From timber to 6-er : Sialkot City a major sports manufacturer now also producing quality cricketers

[saeed5646]

Sialkot is located in the north-east of the Punjab of Pakistan and is well known place for Major Sports goods Manufacturer in Pakistan as well as in foreign countries but in recent few years they are now also producing some promising young talent Some of the names


Amad Butt
Hasan Ali
Bilawal Bhatti
Usama Mir
Mukhtar Ahmad
Saif badar
Nouman anwar

The question is how are they producing such a talent without a proper infrastructure and limited facilities??.i think PCB should focus on this city and give them proper facilities? What are your thoughts on this?

 

[b.lesner]

was thinking same

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sialkot's always produced great cricket equipment. Now also producing some wonderful young talent, Hasan Ali, Amad Butt, Usama Mir <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/724667865329221633">April 25, 2016</a></blockquote>
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[saeed5646]

was thinking same

i think lahore is overrated place they have not produce any thing special talent in recent years pcb should invest more in places like sailkot rather than focusing on specific places like lahore and Karachi

 

[hur rizvi]

i think lahore is overrated place they have not produce any thing special talent in recent years pcb should invest more in places like sailkot rather than focusing on specific places like lahore and Karachi

LAhore has produced ATGS in past and even in recent times Moyo, Umar Akmal and Wahab have been very decent.

I agree though in very recent times, both Lahore and KArachi havent produced any special talent.

 

[saeed5646]

LAhore has produced ATGS in past and even in recent times Moyo, Umar Akmal and Wahab have been very decent.

I agree though in very recent times, both Lahore and KArachi havent produced any special talent.

yeah exactly which is very surprising and worrying sign for us

 

[Choker]

People there are generally knowledgeable about sports in particular cricket. They have good facilities and strong club cricket so it's no surprise they've been producing quality players.

 

[Syed1]

You all forgot about Haris Sohail

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

Considering Sialkot region :

1. Aqib Javed

2. Rana Naveed ul Hassan

3. Mohammad Asif

4. Muhammad Ayub Dogar

5. Imran Nazir

6. Nauman Anwar

7. Amad Butt

8. Shoaib Malik

9. Usama Mir

10. Abdul Rehman

11. Ali Khan

12. Haris Sohail

13. Saif Badar

14. Hasan Ali

15. Abdullah Shafiq (remember the name) [MENTION=133726]GoUgandaCranes[/MENTION]


Abdullah Shafiq in his last U-19 one day game was involved in a 212 runs partnership with Saif Badar who was number 3 while Abdullah was the opener. Abdullah made 181 (highest of the tournament) while Saif scored 94. Abdullah Shafiq not getting picked for Pakistan under 19 worldcup squad was baffling for me and from nowhere Gauhar Hafeez was made opener aswell as captain of the team whereas Abdullah Shafiq should have opened with Zeeshan Malik.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

People there are generally knowledgeable about sports in particular cricket. They have good facilities and strong club cricket so it's no surprise they've been producing quality players.

That's what Malik also mentioned. SCCA's president puts lots of emphasis on club cricket in which he is supported by seniors like Shoaib Malik.

Good going there. The PCB can learn a thing or two from them.

 

[Mamoon]

Yes, all of the players mentioned in the OP are legends of Pakistan cricket and soon to-be ICC Hall of Famers.

 

[Syed1]

Yes, all of the players mentioned in the OP are legends of Pakistan cricket and soon to-be ICC Hall of Famers.

Better than what Peshawar has produced

 

[Mamoon]

Better than what Peshawar has produced

Yes, like Bhatti, Mukhtar and Nouman?

If we talk about recent players, Haris is the only player Sialkot can brag. Amad, Hasan, Badar and Usama are untested.

On the other hand, Peshawar has produced Rizwan who is the best new WK batsman prospect, so it is fairly equal.

 

[ZaynM]

Haris and somewhat usama are the only respectable names on the list.

 

[GoUgandaCranes]

Considering Sialkot region :

1. Aqib Javed

2. Rana Naveed ul Hassan

3. Mohammad Asif

4. Muhammad Ayub Dogar

5. Imran Nazir

6. Nauman Anwar

7. Amad Butt

8. Shoaib Malik

9. Usama Mir

10. Abdul Rehman

11. Ali Khan

12. Haris Sohail

13. Saif Badar

14. Hasan Ali

15. Abdullah Shafiq (remember the name) [MENTION=133726]GoUgandaCranes[/MENTION]


Abdullah Shafiq in his last U-19 one day game was involved in a 212 runs partnership with Saif Badar who was number 3 while Abdullah was the opener. Abdullah made 181 (highest of the tournament) while Saif scored 94. Abdullah Shafiq not getting picked for Pakistan under 19 worldcup squad was baffling for me and from nowhere Gauhar Hafeez was made opener aswell as captain of the team whereas Abdullah Shafiq should have opened with Zeeshan Malik.

Thanks for informing me.

Abdullah Shafiq it is.

 

[Xeeebon]

Yeah...and that's why Pakistan struggling in internationals in LOI's as none of the so called talent are international standards...

 

[saeed5646]

Yeah...and that's why Pakistan struggling in internationals in LOI's as none of the so called talent are international standards...

Yeah Exactly pakistan is become worse as bangladesh in odis

 

[saeed5646]

bump

indeed the city have huge talent

Hasan ali have been out standing since his debut .abbas is another one who has good start to test career

and haris have been class in debut test inning today . lets see what saif badar and usama mir do who has alot

of potential

 

[saeed5646]

Yes, like Bhatti, Mukhtar and Nouman?

If we talk about recent players, Haris is the only player Sialkot can brag. Amad, Hasan, Badar and Usama are untested.

On the other hand, Peshawar has produced Rizwan who is the best new WK batsman prospect, so it is fairly equal.

i think hasan and abbas have done well and they have produced better cricketer than peshawar

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Hasan Ali isn't even from Sialkot. Might have played a few T20's for Sialkot Stallions though.

 

[Anis10]

Hasan Ali isn't even from Sialkot. Might have played a few T20's for Sialkot Stallions though.

He’s from from Gujranwala which falls into Sialkot region.

Some of the players named above aren’t from Sialkot city but from the Sialkot region, which includes Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Narowal, Gujrat, Mandi Bahauddin and Sheikhupura

 

[moghul]

Most of these players are from Gujranwala and surrounding areas, nothing to do with Sialkot .

 

[saeed5646]

Most of these players are from Gujranwala and surrounding areas, nothing to do with Sialkot .

imran tahir is pakistani by origin but plays cricket for south africa so what we called him pakistani cricketer?

same with these players they where given chance by sailkot region

 

[sshakir411]

I do remember Rashid Latif recently saying that majority of the good talent in Pakistan is coming from the Sialkot region.