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Two Chinese cricketers have been drafted to play in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) next year, giving a boost to the fledgling sport in China. The two players of China national cricket team will represent Peshawar Zalmi in the next edition PSL, Pakistan’s official news agency APP reported on Sunday.

China has both men and women cricket teams, which took part in some international tournaments but have so far failed to make a mark. The players have already been selected from the Chinese national team and a formal contract will be signed by the head of Peshawar Zalmi, Javed Afridi during his visit to Beijing next month, the report said.

Also a proposal has been made to the Pakistan Cricket Board to make China a neutral venue for Pakistan cricket team matches instead of UAE and other countries, the report said.

http://indianexpress.com/article/sp...ers-to-play-in-pakistan-super-league-4805700/

Is this True ?
 
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Yes Chinese cricketers will be picked ahead of deserving cricketers. Nice
 
Executioner said:
Yes Chinese cricketers will be picked ahead of deserving cricketers. Nice
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Just like in every league there is a quota on foreign players, maybe here they could play a Chinese Cricketer as part of being from an Affiliate Nation. I don't know, maybe something like that.
 
hafeezrocks said:
Just like in every league there is a quota on foreign players, maybe here they could play a Chinese Cricketer as part of being from an Affiliate Nation. I don't know, maybe something like that.
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That would be a terrible team. PSL has 6 teams only to begin with.

It's okay if players are picked in the squad for the sake of training but nothing else.
 
Executioner said:
That would be a terrible team. PSL has 6 teams only to begin with.

It's okay if players are picked in the squad for the sake of training but nothing else.
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Apparently only PZ picking them. Probably just a publicity stunt more than anything else. They picked an Afghan U-19 player last year but he didn't play.
 
So in future they can kick us like Afgan bros. PCB is a total fool with no self respect and pride.
 
Earlier Peshawar Zalmi earlier claimed that they will pick a player from the minority group in Peshawar now they are claiming to pick 2 players from China!!!!

Are they really going to do that or are they just building castle in the air.
 
anonymous_guy said:
Earlier Peshawar Zalmi earlier claimed that they will pick a player from the minority group in Peshawar now they are claiming to pick 2 players from China!!!!

Are they really going to do that or are they just building castle in the air.
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its a bit of a shame that theres not a single minority in PSL
 
cricketjoshila said:
Well lets not do this please.Is there anyone of quality?
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not really

15+ years ago there were 7-8 christians,hindus etc (who i have heard of) in domestic cricket. as you may know 2 made it to being regulars in Pak team as well

But now you dont even find them in domestic

not being quality is separate thing and obv if youre not good you shouldnt play for Pak just cuz youre a minority.

But current trends show that minorities arent even bothering to play sports in Pakistan which is a worrying trend
 
Haz95 said:
An actual chinese man or a Pakistani immigrant lol?
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Chen Jinfeng, cricketer (C)
Chen Xiaoran
Feng Yu, cricketer
Geng Changyue
Han Junhui
Lin Zheng Pei
Lin Zhihong
Lu Cangcang (wk)
Pu Xianliang
Qing Peng
Song Yulin
Tian Suqing
Wang Zihao, cricketer
Zhong Wenyi
 
AamchiMumbaikar said:
Chen Jinfeng, cricketer (C)
Chen Xiaoran
Feng Yu, cricketer
Geng Changyue
Han Junhui
Lin Zheng Pei
Lin Zhihong
Lu Cangcang (wk)
Pu Xianliang
Qing Peng
Song Yulin
Tian Suqing
Wang Zihao, cricketer
Zhong Wenyi
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The day they Start playing Cricket regularly will be the most difficult time to remember name of the players.
 
Haz95 said:
An actual chinese man or a Pakistani immigrant lol?
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I don't think so, one thing you got to respect about their national team is that majority are all home grown talent. Also not sure why others have an issue with this, it's great for the development of Chinese players just being in the set up never mind getting a game. There were times when the world use to kick teams like Machi as if they were a football then help them, we need to remember that not every dog will bite the hand that feeds them.
 
WOW!

if this is true, then what a brilliant marketing move from Zalmi / PSL!

start tapping into that 1.5 billion Chinese market. They should even look to play a PSL match or two in China / Taiwan
 
shaz619 said:
I don't think so, one thing you got to respect about their national team is that majority are all home grown talent. Also not sure why others have an issue with this, it's great for the development of Chinese players just being in the set up never mind getting a game. There were times when the world use to kick teams like Machi as if they were a football then help them, we need to remember that not every dog will bite the hand that feeds them.
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That's good then. If that above list is true, maybe native Chinese will start taking it a bit more seriously if cricket is properly marketed. Als their cricketers will be of higher quality by, like you said, being in the PSL set up alone.
 
coy0607 said:
WOW!

if this is true, then what a brilliant marketing move from Zalmi / PSL!

start tapping into that 1.5 billion Chinese market. They should even look to play a PSL match or two in China / Taiwan
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LOL if you have a match in Taiwan then you will have a diplomatic crisis on your hands.
 
