Karachi: Pakistan Shaheens’ head coach Ijaz Ahmed is confident of winning in Sri Lanka as the side starts preparing under him for the tour at the National Stadium.

Pakistan Shaheens will play two four-day and three fifty-over games. They will leave for Sri Lanka on October 21.

“Our job is to develop players for the highest level, the players are being trained for the long form of cricket. We will make all-out efforts to win in Sri Lanka,” Ijaz said.

Batter Usman Salahuddin is looking forward to perform in the series. “Being a player, it is an important tour for me and the Shaheens. Whoever plays for the team, his performance is counted,” he added.

Meanwhile, pacer Naseem Shah opined that he is practicing for four-day cricket and is trying to bowl as much as possible in the camp.

Squad: Saud Shakeel (c), Mohammad Taha, Abdullah Shafiq, Abrar Ahmed, Abbas Afridi, Ahmed Safi Abdullah, Akif Javed, Arshad Iqbal, Irfanullah Shah, Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shehzad, Muhammad Haris, Naseem Shah, Omair bin Yusuf, Qasim Akram, Salman Ali Agha, Salman Khan, Usman Salahuddin and Zahid Mahmood

Tour schedule:

21 Oct – departure for Kandy
28-31 Oct – 1st four-day match, Kandy
4-7 Nov – 2nd four-day match, Kandy
10 Nov – 1st 50-over match, Colombo
12 Nov – 2nd 50-over match, Colombo
14 Nov – 3rd 50-over match, Colombo

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