Babar Hayat to captain Hong Kong in World Sixes
Hosts have high hopes of winning the tournament as they pick an experienced squad for the two-day event
Hong Kong are aiming to win the World Sixes this weekend after announcing on Wednesday an experienced squad for the two-day tournament.
Babar Hayat will captain the seven-strong squad and with all the players drawn from a limited-overs team who are ranked 14th in the world, hopes are high that they will be competitive against the world’s top sides.
“Hong Kong have put together some stand-out performances in years gone by in the Sixes and confidence is high amongst the group to take home the title this year,” Cricket Hong Kong director of cricket, Mark Wright, said.
Hayat, who narrowly missed out on winning player of the tournament at the 2012 event, will be joined by fellow big hitters Nizakat Khan and Jamie Atkinson. Completing the squad are Aizaz Khan, Ehsan Khan, Ehsan Nawaz and Tanveer Ahmed. Mark Farmer will coach the side.
The Hong Kong side face a tough task in group A against defending champions South Africa, Pakistan and the Marylebone Cricket Club. Group B comprises Australia, New Zealand Kiwis, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
Hong Kong’s best performance in the Sixes was in 2009 when they reached the final before being beaten by South Africa.
