Northern cricket team
Northern cricket team is a Pakistani first-class cricket team which represents the Northern Areas (Gilgit Baltistan) of Pakistan in domestic cricket.[1]
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| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain |  |
| Coach | |
| Manager | Shakeel Ahmed |
| Team information | |
| Colors | / |
| Founded | 2019 |
| Home ground | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi |
| Secondary home ground(s) | Quaid-e-Azam Stadium, Mirpur |
| History | |
| National T20 Cup wins | 1 (2019–20) |
History
The team was introduced as a part of the new domestic structure announced by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on 31 August 2019.[2] On 3 September 2019, PCB confirmed the squad for the team.[3] Imad Wasim was named as the captain of the team. Northern won their first National T20 cup title by defeating Balochistan convincingly in the final by 52 runs.[4]
Current squad
First XI
- Imad Wasim (c)
- Umar Amin (vc)
- Shadab Khan
- Sohail Akhtar
- Shaheen Afridi
- Afaq Raheem
- Ali Asad
- Ali Sarfraz
- Asif Ali
- Faizan Riaz
- Haider Ali
- Hammad Azam
- Haris Rauf
- Mohammad Nawaz
- Musa Khan
- Nauman Ali
- Rohail Nazir (wk)
- Sadaf Hussain
- Sohail Tanvir
- Umar Waheed
- Waqas Ahmed
- Mohammad Amir
- Zaid Alam
Second XI
- Ali Imran
- Hasan Raza
- Jamal Anwar (wk)
- Naved Malik
- Raza Hasan
- Salman Irshad
- Sarmad Bhatti
- Shadab Majeed
- Shehzad Azam
- Shoaib Ahmed Minhas
- Syed Tauseeq Shah
- Umair Khan
- Umair Masood (wicketkeeper)
- Usama Mir
- Zeeshan Malik
References
- "Northern, opportunity for young talent to step-up". Pakistan Cricket Board.
- "PCB unveils new domestic set-up with 'stay at the top' mantra". ESPN Cricinfo.
- "PCB announces squads for 2019–20 domestic season". Pakistan Cricket Board.
- https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8660/game/1202699/northern-pakistan-vs-balochistan-final-national-t20-cup-2019-20
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