Gabbar Singh said:
LOL if you have a match in Taiwan then you will have a diplomatic crisis on your hands.
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very true, I misspoke... maybe have a Taiwanese player along with the Chinese players, but only schedule matches in Shanghai / Beijing / Guangzhou
 
Pakistan Super League champions Peshawar Zalmi welcome cricketers from China to the Peshawar Zalmi squad ahead of the 3rd edition of the Pakistan Super League.

In a brief talk at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, the Chairman of the Zalmi franchise, Javed Afridi, said that China and Pakistan’s collaboration encompasses more than infrastructure, scientific research, industry and technology. The exchange of cultural values as well as sport is equally important in further reinforcing the bond between our two nations.

Thus Peshawar Zalmi is not only pleased to assist in top notch coaching and mentoring of cricketers in China, but also providing them a platform to recognize their talent and motivate them to achieve international recognition. Shah Faisal Afridi and Shah Khalid Afridi were also present at the occasion. Jian Li and Yufie Zhang, the cricketers who will be part of the Peshawar Zalmi squad in PSL 3 attended the event along with China’s cricket team coaches Rashid Khan and Yi Tian.

Former Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Chun Xiang Zhang graced the occasion with his presence and expressed his confidence that this initiative will promote the sport of cricket in China. The Director of Cricketing Affairs at Peshawar Zalmi, Muhammad Akram laid out Peshawar Zalmi’s plans to invigorate cricket in China.

The Peshawar Zalmi coaching team will travel to China for a seminar to kickoff the collaboration and hold coaching programs subsequently to identify and groom young Chinese talent. Moreover, China Zalmi, will take part in tournaments organized by the Zalmi franchise under the initiative of Global Zalmi, a fan-based league of cricket enthusiasts with representative Zalmi clubs in over 25 countries around the world.
 
Thats brilliant. Will surely help grow the game in China.

If somehow one of the Chinese sports channels broadcasts repeat of the games of Zalmi where either of the lads played, it will generate great interest among at least some of the Chinese citizens.

Say after two seasons of PSL, even 10% of Chinese population gets interested in Cricket, that actually means a population of almost whole of Pakistan! Huge potential
 
Request PCB and PSL owners to induct & promote players from Nepal, China and Bhutan

Pakistan has been solely responsible for promoting cricket in places like Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

Pakistani players like Imran Khan taking teams to Bangladesh in 1986, where football was more popular and supporting Bangladeshi cricketers by playing in their leagues and individually inviting them led to amazing gains for Bangladesh cricket.

Pakistan is still appreciated for what it did, really hope Pakistan carry on this culture of supporting our Asian brothers who have boards in place but need high level competitions, access to world class players to develop as well as promote the game.

High performance teams to Nepal and China, and grooming their players by inducting them in psl would really do wonders for promoting Pakistani domestic competitions and developing players for those nations in the near future.
 
I say why not , and why not invite chinese players to play in our domestic cricket as well.
 
KyoOne said:
Thats brilliant. Will surely help grow the game in China.

If somehow one of the Chinese sports channels broadcasts repeat of the games of Zalmi where either of the lads played, it will generate great interest among at least some of the Chinese citizens.

Say after two seasons of PSL, even 10% of Chinese population gets interested in Cricket, that actually means a population of almost whole of Pakistan! Huge potential
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Yep very good point. China is a country with a huge population so if they can get into cricket like they have into football recently it will be good for the game but I can't see it happening, realistically.
 
It's an excellent move.

Totally supportive of this because any small step that spreads cricket is good for the game and tbh Pakistan have always known to this.
 
It's like Tejashwi Yadav episode. He was in Delhi Daredevils team, and son of a Laloo, who is a big politician in India. There is no cricketing and marketing reason to sign him. Just politics, and diplomacy as reason.

Like Tejashwi, these 2 players will just warm the bench.
 
KyoOne said:
Thats brilliant. Will surely help grow the game in China.

Say after two seasons of PSL, even 10% of Chinese population gets interested in Cricket, that actually means a population of almost whole of Pakistan! Huge potential
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Talk about over-reaction. Cricket itself is nowhere there, and PSL is not well known by every cricket fan.
 
