Central Punjab cricket team
Central Punjab cricket team: competitions
Central Punjab cricket team: First-Class Cricket Competitions
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Central Punjab cricket team: Twenty20 Cricket Competitions
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Central Punjab cricket team: Current Squad
Central Punjab cricket team: Pakistan domestic cricket team
The Central Punjab cricket team (CPCT) is one of the leading cricket clubs in Pakistan, representing the administrative division of the northern and central parts of Punjab province.
The franchise is represented in all competition formats (the first-class, the T20I and the List A) and participates in all domestic Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, National T20 Cup and Pakistan Cup tournaments.
The club belongs to several young organizations created in 2019. Team colors: blue-orange. Home ground is the Gaddafi Stadium.
Central Punjab cricket team: history
The entire internal system of Pakistani cricket was changed at the moment of the restructuring of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in 2019. The changes affected half of the clubs operating at that time, some of which had to be forced to unite.
Currently, the PCB is a group of six representatives, three of which are historically formed teams, and the rest are franchises created on the basis of several clubs. The last one includes the Central Punjab cricket team.
The CPCT represents the administrative union of the northern and central provinces of Punjab. Like its closest competitors, it was licensed on September 3, 2019, after which it debuted in the 2019/20 season. Unexpectedly for many, the club reached the final of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy together with Northern, over which it won a confident victory. The CPCT dropped out of the group stage of the National T20 Cup early enough despite the success.
The Central Punjab unsuccessfully started the defense of the Quaid-e-Azam title in the following season 2019/20. However, five following victories made it possible for the CPCT to reach the final, where they tied with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and were declared as joint winners.
The Central Punjab concentrated on the Pakistan Cup and National T20 Cup after the second championship, where they finished fourth and fifth place.
Central Punjab cricket team: achievements
The CPCT is one of the most titled clubs in Pakistan in the first-class format since the transformation of the Pakistan Cricket Board in 2019: the team twice won the Quaid-e-Azam trophy over the past two seasons.
However, low performance is observed in other formats. Thus, the club did not get higher than the fourth place in the 2020/21 season in the Pakistan Cup, and the Punjab settled on the fifth line in the National T20 Cup Central format. However, the club is not limited in time, so it has every chance to collect a full collection of trophies soon.
Central Punjab cricket team: players
In the offseason 2021/22, the Central Punjab cricket team is represented by the following members:
| Name | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
| Batsmen | ||||
| Saad Nasim | 29 April 1990 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Usman Salahuddin | 2 December 1990 (age 30) | Right-handed | ||
| Mohammad Saad | 24 March 1990 (age 31) | Right-handed | ||
| Rizwan Hussain | 26 April 1996 (age 25) | Left-handed | ||
| Ali Zaryab | 27 December 1998 (age 22) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Tayyab Tahir | 26 July 1993 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Ahmed Shehzad | 23 November 1991 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Azhar Ali | 19 February 1985 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Vice-captain |
| Abid Ali | 16 October 1987 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Babar Azam | 15 October 1994 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain |
| All-Rounders | ||||
| Qasim Akram | 1 December 2002 (age 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Raza Ali Dar | 11 December 1987 (age 33) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||
| Muhammad Akhlaq | 12 November 1992 (age 28) | Right-handed | ||
| Ali Shan | 17 October 1994 (age 26) | Right-handed | ||
| Kamran Akmal | 13 January 1982 (age 39) | Right-handed | ||
| Spin Bowlers | ||||
| Ahmed Safi Abdullah | 1 March 1998 (age 23) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Usman Qadir | 10 August 1993 (age 27) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Zafar Gohar | 1 February 1995 (age 26) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Bilal Asif | 24 September 1985 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Pace Bowlers | ||||
| Waqas Maqsood | 4 November 1987 (age 33) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
| Ahmed Bashir | 10 December 1995 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Hasan Ali | 2 July 1994 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Bilawal Iqbal | 17 August 1989 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| Sohaibullah | 20 March 1996 (age 25) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| Naseem Shah | 15 February 2003 (age 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
* international players are in bold.
