FORMER Guyana National wicket-keeper/batsman, Azib Ali Haniff, has been chosen as part of a three-man selection committee appointed by Cricket Ontario to select 36 players for the launching of its Under-23 High Performance Programme.

The trials are set to be held on December 21 with the other selectors being Cricket Canada Manager, Ingleton Liburd and former Canadian national player, Surendra Seeraj.
Following the shortlisting of the players, a camp is scheduled to commence on January 13 and runs until April 13 next year.

The camp will subsequently be followed by Under-23 Championship in the summer from which a team will be selected to participate in the Ontario T20 and 50-over championships.

The 45-year-old Hanif is the current coach of the Ontario women’s cricket team and is also a qualified International Cricket Council (ICC) coach who has been working for Cricket Ontario for the past three years.
Hanif was also the coach for the provincial women’s team which emerged victorious in the Cricket Ontario women’s tournament held in August/September.