Central Punjab cricket team

Central Punjab is a domestic cricket team in Pakistan representing the northern and central parts of the Punjab province. It competes in domestic first-class, List A and T20 cricket competitions, namely the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Pakistan Cup and National T20 Cup. The team is operated by the Central Punjab Cricket Association.

Central Punjab cricket team
Personnel
Captain Babar Azam
Coach Abdul Razzaq
OwnerCentral Punjab Cricket Association
ManagerAshraf Ali (Test Cricketer)
Team information
Colors  Blue   Orange
Founded2019 (2019)
Home groundGaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Secondary home ground(s)Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
History
Quaid-e-Azam Trophy wins2 (2019/20 & 2020/21)
Pakistan Cup wins0
National T20 Cup wins0

First-class

List A / T20

History

The team was introduced as a part of a new domestic structure introduced by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on 31 August 2019.[1] On 3 September 2019, PCB confirmed the inaugural squad for the team.[2] Babar Azam was announced as the captain of the team.[3]

2019/20 season

Central Punjab won the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, defeating Northern by an innings and 16 runs in the final.[4] The team was eliminated in the group stage of the National T20 Cup. The Pakistan Cup was cancelled this season due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

2020/21 season

The team came back from a bad start in defence of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy to win five successive matches and reach the final. The final against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa resulted in a tie, and they were declared joint winners. The team again struggled in the limited overs formats, finishing in fourth and fifth place respectively in the Pakistan Cup and National T20 Cup.

Structure
Central Punjab Cricket Association is made up of Faisalabad, Sialkot and Lahore[5]

As of 2019, domestic cricket in Pakistan was reorganised into six regional teams (on provincial lines). A three tier bottom-up system[6] is in operation with the Tier 1 teams participating in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (First Class), Pakistan Cup (List A) and National T20 Cup (Regional T20). The Tier 2 teams participate in the City Cricket Association Tournament whilst the Tier 3 teams participate in various local tournaments as both tiers feed players to the Tier 1 team.

  • Tier 1: Central Punjab
  • Tier 2: Lahore (East), Lahore (West), Lahore (North), Gujranwala, Sheikhupura, Kasur, Sialkot, Narowal, Hafizabad, Gujrat, Mandi Bahauddin, Faisalabad, Sargodha, Mianwali, Jhang & Bhakkar.
  • Tier 3: Various Clubs & Schools.

Current squad

Squad for the 2021–22 season:-

Name Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
Saad Nasim (1990-04-29) 29 April 1990Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Mohammad Saad (1990-03-24) 24 March 1990Right-handed
Rizwan Hussain (1996-04-26) 26 April 1996Left-handed
Ali Zaryab (1998-12-27) 27 December 1998Left-handedRight-arm off break
Ahmed Shehzad (1991-11-23) 23 November 1991Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Azhar Ali (1985-02-19) 19 February 1985Right-handedRight-arm leg breakFirst Class captain
Abid Ali (1987-10-16) 16 October 1987Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Babar Azam (1994-10-15) 15 October 1994Right-handedRight-arm off breakTwenty20 Captain
Shoaib Malik (1982-02-01) 1 February 1982Right-handedRight-arm off break
Saif Badar (1998-07-03) 3 July 1998Right-handedRight-arm leg break
All-Rounders
Qasim Akram (2002-12-01) 1 December 2002Right-handedRight-arm off break
Hussain Talat (1996-02-12) 12 February 1996Left-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Wicket-keepers
Muhammad Akhlaq (1992-11-12) 12 November 1992Right-handed
Kamran Akmal (1982-01-13) 13 January 1982Right-handed
Spin Bowlers
Ahmed Safi Abdullah (1998-03-01) 1 March 1998Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Usman Qadir (1993-08-10) 10 August 1993Left-handedRight-arm leg break
Zafar Gohar (1995-02-01) 1 February 1995Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Pace Bowlers
Waqas Maqsood (1987-11-04) 4 November 1987Left-handedLeft-arm fast-medium
Ahmed Bashir (1995-12-10) 10 December 1995Right-handedRight-arm medium
Hasan Ali (1994-07-02) 2 July 1994Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastList A captain
Faheem Ashraf (1994-01-16) 16 January 1994Left-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Wahab Riaz (1985-06-28) 28 June 1985Right-handedLeft-arm fast
Ehsan Adil (1993-03-15) 15 March 1993Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Sameen Gul (1999-02-04) 4 February 1999Right-handedRight-arm mediumon loan from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Muhammad Faizan (1997-05-07) 7 May 1997Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium

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.
  5. "Ambitious and competitive 2019-20 domestic cricket season unveiled". Pcb.com.pk. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  6. "City Cricket Association tournament schedule announced". Pcb.com.pk.


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