Lahore, Jun 30 (PTI) The Pakistan Cricket Board has retained Nida Dar as the captain of the national women’s team for the Asia Cup scheduled to be held in Dambulla, Sri Lanka from July 19 to 28.

Although Pakistan were badly defeated in the ODI and T20 series recently in England under the captaincy of Nida Dar but the PCB has retained her for the regional event which also features arch-rivals, India.

Ayesha Zafar, Natalia Parvaiz, Rameen Shamim, Sadaf Shamas, Umm-e-Hani and Waheeda Akhtar, who were part of the 17-member squad that toured England last month, have been left out.

Instead, the selectors have named Iram Javed, Omaima Sohail, Syeda Aroob Shah and Tasmia Rubab.

The selectors have recalled three players who last played a T20 international in 2023.

Iram Javed played her 53rd and last T20I against Bangladesh at Chattogram in October, Omaima played her 48th and last shortest format match against New Zealand in Queenstown in December and Aroob’s seventh and last appearance in a T20I was in Karachi against South Africa in September.

Tasmia Rubab, the 22-year-old left-arm fast bowler, is the only uncapped player in the side.

The PCB recently also changed the head coach and support staff of the women’s team, naming former Test batsman, Muhammad Wasim as the new head coach supported by Abdul Rehman and Junaid Khan.

The selected players will have a training camp in Karachi from July 5 and will continue until the side’s departure on July 16.

Hina Munawar, Rabia Siddiq and Waleed Ahmed have already been confirmed as the team manager, physiotherapist and analyst, respectively.

Pakistan women’s team squad: Aliya Riaz, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Gull Feroza, Iram Javed, Muneeba Ali, Najiha Alvi (wk), Nashra Sundhu, Omaima Sohail, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Syeda Aroob Shah, Tasmia Rubab and Tuba Hassan.

Source: PTI News