Peshawar cricket team
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The Peshawar cricket team is a Pakistani first-class cricket
team from Peshawar
, also known as the Panthers.
It plays in first-class domestic competitions. It has won Quaid-i-Azam Trophy
in 1998-99 and 2004-05 and also ABN-AMRO Cup National One-day Championship
in 2006-07.
Peshawar's notable players are Younis Khan
, Yasir Hameed
, Fazl-e-Akbar
, Wajahatullah Wasti
, Umar Gul
and Arshad Khan
.
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
team from Peshawar
Peshawar
Peshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan....
, also known as the Panthers.
It plays in first-class domestic competitions. It has won Quaid-i-Azam Trophy
Quaid-i-Azam Trophy
The Quaid-i-Azam Trophy is the premier first-class domestic cricket competition in Pakistan.-History :Named after Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, the Trophy was introduced in 1953 to help pick the squad for Pakistan's Test tour of England in the forthcoming year...
in 1998-99 and 2004-05 and also ABN-AMRO Cup National One-day Championship
ABN-AMRO Cup National One-day Championship
The ABN-AMRO Cup National One-day Championship, is National One Day cricket tournament of Pakistan, and is contested by teams of two leagues, Gold and Silver.-History:...
in 2006-07.
Peshawar's notable players are Younis Khan
Younis Khan
Mohammad Younus Khan is a Pakistani cricketer and former captain of the Pakistan national cricket team. Younus' name is often spelled Younis Khan, but he has been quoted as saying, "My name is Younus Khan...
, Yasir Hameed
Yasir Hameed
Yasir Hameed Qureshi is a Pakistani cricketer. He scored two centuries on his Test debut against Bangladesh, becoming only the second player to do so...
, Fazl-e-Akbar
Fazl-e-Akbar
Fazl-e-Akbar Durrani is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler....
, Wajahatullah Wasti
Wajahatullah Wasti
Wajahatullah Wasti is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler....
, Umar Gul
Umar Gul
Umar Gul is a Pakistani right arm fast medium bowler in cricket who has played Test matches, One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals for the Pakistani cricket team...
and Arshad Khan
Arshad Khan
Arshad Khan is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off break bowler....
.