PAKISTAN SUPER LEAGUE "PSL"

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Pakistan domestic cricket A brief history ...

Pentangular Trophy
The Pentangular Trophy is contested between five teams which play each other on a round-robin basis and the team with the highest points is declared the winner. Initially, the Pakistan board decided which five teams would be included in the tournament, but later a qualification system was introduced. On most occasions, the top three teams of the particular season's Patron's Trophy qualified and the other two were the winners and runners-up of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. However, the tournament didn't always have five teams, as the name would suggest. Six teams took part in its second season without changing the title. There were up to ten teams in the late '70s, and the title was changed to the BCCP Invitation Tournament. Pakistan Automobile Corporation (PACO) was the tournament's first sponsor in 1980-81 and the title was changed to the PACO Cup for five seasons. However, the tournament never remained a permanent fixture, with it being discontinued for nearly six years after that. The title reverted to the Pentangular Trophy and made sporadic appearances in the 1990s. It was revived in the 2005-06 season after a gap of nearly ten years.

One-day tournaments
Domestic one-day tournaments in Pakistan have often lacked structure and continuity, with tournaments being launched and discontinued frequently. The premier competition was the Wills Cup, which commenced in 1980-81 as a 45-overs-a-side contest. The Wills Gold Flake League was added in the early 1990s but lasted only five seasons. The advent of ABN -AMRO as a sponsor in 2004-05 was a fillip to domestic cricket in Pakistan, taking over the sponsorship of three limited-overs tournaments - the ABN-AMRO Cup (between regions), Patrons Cup (between departments) and the new Twenty20 tournament. The ABN-AMRO Cup has teams divided into two leagues - Gold and Silver - with a winner emerging from each league. The Patrons Cup is contested between departments.

PCB & RBS announce 20-20 Tournament from October 4 to 8, 2008

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in partnership with The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) announced the holding of the Fourth 20-20 Tournament for Domestic Cricket Season 2007-08. RBS also announced its title sponsorship to the tournament, which furthers RBS’s commitment to cricket and to the tournament.

The RBS 20:20 Tournament will run from 4 - 8 October, 2008 in Lahore. All leading matches of the tournament will be held in the Gaddafi Stadium and will be aired live on Geo Super.

After the formal re-branding of ABN AMRO to RBS on August 1, 2008, RBS has reiterated its firm commitment to continue its domestic cricket sponsorship with Pakistan Cricket Board. The Schedule of the tournament is attached.

Thirteen Regional teams divided into four groups will participate in this tournament. A total of 18 Matches will be played at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore, Bagh-i-Jinnah Lahore and LCCA Ground Lahore. Top team from each group will play the semi finals and the winners of semi finals will fight for championship in the final. Champion team of RBS 20-20 Cup 2007-2008 will participate in the Champions League in India in December 2008.

Commenting on the occasion Mr. Shafqat Naghmi, Chief Operating Officer, Pakistan Cricket Board said: "We are delighted to welcome RBS as lead sponsors to the tournament and are very optimistic that with RBS’s global heritage of sports sponsorship and commitment towards Pakistan our partnership towards further developing the game will go a long way. We look forward to further strengthening cricket at the domestic level thus providing more and more players at the grass roots level to have greater exposure and opportunities to perform and qualify for cricket at the International level."

Speaking on the occasion, Shehzad Naqvi, Country Executive of RBS in Pakistan stated: "The sponsorship of 20:20 tournament by RBS clearly highlights our long-term commitment to cricket in Pakistan. RBS Group has a long heritage towards sports sponsorships across the globe and the same spirit will be reflective in our initiatives towards cricket in Pakistan."

"We have planned a considerable level of marketing activities to promote not only the 20:20 tournament but also the wider game to support our sponsorship. This is a mere reflection of our interest to take our commitment to the sport a step further in Pakistan. RBS has been involved with English cricket for more than 25 years - getting involved at the grassroots, as well as sponsoring domestic and international competitions, so this is a natural progression." Mr. Naqvi added.

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Schedule of Domestic Season 2008-2009

1 RBS Twenty-20 Cup 4th Oct to 8th Oct 2008
2 RBS Pentangular Cup ( First Class) 21st Oct to 24th Nov 2008
3 RBS Pentangular Cup ( One Day) 27th Nov to 7th Dec 2008
4 Quai-e-Azam Trophy ( Sponsored by Royal Bank of Scotland) 15th Dec to 28th Feb 2009
5 RBS One Day Tournament 4th Mar to 25th Mar 2009
6 RBS Twenty-20 Cup 20th May to 25th May 2009

Saturday, May 15, 2010

PSL ; LAHORE LIONS "RAZZAQ"

