Abbottabad Falcons

Abbottabad Falcons
ایبٹ آباد فالکنز
Personnel
Captain Pakistan Younus Khan
Coach Pakistan Sajjad Akbar
Team information
Colours         
Founded 2005
Dissolved 2016
Home ground Abbottabad Cricket Stadium
Capacity 16,000
History
Haier T20 Cup wins 0

The Abbottabad Falcons (Urdu: ایبٹ آباد فالکنز‬‎) are a Pakistani men's professional Twenty20 cricket team that competes in the Haier T20 League and based in Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[1] The Falcons play at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, which the PCB recently declared a first-class ground.[2]

History

The Falcons were formed in 2005 as the "Abbottabad Rhinos", but renamed themselves to the Abbottabad Falcons during the 2010-11 season.[3]

Squad

Current Falcons squad as of February 2014. [4]

Name Nat Age Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Starters
Younis KhanPakistan36Right-hand batRight-arm mediumCaptain
Adnan RaeesPakistan32Left-hand batRight-arm medium
Adnan YounisPakistan27Right-hand batRight-arm offbreak
Ahmed JamalPakistan25Right-hand bat
Aziz-ur-RehmanPakistan28Right-hand batRight-arm medium-fast
Fazl-e-RabbiPakistan27Right-hand batRight-arm medium-fast
Hammad AliPakistan23Right-hand batRight-arm medium-fast
Junaid KhanPakistan24Right-hand batLeft-arm fastFast bowler
Khalid UsmanPakistan27Right-hand batSlow left-arm orthodox
Mohammad AliPakistan28Left-hand batLeg Break
Mohammad NaeemPakistan23Right-hand batRight-arm medium-fast
Yasir naseemPakistan20left-hand batleft-arm medium-fast
Rameez AhmedPakistan25Right-hand bat
Riaz KailPakistan25Right-hand batRight-arm offbreak
Shakeel AhmedPakistan20Left-hand batSlow left-arm orthodox
Yasir HameedPakistan35Right-hand batRight-arm medium
Yasir ShahPakistan27Right-hand batLegbreakSpin bowler
Zia ul HaqPakistan33Right-hand batLegbreak

Seasons

Year National Twenty20 Cup
2005* League stage
2006* League stage
2007* Not Held
2008* League stage
2009* League stage
2010* League stage
2011* League stage
2012 League stage
2013 Legaue stage
2014 Semi-finals
2015 League stage
2016 League stage
2017 Did not qualify

Note: * indicates participations as Abbotabad Rhinos.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.dawn.com/news/1121115/pcb-unveils-revamped-domestic-cricket-structure
  2. ↑ http://www.pcboard.com.pk/Pakistan/Grounds/2009.html
  3. ↑ http://www.thenewstribe.com/2012/12/02/abbottabad-falcons-profile/
  4. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/squad/715467.html


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