Faisalabad cricket team

Faisalabad Cricket Team is a Pakistani first-class cricket team representing Faisalabad, Punjab. The team's home ground is Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad. They participate in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. It was refounded in the 2023/24 season after a revamp of the domestic structure.[1][2]

Faisalabad Cricket Team
Personnel
CoachTanvir Shaukat
Team information
Founded2023 (refounded)
Home groundIqbal Stadium
Capacity25,000

History edit

Before 2023 edit

Its limited overs team was called Faisalabad Wolves. Kit colours were white for first-class cricket matches and green for one-day and 20/20 competitions. In April 2017, they regained their first-class status after beating Multan and as a result played in the 2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.

Since 2023 edit

In 2023, the Faisalabad cricket team was refounded as part of the restructuring of the Pakistani domestic system.[1][2]

Current Squad edit

Players with international caps are listed in bold. List of players to have played for the First XI in First Class Cricket in the 2023-24 Season[3]

Name Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
Muhammad Hurraira 25 April 2002 (age 21) Right-handed
Ali Waqas 26 December 1989 (age 33) Left-handed Right-arm off spin
Irfan Khan 28 December 2002 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Abubakar Khan 15 May 1993 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm off spin
Asif Ali 1 October 1991 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm off spin
Azeem Ghumman 24 January 1991 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm leg spin
Taimoor Sultan 4 December 1994 (age 28) Right-handed
Raees Ahmed 13 December 1994 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm off spin
Abdul Samad 25 January 1998 (age 25) Right-handed
Mohammad Saleem 20 November 1998 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm off spin
Awaiz Zafar 10 May 2000 (age 23) Right-handed
All-Rounders
Faheem Ashraf 16 January 1994 (age 29) Left-handed Right-arm medium
Ahmed Safi Abdullah 1 March 1998 (age 25) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Wicket-keepers
Ali Shan 17 October 1994 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm off spin
Spin Bowlders
Ali Asfand 22 November 2004 (age 18) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Pace Bowlers
Mohammad Ali 1 November 1992 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Khurram Shahzad 25 November 1999 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Arshad Iqbal 26 December 2000 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Shehzad Gul Left-handed Left-arm medium
Asad Raza 25 December 1997 (age 25) Right-handed

Management and coaching staff edit

Position Name
Head coach Tanvir Shaukat
Specialist coach Tahir Mahmood
Fielding coach Rizwan Qureshi
Analyst Asif Hussain

References edit

  1. ^ a b Reporter, The Newspaper's Sports (2023-08-12). "PCB finalises revamped domestic cricket structure". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  2. ^ a b "Second first-class competition added to Pakistan's domestic calendar". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  3. ^ "Team Faisalabad Region TEST Batting Bowling Stats | Live Cricket Scores | PCB". www.pcb.com.pk. 2023-10-20. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  4. ^ "Regional Coaches for 2023-24 domestic season announced". www.pcb.com.pk. 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2023-09-02.

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