Abbottabad Falcons

Abbottabad Falcons
ایبٹ آباد فالکنز
Captain: Pakistan Younus Khan
Coach: Pakistan Sajjad Akbar
Colours:         
Founded: 2005
Home ground: Abbottabad Cricket Stadium
Capacity: 4000
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 Khan Pakistan 36 Right-hand bat Right-arm medium
Adnan Raees Pakistan 32 Left-hand bat Right-arm medium
Adnan Younis Pakistan 27 Right-hand bat Right-arm offbreak
Ahmed Jamal Pakistan 25 Right-hand bat
Aziz-ur-Rehman Pakistan 28 Right-hand bat Right-arm medium-fast
Fazl-e-Rabbi Pakistan 27 Right-hand bat Right-arm medium-fast
Hammad Ali Pakistan 23 Right-hand bat Right-arm medium-fast
Junaid Khan Pakistan 24 Right-hand bat Left-arm fast Bowler
Khalid Usman Pakistan 27 Right-hand bat Slow left-arm orthodox
Mohammad Ali Pakistan 28 Left-hand bat Leg Break
Mohammad Naeem Pakistan 23 Right-hand bat Right-arm medium-fast
Mohammad Yasir Pakistan 23 Right-hand bat Right-arm medium-fast
Rameez Ahmed Pakistan 25 Right-hand bat
Riaz Kail Pakistan 25 Right-hand bat Right-arm offbreak
Shakeel Ahmed Pakistan 20 Left-hand bat Slow left-arm orthodox
Yasir Hameed Pakistan 35 Right-hand bat Right-arm medium
Yasir Shah Pakistan 27 Right-hand bat Legbreak
Zia ul Haq Pakistan 33 Right-hand bat Legbreak

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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