Pakistan A cricket team explained

Pakistan A
Nickname:Pakistan Shaheens
Captain:Vacant
Coach:Aizaz Cheema[1]
Founded:1964
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Home Venue:-->
First Fc:Ceylon Board President's XI
First Fc Year:21 August 1964
First Fc Venue:Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Borella, Colombo
Website:Official Website

The Pakistan A cricket team, or Pakistan Shaheens,[2] is a national cricket team representing Pakistan. It is the second-tier of international Pakistan cricket, below the full Pakistan national cricket team. Matches played by Pakistan A are not considered to be Test matches or One Day Internationals, receiving first-class and List A classification respectively. Pakistan A played their first match in August 1964, a three-day first-class contest against Ceylon Board President's XI.

Pakistan A have played a number of series, both home and away, against other national A teams, and competed against other first-class opposition. Their first tour was to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in 1964–65. Pakistan A did not play another match until the 1991 season when they again toured Sri Lanka, a series against England A the previous season having been cancelled due to the Gulf War.[3]

Coaching staff

Current squad

International cap players are marked as Bold. This is the list of players who represented Pakistan A in First-class and List A matches in the past 12 months.

NameAgeBatting styleBowling styleDomestic teamFormsNote
Batsmen
Zain KhanRight-handed FC, LA
Haseeb Khan Right-handed FC, LA
Maaz Sadaqat Right-handed t20, LA
Awais Zafar Right-handed FC, LA First-class Captain
Shymal HussainRight-handed FC, LA
Yasir Khan Right-handed FC, LA
Ali Asfand Right-handed FaisalabadFC, LA
All-rounders
Sairjuddin Right-handed FC, LA
Muhammad Awais Anwar Left-handed FC, LA
Aimal KhanRight-handed FC, LA
Aftab Ibrahim Right-handed FC, LA
Wicket-keepers
Ghazi Ghouri Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodoxFC, LA
Saad Baig Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodoxFC, LA
Spin bowlers
Mohammad JunaidLeft-handed FC, LA
Pace bowlers
Mohammad Zeeshan Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium FC, LA
Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Peshawar cricket teamFC, LA
Right-handed Right-arm fast FC, LA
Right-handed Right-arm medium FC, LA
Right-handed FC, LA
Munir Riaz Left-handed FC, LA

Updated as on 27 May 2023

Honours

ACC

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PCB to appoint Aizaz Cheema as Pakistan Shaheens head coach . BDCricTime . 22 April 2023.
  2. News: MCC to visit Pakistan in February, South Africa may tour in March: Wasim Khan. 19 December 2019. 15 December 2022. Dawn (newspaper). ...where ‘The Shaheens’ — a new name for the Pakistan A team — will visit....
  3. Web site: Pakistan A v Kenya at Lahore, Dec 13, 2014 – Cricket Scorecard – ESPN Cricinfo. Cricinfo.