Are you satisfied with the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy schedule for 2019/20?

[MenInG]

 

[MenInG]

Nice and efficient- guess less teams!

Would be good to see Quetta stadium in play for this.

 

[saeed5646]

Unless there is renovation this is ridiculous from pcb to not hold matches in Peshawar stadium .Peshawar region is producing some of the best upcoming talent from last 2 to 3 year's they should be given as much importance as much to other major cities

 

[CleverSir]

Unless there is renovation this is ridiculous from pcb to not hold matches in Peshawar stadium .Peshawar region is producing some of the best upcoming talent from last 2 to 3 year's they should be given as much importance as much to other major cities

Peshawar Stadium is undergoing a massive renovation project currently. I also remember seeing pictures of it a few weeks ago here on PP. I’m sure next season KPK team will be back at home stadium.

 

[Abdullah719]

Unless there is renovation this is ridiculous from pcb to not hold matches in Peshawar stadium .Peshawar region is producing some of the best upcoming talent from last 2 to 3 year's they should be given as much importance as much to other major cities

Even the 2nd XI matches are at the Hayatabad Complex, so Arbab Niaz Stadium is probably unavailable due to renovation this season.

 

[saeed5646]

Even the 2nd XI matches are at the Hayatabad Complex, so Arbab Niaz Stadium is probably unavailable due to renovation this season.

Peshawar Stadium is undergoing a massive renovation project currently. I also remember seeing pictures of it a few weeks ago here on PP. I’m sure next season KPK team will be back at home stadium.

Kpk government was supposed to help pcb in renovation of Peshawar stadium but the work in stadium is stop from quite some time .The whole stadium is in complete mess

If pcb wants cricket in Peshawar stadium they should spend money themselves

 

[Artaxerxes]

Arab Niaz Stadium is under going renovations.It was reported last week by Geo that renovations will be completed soon.However soon can mean a few months so it won't be ready in time for this years domestic season.

 

[Abdullah719]

There's no matches at Multan Stadium, Diamond Cricket Ground or Pindi Stadium either. They must be trying to get these ready for PSL otherwise they would've surely been amongst the venues to host QEA matches.

 

[CleverSir]

There's no matches at Multan Stadium, Diamond Cricket Ground or Pindi Stadium either. They must be trying to get these ready for PSL otherwise they would've surely been amongst the venues to host QEA matches.

There was a quote earlier from Chairman PCB earlier that Pindi, Lahore, Multan, and Karachi would feature in PSL. So I think Multan and Pindi are undergoing reno work before February. I would imagine from next season,

C. Punjab - GSL/Faisalabad
S. Punjab - Multan
Northerns - Pindi/Abbotabad
KPK - Arbab Niaz Stadium
Balochistan - Quetta
Karachi - NSK

would be the standard grounds for the FC matches.

 

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[hussain.r97]

Schedule looks great considering that many stadiums are under renovation, while others need to be brought to the pitch standards set by Wasim Khan. For the next season, I'd like to see them switch to games on a home/away basis, and have home games these stadiums/grounds:

Northern - Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium (Rawalpindi), Diamond Club Ground, Mirpur Cricket Stadium (Mirpur AJK)

Central Punjab - Iqbal Stadium (Fasialabad), Bagh-e-Jinnah (Lahore), Gaddafi Stadium (Lahore), Jinnah Stadium (Sialkot)

South Punjab - Multan Cricket Stadium (Multan), Bahawal Stadium (Bahawalpur)

Sindh - National Stadium (Karachi), Southend Club Cricket Stadium (Karachi), Niaz Stadium (Hyderabad)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - Arbab Niaz Stadium (Peshawar), Abbottabad Cricket Stadium (Abbottabad)

Balochistan - Bugti Stadium (Quetta)

2nd XI teams should play at smaller cities where possible, otherwise play at a minor ground.

For future seasons, they also must make FC level grounds at:

An interior Sindh city (Larkana? Sukkur?), Gwadar, Gilgit, a South KPK city (DI Khan?), Dera Ghazi Khan.

All teams should have three or four home grounds (except Balochistan).

 

[MenInG]

ISLAMABAD - Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has rebuffed the claims that he was also involved in the selection of team management for the upcoming Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, saying he was just involved in team selection.

In an interview with The Nation, Latif said: “It is true that the PCB handed over team management files to Misbah-ul-Haq, Nadeem Khan and me but we returned them back and focused on just players. I admit that two or three names, which should have been in the teams, are missing and I immediately mentioned those names to Misbah and the PCB and I am sure they will be included.”

He said he is surprised to see some missing names from the team management. “Basit Ali has status of an institution and has tremendous record as a domestic cricket coach. He is like my teacher as after Javed Miandad, so he must be given respect. I also seriously feel sorry for Master coach Sabih Azhar and other master coaches, who were kicked out by the PCB.

“As far as team selection criterion is concerned, I just focused on emerging category and those players, who had been performing since long without getting into limelight. We assessed more than 350 players and selected 192 only. It was a tough and daunting task. I think the missing players must be accommodated in intra-city cricket. The PCB needs coaches, umpires, match referees, managers and they are going to hire around 50 plus persons. The PCB should ensure merit in that process,” he added.

When asked about NCA role, Latif said: “A number of cricketers are involved with the NCA but I feel the academy should be separated from the PCB. They have no working criteria and budget. I feel people working with NCA take it as personal property, which is wrong. The PCB has to look into it.” When asked why the NCA always bring people from England, why not from other countries, he replied: “Ehsan Mani and Wasim Khan are based in England, that’s why majority of professionals are being hired from England.”

