Central Punjab cricket team

Central Punjab cricket team is a first-class cricket team in Pakistan.

Central Punjab cricket team
Personnel
Captain Babar Azam
Coach Shahid Anwar
OwnerCentral Punjab Cricket Association
ManagerKhalid Niazi
Team information
Colors  Blue   Orange   Black
Founded2019 (2019)
Home groundGaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Secondary home ground(s)Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
History
Quaid-e-Azam Trophy wins2 (2019–20,(2020-21shared))
National T20 Cup wins0
Pakistan Cup wins0

History

The team was introduced as a part of new domestic structure by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on 31 August 2019.[1]

On 3 September 2019, PCB confirmed squad for the team.[2] Babar Azam was announced captain of the team.[3] Ahmed Shehzad was announced vice captain of the team.

Central Punjab team won the 2019 season of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy after defeating Northern by an innings and 16 runs in the final.[4]

Babar remained captain of the team for 2019–20 National T20 Cup. They won one sole match in the tournament and were knocked out in the group stage. But team did a remarkable comeback in Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2020-21 after being on the bottom of the table in initial games they won 5 back to back matches and made it to the final. In final the tied the match with KPK . Hasan Ali lead the team to their second consecutive Title .

Honours

First XI Honours

Second XI Honours
  • National T20 Cup Second XI (1)-2020-21

Current squad

Squad for the 2020-21 season

No. Name Nationality Birth Date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
60 Abid Ali Pakistan

(1987-10-16) 16 October 1987

 Right-handed

Right-arm Leg-break

 Centrally contracted

Azhar Ali

  Pakistan (1985-02-19) 19 February 1985 Right-handed Right-arm Leg-break Centrally contracted

Mohammad Saad

  Pakistan (1990-03-24) 24 March 1990 Right-handed

Ahmed Shehzad

  Pakistan (1991-11-23) 23 November 1991 Right-handed Right-armLeg-break Captain of team in 2019 QeA trophy till Qualifing for final
56

Babar Azam

  Pakistan (1994-10-15) 15 October 1994 Right-handed9 Right-armOff-break Captain Centrally contracted
26

Abdullah Shafique

  Pakistan (1999-11-20) 20 November 1999 Right-handed Right-armOff-break
24

Rizwan Hussain

  Pakistan (1996-04-26) 26 April 1996 Left-handed

Usman Salahuddin

  Pakistan (1990-12-02) 2 December 1990 Right-handed
All-Rounders
49

Saad Nasim

  Pakistan (1990-04-29) 29 April 1990 Right-handed Right-arm Leg-break Vice-Captain (Captained team in Multan leg of National T20 cup)
41

Faheem Ashraf

  Pakistan (1994-01-16) 16 January 1994 Left-handed Right-arm Medium
29

Qasim Akram

  Pakistan (2002-12-01) 1 December 2002 Right-handed Right-arm Off-spin
30

Bilal Asif

  Pakistan (1985-09-24) 24 September 1985 Right-handed Right-armOff-spin
Wicket-Keepers
23

Kamran Akmal

  Pakistan (1982-01-13) 13 January 1982 Right-handed Right-arm Medium

Farhan Khan

  Pakistan (1990-10-10) 10 October 1990 Right Handed Selected to keep wickets for QEA Trophy Second XI

Junaid Ali

  Pakistan (1995-12-06) 6 December 1995 Right handed
Bowlers
23

Zafar Gohar

  Pakistan (1995-02-01) 1 February 1995 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox

See also

References
  1. "PCB unveils new domestic set-up with 'stay at the top' mantra". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  2. "PCB announces squads for 2019-20 domestic season". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  3. "Sarfaraz Ahmed and Babar Azam to take charge of Pakistan domestic sides". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  4. "Central Punjab win first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2019-20". Dunya News. Retrieved 9 January 2019.


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