14 August,2010 02:41 PM IST | | Agencies
A female Pakistani coach will guide Iran's young women cricketers in their preparations for an Asia-level tournament later this year, the Pakistan board announced on Saturday.
The Iranian team will compete in the Asian Cricket Council's Under-19 Women's Championship in Singapore from October 4-14.
"Ms Hajira Sarwar will help Iran's Under-19 team on the request of Iran Cricket Federation," a Pakistan Cricket Board release said.
Teams from Bhutan, China, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Qatar, Singapore, Thailand and United Arab Emirates will also compete in the event.
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Sarwar will be the second Pakistani coach to help Iran's female cricketers after Shamsha Hashmi trained them a few years ago, the release said.
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