Sialkot cricket team

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Sialkot
Image:Sialkot Stallions.gif
One-day Name: Sialkot Stallions
Coach: Flag of Pakistan Azmat Rana
Captain: Flag of Pakistan Shoaib Malik
Founded: 2002
Home Ground: Jinnah Stadium (Sialkot)
Capacity: 20,000
First-class debut: Sheikhupura
in 2002
Twenty20 Cup Wins: 2

The Sialkot cricket team in Pakistan is also known as the Sialkot Stallions. Its home ground is Jinnah Stadium Sialkot. It plays in first-class domestic competitions. It was national champion in 2005-2006 and won Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Championship (Golden League) . It was runnerup in 2006-2007. Sialkot Stallions also won ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup in 2005-2006 and 2006-2007. They were runnerup in ABN-AMRO Cup National One-day Championship in 2004-05 and 2006-07. Its home ground is Jinnah Stadium (Sialkot). According to latest Twenty 20 international ranking, Sialkot Stallions is at 2nd position, only one point behind Victorian Bushrangers, (Victoria, Australia).

Noted players in recent years include Imran Nazir, Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Asif.

[edit] 2005-06 Squad

Sialkot play in silver kit. The captains of Sialkot (as of the 2004-05 to the 2005-06 season) were all rounder Shoaib Malik and discarded Test opener Imran Nazir.

In the 2005–06 season, the following players were used:[1][2][3]

Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot, Home ground of Sialkot Stallions
Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot, Home ground of Sialkot Stallions
Sialkot Stallions Batting during domestic cricket
Sialkot Stallions Batting during domestic cricket
Sialkot Stallions fitness session before the game
Sialkot Stallions fitness session before the game

[edit] References

  1. ^ Batting and Fielding for Sialkot - Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2005/06, from CricketArchive, retrieved 1 August 2006
  2. ^ Batting and Fielding for Sialkot Stallions - ABN-AMRO Cup Gold League 2005/06, from CricketArchive, retrieved 1 August 2006
  3. ^ Batting and Fielding for Sialkot Stallions - ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup 2005/06, from CricketArchive, retrieved 1 August 2006


Pakistani First-class cricket teams

Departments: Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan | Allied Bank Limited | Habib Bank Limited | National Bank of Pakistan | Pakistan Automobiles Corporation | Pakistan International Airlines | Pakistan Railways | United Bank Limited
Regional: Bahawalpur | Faisalabad | Karachi | Lahore | Rawalpindi | Sialkot | Sind