Sialkot Stallions: Pakistani Team in T20 Champions league
October 31, 2008
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Sialkot Stallions is the only team from Pakistan that will feature in the inaugural Twenty20 Champions League staring from December 3, 2008. Sialkot Stallions founded in 2002 are the current champions of the RBS Twenty20 Cup, formerly known as the ABN-AMRO Twenty20 Cup. The Stallions have dominated the domestic Twenty 20 competition for the last three years and have won the Twenty 20 title for three consecutive years.
The Pakistan Captain and flamboyant all-rounder Shoaib Malik is the skipper of the Stallions and has a pivotal role in their success as he makes solid contributions in all the three departments. Their coach is Azmat Rana who is a former cricketer and keeps the whole squad together. Their squad contains many talented young players including some players who have played for the National side.
Players that could catch the eye of the world in the upcoming Twenty 20 Champions league are left arm spinner Abdur Rahman, left arm fast bowler Sarfraz Ahmad, all-rounder Mansoor Amjad, and middle order batsman Qaisar Abbas. Abdur Rahman has already displayed his talent while playing for Pakistan in series against West Indies and South Africa. Although, Rahman may have played few matches at the International level but he has been around for quite a while and has a steady head over his shoulders.
Left arm pacer Sarfraz Ahmad like Sohail Tanvir, bowls with an awkward action and often perplexes batsmen who are not accustomed to facing him. With the new ball in his hand he can be a destructive weapon while he also has a knack of clearing the ropes as a late-order batsman. As an unknown commodity Sarfraz Ahmad could be a surprise package that may be more than handy. All-rounder Mansoor Amjad is also a talented young lad who also featured for Pakistan in the under-19 World Cup. Apart from being a useful middle order batsman, he can bowl useful leg spinners and turns the bowl a long way.
Sialkot Stallions are currently ranked in the second spot just behind the Victoria Bushrangers in the International Twenty 20 rankings. Stallions faced a major set back as last year many of their stars joined the Indian Cricket League. These names include Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Imran Nazir, Shahid Yousaf and Tahir Mughal; after their departure the Stallions have lost some of their strength but with a young squad and an intelligent skipper Sialkot Stallions will be a tough force to reckon with.
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November 12th, 2008 at 9:36 am
[...] Nashua Titans are the domestic giants in South Africa and are the current champions of the domestic Pro Twenty Series. Titans represent the Northern and Eastern first class teams in South Africa. Their home grounds are Super Sport Park, Centurion and Willowmoore Park, Benoni. One of the major advantages that teams from South Africa hold is that they are hugely in Twenty 20 format unlike teams from Indian premier leagueand Sialkot Stallions from Pakistan [...]
October 31st, 2008 at 12:45 pm
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