Farhan Yousaf to lead Pak U19 on England tour

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday appointed middle-order batter Farhan Yousaf as captain of the Pakistan U19 which is due to tour England between September 2 and September 16.
The 15-member Pakistan men’s U19 squad will play a solitary Youth Test match at the Arundel Castle Cricket Ground and four Youth ODIs.
Right-handed batter Farhan Yousaf led Pakistan to ACC U19 Asia Cup title win in December last year.
The squad comprises a quartet of pacers – Mohammad Sayyam, Abdul Subhan, Rizwanullah and Umar Zaib along with the spin duo of left-arm wrist-spinner Mohammad Huzaifa and left-arm spinner Niqab Shafiq. Aliyan Salman, Ahmad Hussain, Jahangir Bilal and Hayam Khan were set to provide the squad with all-round support.
Hamza Zahoor and Abdul Qadir were the two wicketkeepers in the squad, while apart from Farhan, Usman Khan and Hasnain Abbas Dar are the designated batters.
Pakistan U19 team took part in a pre-tour training camp at the National Cricket Academy and concluded it with a two-day red-ball intra-squad match on Tuesday. The contingent will depart for England on Sunday, 30 August from Lahore.
Among the players, Farhan, Subhan, Ahmad, Hamza, Sayyam, Huzaifa, Niqab, Umar and Usman have already represented Pakistan U19, while the remaining players are in line to make their debut for the team.
Shahid Anwar will be the head coach of Pakistan U19 team, while he will be supported by Rao Iftikhar Anjum (fast bowling coach), Zohaib Khan (spin bowling coach) and Humayun Farhat (fielding coach).
15-member squad:
Farhan Yousaf (captain), Abdul Qadir, Abdul Subhan, Ahmad Hussain, Aliyan Salman, Hamza Zahoor, Hasnain Abbas Dar, Hayam Khan, Jahangir Bilal, Mohammad Sayyam, Mohammad Huzaifa, Niqab Shafiq, Rizwanullah, Umar Zaib, Usman Khan
Non-travelling reserves:
Abbas Afridi, Ali Hasnain Badshah, Farhanullah, Hassan Khan and Ibtisam Azhar
Support Staff:
Shahid Anwar (head coach), Rao Iftikhar Anjum (fast bowling coach), Zohaib Khan (spin bowling coach), Humayun Farhat (fielding coach), Ubaid Ullah (physiotherapist), Ibrar Ahmed (trainer) and Ali Hamza (performance analyst)
Pakistan U19 tour to England schedule:
Only Youth Test – 2-5 September – Arundel
1st Youth ODI – 9 September – Arundel
2nd Youth ODI – 12 September – Guildford
3rd Youth ODI – 14 September – Wormsley
4th Youth ODI – 16 September – Wormsley