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. [caption id="attachment_34235" align="alignright" width="220"]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.[/caption] 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.