NATIONAL TRAINING CAMP OF PAKISTAN BASEBALL TEAM AT ISLAMABAD FOR 14TH WEST ASIA BASEBALL CUP 2019 SRI LANKA

The National Training Camp of Pakistan Baseball Team is in progress at Pakistan Sports Complex Islamabad.

Syed Fakhar Ali Shah President Pakistan Federation Baseball told that in July 2019 Pakistan Baseball Team is participating in 14th West Asia Baseball Cup 2019 in Sri Lanka. The event scheduled to be held from July 15 – 20, 2019. Teams from Bangladesh, India, Iran, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Pakistan are participating in the event. The winner team of the tournament will participate in 29th Asian Baseball Championship 2019 in Taiwan.

Syed Fakhar Shah told that to prepare a strong team, Federation wants to organize the National Training Camp of Pakistan team at least for two months because the other teams are preparing their teams for last two months.

Syed Fakhar Ali Shah thanked Miss Fahmida Mirza Minister of IPC (Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination) for allowing National Training Camp of Pakistan Baseball Team in Islamabad. He also thanked Mr. Akbar Hussain Durrani Secretary IPC for helping Pakistan Federation Baseball for holding training camp. According to him this is a great help of Ministry of IPC which helps Federation to prepare a strong team. For participation in Asian Baseball Championship Pakistan must win this championship.

Syed Fakhar Ali Shah also informed that Pakistan Baseball Team is in good position and has the ability to won Gold Medal. BFA (Baseball Federation of Asia) has announced the Schedule of the Tournament. Sri Lanka, India and Nepal are in Group A, Pakistan, Iran and Bangladesh are in Group B. Pakistan will play its first match against Iran on 15-7-2019 and second match against Bangladesh on 16-7-2019.

According to Fakhar Shah Inayat Ullah Khan, Muhammad Amjad Aslam, Arsalan Jamshaid, Faqir Hussain, Muhammad Rafi, Ubaidullah, Muhammad Abdullah, Fazal ur Rehman, Jawad Ali, Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Zakir, Muhammad Sumair Zawar, Umair Imdad Bhatti, Tariq Nadeem, Muhammad Haris, Arshad Mahmood, Muhammad Sadiq, Ahtisham Akram, Muhammad Taimoor Javed, Muhammad Zohaib Malik, Ihtisham ul Haq, Haseebullah Khan, Syed Amin Afridi and Muhammad Awais are in National Training Camp under the supervision of Pakistani Qualified Baseball Coaches Syed Babar Ali Sherazi and Mussadiq Hanif.

Syed Fakhar Shah added that in August Pakistan U15 Baseball Team will participate in Asian U15 Baseball Championship 2019 in China, which is Qualifying Round for U15 Baseball World Cup 2020. Pakistan Federation Baseball is in contact with Ministry of IPC for the support and help to hold National Training Camp of Pakistan U15 Baseball Team and also Participation in the event. We are hoping a positive response from IPC.