Eight new booters join national camp

National football coach Nikola Ilievski in his bid to strengthen his arsenal included eight more booters in the squad that will face Lebanon in the World Cup pre-qualifiers scheduled to be held on July 23 and 28 at Beirut and Dhaka respectively.

The Macedonian said these players matched his requirements.

“I have certain plans and I think these players can deliver things for the team. I will declare the 20-member squad after the semifinals of the Super Cup. I think can gear the team up in a new mould,” said Ilievski.

The coach thought Aminul was doing well and it would have been better if he was available for the national fold.

The players included are Waly Faisal (Sheikh Jamal), Md Shujon (Sheikh Jamal), Shafiqul Islam Bipul (Dhaka Mohammedan), Touhidul Alam Touhid (Dhaka Mohammedan), Abdul Hamid Sheikh Vashani (Dhaka Mohammedan), Shariful Islam (Dhaka Mohammedan), Faisal Mahmud (Brothers Union) and Ziaur Rahman Zia (Dhaka Abahani).

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Super Eight T20 to kick off

Karachi, June 24 (bdnews24.com) ? Pakistan's National Twenty20 Cup begins in Faisalabad on Friday with Faisalabad Wolves taking on Multan Tigers in the first game followed by Karachi Dolphins versus Rawalpindi Rams under lights.

The tournament features the top eight teams from Pakistan's comprehensive domestic 20-over competition, the 13-team Faysal Bank T20 Cup, and is designed to test the premium Twenty20 talent in the country, reports ESPNcricinfo.

The defending champions are Lahore Lions, who play their first game on Saturday against Sialkot Stallions.

While Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammad Yousuf, Shoaib Malik, Sohail Tanvir and Mohammad Sami are all captaining sides in the competition, the tournament is still missing some big stars despite Pakistan not having any conflicting international committments.

Shahid Afridi and Abdul Razzaq have chosen to play English domestic cricket while Shoaib Akhtar has retired from all forms of the game.

Players like Imran Farhat, Danish Kaneria, Faisal Iqbal and Hasan Raza will also miss the tournament, as they are not eligible to play, having represented teams that did not finish in the top eight in the Faysal Bank T-20 Cup last season.

Geo Super will be telecasting all the games live in Pakistan.

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