Muhammad Irfan Khan will lead Pakistan Shaheens in the eight-team Asian Cricket Council’s Rising Stars Asia Cup, which will take place in Qatar from November 14 to 23. Pakistan Shaheens are placed in Group ‘B’ alongside Oman, India ‘A’ and UAE, while Afghanistan ‘A’, Bangladesh ‘A’, Hong Kong and Sri Lanka ‘A’ are placed in Group ‘A’. Pakistan will play their opening match of the T20 tournament against Oman on November 14, before taking on India ‘A’ on November 16.

Shaheens’ final group match will be against the UAE on November 18. The selectors have chosen a largely revamped squad, retaining only three players with prior senior national team experience - Irfan, spinner Sufiyan Muqeem, and pacer Ahmed Daniyal.

The remaining members are emerging talents who have showcased their skills in

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