PAKISTAN SUPER LEAGUE ; LAHORE LIONS

PAKISTAN SUPER LEAGUE ; Sialkot Stallions

PSL ; City Code Promo

PSL ; Twenty20 Transformers Promo

PSL

"PAKISTAN DOMESTIC LEAGUES"

Karachi Dolphins
Karachi Zebras
Quetta Region
Islamabad Leopards
Rawalpindi Rams
Multan Tigers
Abbottabad Rhinos
Hyderabad Hawks
Lahore Lions
Lahore Eagles
Peshawar Panthers
Faisalabad Wolves
Sialkot Stalions

Karachi Dolphins
1. Mohammad Sami (Captain)
2. Shahid Afridi
3. Sheharyar Ghani
4. Khalid Latif
5. Shahzaib Hasan
6. Fawad Alam
7. Afsar Nawaz
8. Sohail Khan
9. Sarfraz Ahmed
10. Tanvir Ahmed
11. Rameez Aziz
12. Azam Hussain
13. Fahadullah Khan
14. Irfanuddin
15. Tariq Haroon
16. Adnan Baig
17. Tahir Khan
18. Fahad Iqbal
19. Agha Sabir
20. Rumman Raees
Officials
21. Shafiq Kazmi (Manager)
22. Sadiq Muhammad (Coach)

Karachi Zebras
1. Danish Kaneria (Captain)
2. Asad Shafiq
3. Khurram Manzoor
4. Faisal Iqbal
5. Akbar-ur-Rehman
6. Hasan Raza
7. Naumanullah
8. Babar Rehman
9. Tabish Khan
10. Anwar Ali
11. Farhan Iqbal
12. Mohammad Waqas
13. Ali Asad
14. Haaris Ayaz
15. Adnan Malik
16. Daniyal Ahsan
17. Javed Mansoor
18. Misbah Khan
19. Uzair-ul-Haq
20. Shan Masood
Officials
21. Syed Munir Ali Qadri (Manager)
22. Azam Khan (Coach)

Quetta Region
1. Shoaib Khan
2. Abdul Majeed
3. Taimur Ali (Captian)
4. Manzoor Ahmed
5. Sabir Hussain
6. Bismillah Khan
7. Arun Lal
8. Nasrullah Khan
9. Jalat Khan
10. Nazar Hussain
11. Arshad Khan
12. Taimur Khan
13. Khalil Ahmed
14. Naushad Irshad
15. Taimur Mengal
16. Munir Ahmed
17. Talib Hussain
18. Abdul Jabbar
19. Mohammad Asif
20. Abdur Rehman
Coach cum Manager
21. Abdul Rehman

Islamabad Leopards
1. Iftikhar Anjum
2. Shoaib Akhtar (Captain)
3. Raheel Majeed
4. Umair Khan
5. Naeem Anjum
6. Sarmad Bhatti
7. Azhar Mahmood
8. Imad Wasim
9. Zohaib Ahmed
10. Fayyaz Ahmed
11. Shehzad Azam
12. Kamran Hussain
13. Fakhar Hussain
14. Mohammad Yousuf
15. Umair Mir
16. Faizan Riaz
17. Ameer Khan
18. Junaid Nadir
19. Ali Sarfraz
20. Irfan Talib
Officials
21. Nasir Iqbal (Manager)
22. Taimur Azam (Coach)

Rawalpindi Rams
1. Babar Naeem
2. Naved Malik
3. Hammad Azam
4. Usman Saeed
5. Naved Ashraf (Captain)
6. Zahid Mansoor
7. Adnan Mufti
8. Umar Amin
9. Jamal Anwar
10. Yasim Murtaza
11. Asif Mumtaz
12. Mohammad Rameez
13. Sohail Tanvir
14. Mohammad Aamer
15. Yasir Arafat
16. Sadaf Hussain
17. Fawad Hussain
18. Rizwan Akbar
19. Mohammad Ayaz
20. Muzammil Nizam
Officials
21. Sheikh Abdul Sattar (Manager)
22. Sabih Azhar (Coach)

Multan Tigers
1. Abdur Rauf (Captain)
2. Naved Yasin
3. Saeed Anwar jnr
4. Rameez Alam
5. Mohammad Irfan
6. Zulfiqar Babar
7. Kashif Naved
8. Gulraiz Sadaf
9. Tahir Maqsood
10. Ahmed Raza
11. Shahid Abbasi
12. Mohammad Hafeez
13. Babar Ali
14. Mohammad Ali
15. Shahid Akram
16. Junaid Iqbal
17. Rizwan Haider
18. Taimur Ahmed
19. Shahid Iqbal
20. Ali Moazzam
Officials
21. Syed Altaf Hussain Shah (Manager)
22. Manzoor Elahi (Coach)

