Asia Cup Hong Kong Team

Hong Kong team departs for Asia Cup campaign

Hong Kong Cricket Association

Hong Kong team will depart on June 12th for their biggest challenge, playing ODIs against India and Pakistan under floodlights. The team heads first to Lahore where they will play 5 matches against local opposition and then moves to Karachi on the 22nd June for the Asia Cup.

"It will be a new experience for most members of the Hong Kong Team" said Team Captain, Tabarak Dar, "playing on such a big stage will be an extra motivator to do well in the upcoming ACC Trophy and hopefully qualify for the Asia Cup again." ACC Trophy 2008 will be held in Malaysia in July 2008 and the top two teams in that tournament will qualify for the next Asia Cup. "We want the team to stay together and gain all the experience form the Pakistan Trip and use in the upcoming tournaments for Hong Kong." added HK National Coach, Aftab Habib. "Hong Kong team needs to start winning major associate level tournaments and I believe we have the talent to do so"

The schedule for the Lahore Leg of the tour is:

14th June 2008 - Match vs Model Town CC at Model Town CC
15th June 2008 - Match vs Lahore Gymkhana at Lahore Gymkhana
17th June 2008 - Match vs LCCA at Cricket Center
19th June 2008 - Match vs Sialkot Region at Bhag-E-Jinnah
21st June 2008 - Match vs SR Academy at Racecourse Park

The HK National team is sponsored by Swistar Watches for the Asia Cup. Nasaki and Canterbury is the associate sponsor for Asia Cup.

HK Squad : Tabarak Dar (Captain), Courtney Kruger (Vice Captain), Skhawat Ali, Irfan Ahmed, Butt Hussain, Nadeem Ahmed, Munir Dar, Najeeb Amar, Afzaal Haider, Ashish Gadhia, Jamie Atkinson, Zain Abbas, Roy Lamsam, Wakas Barkat, Toby Brown

National Coach: Aftab Habib
Team Manager: Ravi Nagdev
Fitness Trainer: Sher Lama
Physio: Michael Waters