manager and camp commandant from 24 June-7 July), Mohammad Asad (physiotherapist), Imranullah (trainer) and Usman Hashmi (analyst).
Schedule (all matches in Darwin)
14 Jul – Arrival in Darwin
19-22 Jul – Four-day vs Bangladesh ‘A’
26-29 Jul – Four-day vs Bangladesh ‘A’
4 Aug – 50-over match vs Northern Territory (NT)
6 Aug – 50 over match vs Bangladesh ‘A’
9-18 Aug – nine-team Top End T20 Series
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