Pakistan A cricket team

The Pakistan A cricket team, or Pakistan Shaheens,[3] 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
Pakistan Shaheens Crest
Nickname(s)Pakistan Shaheens
Personnel
CaptainImran Butt[1]
CoachAizaz Cheema[2]
Team information
Founded1964
History
First-class debutCeylon Board President's XI
in 21 August 1964
at Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Borella, Colombo
Official websiteOfficial Website

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.[4]

Coaching staff
  • Head coach & Batting coach: Aizaz Cheema
  • Fielding coach:
  • Fast Bowling Coach:
  • Spin Bowling Coach:
  • Physiotherapist:
  • Strength & Conditioning Coach:
  • Performance Analyst:
  • Massuer:

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.

Name Age Batting style Bowling style Domestic team Forms Note
Batsmen
Imran Butt27Right-handedRight arm off spinLahoreFC, LAFirst-Class Captain
Hussain Talat27Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastLahoreFC, LAFirst-Class Vice Captain
Saim Ayub20Left-handedRight-arm off-break/Medium fastSindhFC
Aamer Jamal26Right-handedRight-arm fastNorthernFC
Abdul Bangalzai20Right-handedRight-arm off-breakBalochistanFC, LA
Omair Yousuf24Right-handed—SindhFC, LA
All-rounders
Kamran Ghulam27Right-handedSlow left arm orthodoxKhyber PakhtunkhwaFC, LA
Qasim Akram20Right-handedRight arm off-breakCentral PunjabFC, LA
Wicket-keepers
Haseebullah Khan20Left-handed—BalochistanFC, LA
Rohail Nazir21Left-handedWicket-keeper-batsmanNorthernFC, LA
Spin bowlers
Mubasir Khan21Right-handedRight-arm off-breakNorthernFC
Pace bowlers
Mir Hamza30Left-handedLeft-arm mediumSindhFC, LA
Shahnawaz Dahani24Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumSindhFC, LA

See also

References
  1. "Zimbabwe tour will benefit Pakistan team in future: Imran Butt". Cricket Pakistan. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  2. "PCB to appoint Aizaz Cheema as Pakistan Shaheens head coach". BDCricTime. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  3. "MCC to visit Pakistan in February, South Africa may tour in March: Wasim Khan". Dawn (newspaper). 19 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2022. ...where 'The Shaheens' — a new name for the Pakistan A team — will visit...
  4. "Pakistan A v Kenya at Lahore, Dec 13, 2014 – Cricket Scorecard – ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.


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