Abbottabad Falcons

The Abbottabad Falcons (Urdu: ایبٹ آباد فالکنز‎) was 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 played at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, which the PCB recently declared a first-class ground.[2]

Abbottabad Falcons
ایبٹ آباد فالکنز
Personnel
Captain Younus Khan
Coach Sajjad Akbar
Team information
Colours  
Founded2005
Dissolved2016
Home groundAbbottabad Cricket Stadium
Capacity16,000
History
Haier T20 Cup wins0

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 Khan36Right-hand batRight-arm mediumCaptain
Adnan Raees32Left-hand batRight-arm medium
Adnan Younis27Right-hand batRight-arm offbreak
Ahmed Jamal25Right-hand bat
Aziz-ur-Rehman28Right-hand batRight-arm medium-fast
Fazl-e-Rabbi27Right-hand batRight-arm medium-fast
Hammad Ali23Right-hand batRight-arm medium-fast
Junaid Khan24Right-hand batLeft-arm fastFast bowler
Khalid Usman27Right-hand batSlow left-arm orthodox
Mohammad Ali28Left-hand batLeg Break
Mohammad Naeem23Right-hand batRight-arm medium-fast
Yasir naseem20left-hand batleft-arm medium-fast
Rameez Ahmed25Right-hand bat
Riaz Kail25Right-hand batRight-arm offbreak
Shakeel Ahmed20Left-hand batSlow left-arm orthodox
Yasir Hameed35Right-hand batRight-arm medium
Yasir Shah27Right-hand batLegbreakSpin bowler
Zia ul Haq33Right-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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