ICC Americas T20 Div. 1 Qualifier

Muhammad Ghous Named USA Skipper, Nasir Javed As Coach

News April 19, 2015 admin 0

The United States of America Cricket Association has appointed Muhammad Ghous as captain of Team USA ahead of the Pepsi ICC Americas T20 Division 1 Qualifier. Ghous has represented USA at the under 19 and senior teams as an all-rounder since 2009 and 2010, respectively. Nasir Javed will be at the helm as Head Coach, and Robert Pydanna has been reappointed as Assistant Coach of Team USA. Mrunal Patel from the Reserves Player list replaces an unavailable Japen Patel.

24 year-old Muhammad Ghous will lead the USA team in the

24 year-old Muhammad Ghous will lead the USA team in the Pepsi ICC Americas T20 Division 1 Qualifier.

Pepsi ICC Americas T20 Division 1 Qualifier
The tournament will be held from May 3-10, 2015 in Indianapolis, Indiana and will feature USA, Bermuda, Canada, and Suriname. The top 2 ranked teams will advance to the 2015 ICC World T20 Qualifier to be held in Ireland and Scotland from July 6-26, 2015.

Team USA
Adil Bhatti
Akeem Dodson
Barrington Bartley
Danial Ahmed
Fahad Babar
Hammad Shahid
Jasdeep Singh
Karan Ganesh
Mrunal Patel
Muhammad Ghous (captain)
Nicholas Standford
Nisarg Patel
Steven Taylor (vice captain)
Timil Patel

Management Staff
Head Coach – Nasir Javed
Assistant Coach – Robert Pydanna
Manager – John Wilson
Physiotherapist – Basil Butcher, Jr.