Faisal Iqbal to lead Pakistan in Hong Kong Super Sixes

Middle-order batsman Faisal Iqbal will lead former champions Pakistan's challenge in next month's Super Sixes, selectors announced Saturday.

Mohammad Salman, Waqas Ahmed, Raheel Majeed, Anwar Ali, Mohammad Talah and Kamran Younis are also in the squad.

Pakistan will be among eight teams in the sixes tournament to be staged at the Kowloon Cricket Club in Hong Kong on November 8 and 9.

Pakistan, arch-rivals India, England and South Africa are in one group, while Australia, hosts Hong Kong, Sri Lanka and an All Stars team will be in the other group.

The teams are comprised of six players with one player as substitute.

The Hong Kong Sixes tournament was first held in 1992 and is sanctioned by the International Cricket Council.

Pakistan won the inaugural event 16 years ago.

Inzamam signs up for Hong Kong Sixes

Pakistan batting legend Inzamam-ul-Haq is the latest big name to sign up for the Hong Kong Sixes tournament, organisers said Wednesday.

The former Pakistan skipper -- who hammered 25 Test centuries in a stellar 15-year career -- has confirmed he will take part in the annual showpiece on November 8-9.

Inzamam, 38, will appear alongside Australia's Damien Martyn and ex-New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming in the All-Stars team.

"I'm delighted to be taking part in the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes and I'm looking forward to what promises to be a great weekend,"

said Inzamam.

"As far as cricketers are concerned, the Hong Kong event is without doubt the premier sixes tournament in world cricket and the one we all want to be involved in.

"It will be an honour to team up with Damien and Stephen, two fantastic players who were always testing opponents during my years with the Pakistan team."

Last year's tournament featured such luminaries as Shane Warne, Brian Lara, Glenn McGrath and Anil Kumble.

The separate new iSixes World Series was unveiled last month. The tournament features all nine Test-playing nations, with one million US dollars going to the winners. The first leg is in Singapore in July.

Pakistan A squad announced for Hong Kong sixes

The National Selection Committee has announced the following players for the Hong Kong Sixes Tournament from 27th to 28th October, 2007.

1. Yasir Arafat
2. Naved Latif (Captain)
3. Mansoor Amjad
4. Shahid Yousuf
5. Sarfraz Ahmed
6. Rizwan Ahmed
7. Abdur Rauf

Dr. Mohammad Ali Shah will be the Team Manager.