Abbottabad Rhinos
1. Younis Khan (Captain)
2. Yasir Hameed
3. Rafatullah Mohmand
4. Adnan Raees
5. Wajid Ali
6. Ghulam Mohammad
7. Fawad Khan
8. Riaz Kail
9. Junaid Khan
10. Khalid Usman
11. Mir Azam
12. Zeeshan Khan
13. Umair Khan
14. Farooq Ahmed
15. Yasir Shah
16. Mohammad Naeem
17. Asif Afridi
18. Mohammad Sami
19. Sajjad Ali
20. Inam Khan
Officials
21. Taimoor Khan Afridi (Manager)
22. Shaukat Mirza (Coach)

Hyderabad Hawks
1. Shahid Qambrani (Captain)
2. Mir Ali (V. Captain)
3. Zeeshan Gul (W-K)
4. Ghulam Shabbir
5. Mohammad Awais
6. Lal Kumar
7. Adnan Brohi
8. Sharjeel Khan
9. Rizwan Ahmed
10. Ghulam Yasin
11. Zahid Mahmood
12. Kashif Bhatti
13. Azeem Ghumman
14. Mohammad Urs
15. Ayaz Ali
16. Mashooq Bhutto
17. Aqeel Anjum
18. Rehan Nizamuddin
19. Ayaz Jamal
20. Nasrullah Memon
Officials
21. Pervaiz Ahmed Chandio (Manger)
22. Umer Rasheed (Coach)

Lahore Lions
1. Salman Butt (Captain)
2. Kamran Akmal
3. Nasir Jamshed
4. Umar Akmal
5. Adnan Raza
6. Sohail Ahmed
7. Kashif Siddiq
8. Waqas Ahmed
9. Wahab Riaz
10. Imran Ali
11. Aizaz Cheema
12. Usman Malik
13. Sulaman Qadir
14. Aamer Hayat
15. Azhar Ali
16. Tanzeel Altaf
17. Hamza Mubeen
18. Emmad Ali
19. Hamza Haroon
20. Shoaib Akram
Officials
21. Chaudhry Naseem (Manager)
22. Naveed Anjum (Coach)

Lahore Eagles
1. Imran Farhat
2. Taufeeq Umar
3. Aamer Sajjad
4. Khaqan Arsal
5. Jahangir Mirza
6. Kamran Sajid
7. Humayun Farhat (Captain)
8. Abid Ali
9. Mohammad Irshad
10. Mohammad Khalil
11. Mohammad Naved
12. Saad Nasim
13. Ali Azmat
14. Fahad Masood
15. Arsalan Mir
16. Shahnawaz Malik
17. Wasim Khan
18. Mohammad Zohaib
19. Asif Raza
20. Jamshed Ahmed
Officials
21. Hafeez-ur-Rehman (Manager)
22. Sajjad Akbar (Coach)

Peshawar Panthers
1. Riaz Afridi (Captain)
2. Umar Gul
3. Jannisar Khan
4. Zohaib Khan
5. Aftab Alam
6. Shakeel-ur-Rehman
7. Zulfiqar Jan
8. Fawad Ali
9. Adil Amin
10. Sajjad Ahmed
11. Hamad-ul-Hasan
12. Israrullah
13. Azam Jan
14. Mohammad Idrees
15. Imran Khan
16. Mohammad Asif
17. Azam Khan
18. Kashif Hayat
19. Jamaluddin
20. Mahfooz Sabri
Officials
21. Mian Alamgir Shah (Manager)
22. Rehmat Gul (Coach)

Faisalabad Wolves
1. Misbha-ul-Haq (Captain)
2. Shahid Nazir (V. Captain)
3. Mohammad Hafeez
4. Naved Latif
5. Zeeshan Butt
6. Usman Arshad
7. Khurram Shehzad
8. Ijaz Ahmed jnr
9. Ali Waqas
10. Mohammad Salman (WK)
11. Asif Hussain
12. Mohammad Asif
13. Ali Raza
14. Mohammad Talha
15. Samiullah Khan
16. Asad Ali
17. Saeed Ajmal
18. Imran Khalid
19. Ahmed Hayat
20. Mohammad Shahid
Officials
21. Tariq Fareed (Manager)
22. Waseem Haider (Coach)

Sialkot Stalions
1. Shoaib Malik (Captain)
2. Imran Nazir
3. Mohammad Asif
4. Naved-ul-Hasan
5. Sarfraz Ahmed
6. Kamran Younis
7. Shakeel Ansar
8. Abdur Rehman
9. Shahid Yousuf
10. Mansoor Amjad
11. Qaiser Abbas
12. Adeel Malik
13. Majid Jahangir
14. Abdul Razzaq
15. Mohammad Saeed
16. Faisal Naved
17. Mohammad Ayub
18. Naeemuddin
19. Shehzad Malik
20. Haris Sohail
Officials
21. Abdul Qadeer Chand (Manager)
22. Azmat Rana (Coach)