He said Pakistan cricket is on downslide, which is an alarming situation. “We need to make a number of changes. The PCB should target club cricket, U-13 and U-16 cricket. Besides investing on grassroots level, the board should also make plans and then execute them. The NCA is high performance centre and its role is to educate players and coaches. Since 2003 till date, it did produce coaches, but some good coaches were sidelined,” he added.

The former cricketer said after Yasir Shah and Shadab Khan, Pakistan didn’t get a single quality leg spinner. “We bring back those players, who are performing well at domestic level and I hope by doing well this season, they will win places in the national team. Zahid is a leg spinner from Dadu while Shahzaib is another leg spinner with 100 plus wickets. They were not getting chances due to internal politics.

“I have sent minutes of meeting to the PCB and asked them to convene meeting with coaches. We need three to four years to streamline the things. The four-day matches must continue for four days, instead of ending in two days or less. The PCB has ensured Kokobora balls this season, which will help the bowlers. Now it is test of their skills and they have to prove their worth,” he added.

He said only three or four professional umpires are available in the country while majority are part-timers. “I think the PCB must make a pool of 24 top class umpires, who should conduct matches from first class to junior level, as it is the only way out to take umpiring standard to next level. A committee must be formed to monitor umpires’ performances and action must be taken against poor performing umpires. The curators should also be educated to prepare pitches, which suit both batsmen and bowlers. Their salaries should also be raised.”

Latif questioned the PCB’s decision of not allocating a single first class match to Diamond Cricket Ground (DCG) Islamabad. “In the past, it was unjustified to allocate so many matches to the DCG. I protest on that. The Diamond ground has the best bouncy pitch. The victimisation is not in the interest of cricket and internal politics must be shunned,” he concluded.

https://nation.com.pk/09-Sep-2019/latif-denies-involvement-in-selection-of-team-management

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Could have been extended to include round 3 as well as that will ensure all the players getting chances in both first and 2nd xi

 

[MenInG]

ISLAMABAD - Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has rebuffed the claims that he was also involved in the selection of team management for the upcoming Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, saying he was just involved in team selection.

In an interview with The Nation, Latif said: “It is true that the PCB handed over team management files to Misbah-ul-Haq, Nadeem Khan and me but we returned them back and focused on just players. I admit that two or three names, which should have been in the teams, are missing and I immediately mentioned those names to Misbah and the PCB and I am sure they will be included.”

He said he is surprised to see some missing names from the team management. “Basit Ali has status of an institution and has tremendous record as a domestic cricket coach. He is like my teacher as after Javed Miandad, so he must be given respect. I also seriously feel sorry for Master coach Sabih Azhar and other master coaches, who were kicked out by the PCB.

“As far as team selection criterion is concerned, I just focused on emerging category and those players, who had been performing since long without getting into limelight. We assessed more than 350 players and selected 192 only. It was a tough and daunting task. I think the missing players must be accommodated in intra-city cricket. The PCB needs coaches, umpires, match referees, managers and they are going to hire around 50 plus persons. The PCB should ensure merit in that process,” he added.

When asked about NCA role, Latif said: “A number of cricketers are involved with the NCA but I feel the academy should be separated from the PCB. They have no working criteria and budget. I feel people working with NCA take it as personal property, which is wrong. The PCB has to look into it.” When asked why the NCA always bring people from England, why not from other countries, he replied: “Ehsan Mani and Wasim Khan are based in England, that’s why majority of professionals are being hired from England.”

He said Pakistan cricket is on downslide, which is an alarming situation. “We need to make a number of changes. The PCB should target club cricket, U-13 and U-16 cricket. Besides investing on grassroots level, the board should also make plans and then execute them. The NCA is high performance centre and its role is to educate players and coaches. Since 2003 till date, it did produce coaches, but some good coaches were sidelined,” he added.

The former cricketer said after Yasir Shah and Shadab Khan, Pakistan didn’t get a single quality leg spinner. “We bring back those players, who are performing well at domestic level and I hope by doing well this season, they will win places in the national team. Zahid is a leg spinner from Dadu while Shahzaib is another leg spinner with 100 plus wickets. They were not getting chances due to internal politics.

“I have sent minutes of meeting to the PCB and asked them to convene meeting with coaches. We need three to four years to streamline the things. The four-day matches must continue for four days, instead of ending in two days or less. The PCB has ensured Kokobora balls this season, which will help the bowlers. Now it is test of their skills and they have to prove their worth,” he added.

He said only three or four professional umpires are available in the country while majority are part-timers. “I think the PCB must make a pool of 24 top class umpires, who should conduct matches from first class to junior level, as it is the only way out to take umpiring standard to next level. A committee must be formed to monitor umpires’ performances and action must be taken against poor performing umpires. The curators should also be educated to prepare pitches, which suit both batsmen and bowlers. Their salaries should also be raised.”

Latif questioned the PCB’s decision of not allocating a single first class match to Diamond Cricket Ground (DCG) Islamabad. “In the past, it was unjustified to allocate so many matches to the DCG. I protest on that. The Diamond ground has the best bouncy pitch. The victimisation is not in the interest of cricket and internal politics must be shunned,” he concluded.

https://nation.com.pk/09-Sep-2019/latif-denies-involvement-in-selection-of-team-management

Why was this even a controversy?

 

[Theo_14]

So which channel will show the matches? I’m guessing its either PTV Sports or Geo Super?