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AMSTERDAM: Netherlands announced 15 member squad led by wicket-keeper batter Scott Edwards for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Pakistan scheduled from August 16 to 21.

Experienced wicket-keeper batter, Wesley Barresi, 38, received a recall to the Netherland’s squad for the crucial ODI series against Pakistan, which is also part of the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.

Meanwhile, Musa Ahmed, a Lahore-born Dutch cricketer, has also been named to the squad.

It is pertinent to mention here that the Babar Azam-led national side will lock horns against the hosts in Rotterdam for three 50-over matches on August 16, 18 and 21.

Squads:

Netherlands: Scott Edwards (captain and wicketkeeper), Musa Ahmad,  Shariz Ahmad,  Wesley Barresi, Logan van Beek, Tom Cooper, , Aryan Dutt, Arnav Jain, Viv Kingma, Ryan Klein, Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Tim Pringle, Max O’Dowd, Vikram Singh.

Pakistan: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Imam-ul-Haq, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shahnawaz Dahani and Zahid Mehmood.

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AMSTERDAM: Pakistan’s 19-member contingent has landed in the Netherlands to compete in a three-match ODI series, scheduled to commence on August 16.

Babar-led ODI squad, which touched down here on Friday will travel to Rotterdam in a while to partake in the upcoming assignment.

In a video shared by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the national squad can be seen checking in at the Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.

It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan will lock horns with the hosts the Netherlands in a three-match ODI series, scheduled on August 16, 18, and 21.

The upcoming ODI series between the two countries, is a part of the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League. Pakistan currently hold the fifth position in the standings, having played 15 matches and managed to emerge victorious nine times.

The Netherlands, on the other hand, are in the 13th position as the side managed to claim only two victories out of their 16 matches.

SQUADS

Pakistan: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Imam-ul-Haq, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shahnawaz Dahani, and Zahid Mehmood

Netherlands: Stephan Myburgh, Max O’Dowd, Bas de Leede, Tom Cooper, Scott Edwards (c & wk), Vikramjit Singh, Logan van Beek, Tim Pringle, Ryan Klein, Shariz Ahmad, Clayton Floyd, Teja Nidamanuru, Vivian Kingma, Aryan Dutt

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LAHORE: Pakistan cricket team left for the Netherlands in the wee hours of Friday as the Green Shirts set to take on the Dutch side in three-match ODI series scheduled from August 16 to 21.  

The 16-member national ODI squad led by Babar Azam departed from Allama Iqbal International Airport to Amsterdam for the away ODI series against the hosts. The Pakistani contingent will then leave for Dubai to partake in Asia Cup 2022 with few changes in the squad.

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The national team prepared for the Netherlands tour and the upcoming Asia Cup in a six-day training camp at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore.

The national side will play three ODI matches against the Netherlands on August 16, 18 and 21 before starting their Asia Cup campaign on August 28 with the blockbuster clash against the arch-rivals India.

Pakistan squad for Netherlands ODIs: 

Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Imam-ul-Haq, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shahnawaz Dahani and Zahid Mehmood.

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LAHORE: Pakistan’s all-format captain Babar Azam backed the team’s main strike bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi during his recovery from a knee injury and wanted him to be completely fit before the Asia Cup 2022.

Speaking to a scheduled press conference ahead of the national team’s ODI tour of the Netherlands, Babar stated that Shaheen would be travelling with the team so they could assess his fitness as the left-arm pacer is currently undergoing rehabilitation after he pulled an injury during Sri Lanka tour.

“In order to evaluate his fitness, we are taking Shaheen along with the team as we want him to be completely fit before the Asia Cup, ” he said.

The skipper opined on out-of-form Hasan Ali’s exclusion from the national squad and expressed confidence that a strong performance in the domestic season would propel his return to the national side.

“Hasan Ali is a team-man. Obviously, he is out-of-form but he has already demonstrated the type of athlete he is. I am confident that he will make a comeback after the upcoming domestic season,” he added.

While responding to a question on all-rounder Imad Wasim’s inclusion in the team, Babar stated that since Mohammad Nawaz had been performing well in the limited overs format, he would be continuing with the team yet the doors were not closed for Imad as well.

Furthermore, Babar extended full confidence in the middle-order batters, expecting strong performances from Khushdil Shah, Iftikhar Ahmed and Asif Ali in the absence of experienced Shoaib Malik and Mohamad Hafeez.

Moreover, the national team skipper lauded the Pakistani athletes Arshad Nadeem and Nooh Dastgir Butt for winning the gold medals in the recently concluded Commonwealth Games and urged proper training facilities for the national athletes.

It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan will play a three-match away ODI series against the Netherlands from August 16 to 21. The side will depart for Amsterdam in the wee hours of Friday, August 12.

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LAHORE: The heavy and persistent rainfall in the city on Sunday has affected the training camp of the Netherlands-bound national ODI squad for the second consecutive day.

According to the details, the scheduled training camp was called off due to a wet outfield at the Gaddafi Stadium which propelled the Pakistan squad to continue with the indoor practice sessions at the National High Performace Centre (NHPC).

