Asian Games 2023: Pakistan’s Squad For Asian Games 2023
Asian Games 2023:
The Asian Games 2023 is scheduled to be played from 28 SEPTEMBER, 2023 – 7 OCTOBER, 2023. The 2023 Asian Games will be played in T20 format.
Pakistan’s squad for the 2023 Asian Games is announced by the Pakistan Cricket Board. The squad will be led by Pakistani all-rounder, Qasim Akram in the 2023 Asian Games.
The Asian Games 2023 will be hosted by China, and the T20 tournament will be played in Hangzhou, China before the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.
PAKISTAN’S SQUAD FOR ASIAN GAMES 2023:
Qasim Akram will be the captain of Pakistan Shaheens with Omair Bin Yousaf as his deputy for the Asian Games 2023, which also includes some of the top Pakistani players who have also played for the Pakistan National Team.
A total of eight international players are included in the Asian Games 2023 squad of Pakistan which includes players such as Haider Ali, Khushdil Shah, Asif Ali, Muhammad Hasnain, Shahnawaz Dahani, Arshad Iqbal, Usman Qadir, and Aamir Jamal.
The Pakistan Shaheens squad for the 2023 Asian Games in China will consist of 15 players and 5 players are kept in reserves for the Asian Games 2023, and the squad for Asian Games 2023 is as follows;
| QASIM AKRAM © | OMAIR BIN YOUSAF (VC) |
| KHUSHDIL SHAH | AAMIR JAMAL |
| MUHAMMAD HASNAIN | MUHAMMAD AKHLAQ (WK) |
| ROHAIL NAZIR (WK) | ASIF ALI |
| ARAFAT MINHAS | HAIDER ALI |
| SHAHNAWAZ DAHANI | SUFIYAM MUQEEM |
| USMAN QADIR | ARSHAD IQBAL |
| MIRZA TAHIR BAIG |
RESERVE PLAYERS:
| ABDUL WAHID BANGALZAI | MEHRAN MUMTAZ |
| MUBASIR KHAN | MUHAMMAD IMRAN |
| IRFAN KHAN NIAZI | |
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE OF PLAYERS IN ASIAN GAMES 2023:
Some of the young Pakistani players who have played international cricket for Pakistan have also been included in the Asian Games 2023.
Pakistan’s 6 out of 8 internationally experienced players in the squad have played both ODI and T20 cricket for Pakistan, and the international experience of those players is as follows:
| HAIDER ALI | 33 T20IS, 2 ODIS |
| KHUSHDIL SHAH | 24 T20IS, 10 ODIS |
| USMAN QADIR | 23 T20IS, 1 ODI |
| ASIF ALI | 33 T20IS, 21 ODIS |
| ARSHAD IQBAL | 1 T20I MATCH |
| MUHAMMAD HASNAIN | 27 T20IS, 9 ODIS |
| SHAHNAWAZ DAHANI | 11 T20IS, 2 ODIS |
| AAMIR JAMAL | 2 T20IS |
PAKISTAN’S ASIAN GAMES HISTORY:
Pakistan team once featured in the Asian Games in 2010, in which they won the bronze medal for the country. The 2010 Asian Games in which Pakistan featured was played in Guangzhou, China.