Earlier on Saturday, the first day of the national team’s training camp was also hampered by the rain, forcing the players to train in the indoor hall of NHPC.

It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan will play a three-match away ODI series against the Netherlands from August 16 to 21. The side will depart for Amsterdam in the wee hours of Friday, August 12.

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LAHORE: The heavy and persistent rainfall in the city has affected the training camp of the Pakistan squad for the upcoming away ODI series against the Netherlands, scheduled to commence on August 16.

According to the details, the national contingent was initially scheduled to train at the Gaddafi Stadium, however, the heavy downpour in the city forced the players to train in the indoor hall of the National High-Performance Center (NHPCB).

Furthermore, the scheduled press conference of Pakistan ODI vice-captain Shadab Khan has also been postponed.

The majority of Pakistan’s 16-member squad reported at NHPC on Friday and attended a team meeting under the presidency of national squad manager Mansoor Rana.

Pakistan all-format captain Babar Azam, on the other hand, also gave a special lecture to the participants for the forthcoming assignment in the Netherlands.

It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan will play a three-match away ODI series against Netherlands from August 16 to 21. The side will depart for Amsterdam in the wee hours of Friday, August 12.

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LAHORE: The 16-member national squad for the upcoming Netherlands ODIs gathered at the National High-Performance Center (NHPC) on Friday.

Upon their arrival at the NHPC, the national cricketers attended a team meeting under the presidency of national squad manager Mansoor Rana.

Pakistan all-format captain Babar Azam, on the other hand, also gave a special lecture to the participants for the forthcoming assignment in the Netherlands.

The national contingent will participate in a six-day training camp, scheduled to commence tomorrow. The players will also partake in two practice matches during the camp.

Right-arm speedster Haris Rauf and Mohammad Rizwan will join the squad on August 7 and after the first practice match respectively.

It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan will play a three-match away ODI series against Netherlands from August 16 to 21. The side will depart for Amsterdam in the wee hours of Friday, August 12.

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KARACHI: Former Test cricketer Tanveer Ahmed, known for his blunt remarks, lambasted the chief selector Mohammad Wasim for doing injustice to Karachi-based players.

Tanveer, in a video message, shared on his official Twitter handle expressed dissent at the recently-announced ODI squad for Netherlands’ tour and called out the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ramiz Raja to take notice of the sideline of Karachi players.

“Mr Ramiz Raja, if you remember, I told you that Karachi players face injustice. See, I wasn’t wrong. They are facing it again,” Tanveer stated.

The former pacer then went on to specifically mention the avoidance of left-handed middle-order batter Saud Shakeel, who was dropped from the Netherlands ODI squad after being left out of the Playing XIs in the home ODI series against the West Indies.

“Saud Shakeel is facing injustice now as he has been dropped from the national squad. He came out of the injury like several other players. Those players did not even have any performance in the domestic, yet they were picked,” Tanveer asserted.

“Why Saud is facing such behaviour. A lot of dear ones got chances after coming back from injury, then why not Saud?” Tanveer questioned Ramiz.

The cricketer-turned-analyst then referred to the chief selector as a “Yes Man,” expressing his intention to seek redress for the alleged injustice.

“Ramiz Raja Sahab, let your ‘Yes Man’ chief selector Wasim sit with me and I will ask him about this selection. On what basis, he is doing injustice to Karachi players,” he concluded.

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LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will announce the squad for the scheduled ODI series against the Netherlands, next week, sources claimed.

According to the details, the training camp for the away ODI series will be set up here from August 6 to 11. Whereas, the called-up players will report to the National High-Performance Center (NHPC) on August 5.

Reports further suggest that the players will train at the NHPC and Gaddafi Stadium before departing for the Netherlands in the wee hours on August 12.

The Green Shirts will lock horns with the Netherlands in three ODIs, scheduled on August 16, 18, and 21 respectively.

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AMSTERDAM: The head coach of the Netherlands men’s hockey team Jeroen Delmee has rubbished the reports of the Pakistan Hockey Team playing against the local clubs on the Europe Tour.

After a voice statement circulated by a former Olympian, claiming that the Dutch and Belgian teams have refused to play against Pakistan and the green shirts are playing against the local club teams. The Dutch head coach came forward to rubbish the former’s accusations.

In a video statement for the Pakistani fans, the head coach of the Dutch hockey team Delmee confirmed that the national team has so far played two matches against Pakistan and I can confirm that they played against the national team of Holland.

“Last Tuesday and yesterday we played two games against Pakistan with the national team. On Tuesday, we lost 5-3 against a very young and energetic Pakistan side,” he said.

“But fortunately, we were able to turn things around for the Wednesday game and we were able to beat Pakistan 4-1 with our national team. So if you might have any questions, I can confirm that they played against the national team of Holland,” he added.

Delmee then wished the green shirts well at the Asia Cup and hoped to see them compete in the World Cup again.

I wish Pakistan all the best in preparing and developing for Asia Cup, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, and we hope to see them back to the World Cup,” he concluded.

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