I have my doubts on Cricket ever being popular in China. That said, this is kind of cool but I wonder how good these guys are. I'm actually not in support of Pakistan being the one giving Nepal and Afghanistan cricketers a chance..if they're good then okay but no reason for us to go out of our way to accommodate them.
 
If this move can attract couple of channels in signing a deal with PSL then that could be very promising for Pakistan.
 
Reminds me of PL teams hiring in players from Japan for increasing their revenues.
 
Chinese can also build amazing cricket stadiums with minimal cost in no time to host "home" cricket for Pakistan
 
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YK presenting Team Shirt to Chinese Player
 
Whatever may be the motive behind bringing Chinese players... It's always good to introduce new country men to cricket.

Chinese may become new Afghan cricket team in coming years :19:
 
Lol China will never get into cricket for at least another 20 years.
 
cricketjoshila said:
Well lets not do this please.Is there anyone of quality?
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Why not? Is a game of cricket more important than humanity? I feel along the lines people lose their sense of morality. Cricket is just a game, humanity is more important.
 
Indiafan said:
Why not? Is a game of cricket more important than humanity? I feel along the lines people lose their sense of morality. Cricket is just a game, humanity is more important.
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Fans want to see Top quality Cricketers representing their sides and not quota players to cater to the demographic balance.
 
The Chinese team seems unable to score even 40 runs in an innings, no matter which team they face.
 
If Chinese team happens, Chinaman bowlers will actually be chinese
 
I think a lot of posters here are not aware of position of Chinese team in cricket

There are 25 countries in Asia which are part of ICC(4 of them are part of EAP-Japan,Indonesia,South Korea,Philippines) and China is worst among them

China can't beat any of other 24 teams

Recently they played ICC WT20 Asian Eastern regional qualifiers and there they were outplayed by each of their opponents & finished 7th out of the 7 teams

Next year All t20 matches between ICC members will be getting t20i status and I am sure that China will be breaking records for worst defeats and lowest scores

I would love countries like China get into Cricket but the thing is they are not serious about it
China is a sporting powerhouse but in team sports they are not quite good at
They focus more on individual sport which can get them more medals in Olympics

It will take them atleast 20 years to get to a level where Nepal is right now
 
Just checked the scorecard, pretty poor stuff but I guess it's good to see China aren't relying on expats, unlike Hong Kong. The majority of the team are genuine Chinese people as opposed to people who weren't good enough for Pakistan/India
 
hadi123 said:
Just checked the scorecard, pretty poor stuff but I guess it's good to see China aren't relying on expats, unlike Hong Kong. The majority of the team are genuine Chinese people as opposed to people who weren't good enough for Pakistan/India
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Not all HK players are expat based
Anshuman Rath,Aizaz Khan,Jamie Atkinson are some of their players who were born in Hong Kong
Chinese origin Roy Lamsam played for them in 2008 Asia Cup
Li Kai Ming played for them few years back

Hong Kong also have full-Chinese team named Hong Kong Dragons who have been participating in East Asia Cup,they are slightly better than China
 
RyanRyan10 said:
Not all HK players are expat based
Anshuman Rath,Aizaz Khan,Jamie Atkinson are some of their players who were born in Hong Kong
Chinese origin Roy Lamsam played for them in 2008 Asia Cup
Li Kai Ming played for them few years back

Hong Kong also have full-Chinese team named Hong Kong Dragons who have been participating in East Asia Cup,they are slightly better than China
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Yes you're right about Hong Kong but still, majority of their teams are expats, and even the ones you have named probably have parents who immigrated. It's similar to the likes of Moeen Ali representing England, he was born and raised in England but some people would argue that he isn't "English"
 
RyanRyan10 said:
I think a lot of posters here are not aware of position of Chinese team in cricket

There are 25 countries in Asia which are part of ICC(4 of them are part of EAP-Japan,Indonesia,South Korea,Philippines) and China is worst among them

China can't beat any of other 24 teams

Recently they played ICC WT20 Asian Eastern regional qualifiers and there they were outplayed by each of their opponents & finished 7th out of the 7 teams

Next year All t20 matches between ICC members will be getting t20i status and I am sure that China will be breaking records for worst defeats and lowest scores

I would love countries like China get into Cricket but the thing is they are not serious about it
China is a sporting powerhouse but in team sports they are not quite good at
They focus more on individual sport which can get them more medals in Olympics

It will take them atleast 20 years to get to a level where Nepal is right now
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I agree with you.

If China as a country picks up cricket,the cricketing landscape will completely change.
 
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RyanRyan10 said:
Not all HK players are expat based
Anshuman Rath,Aizaz Khan,Jamie Atkinson are some of their players who were born in Hong Kong
Chinese origin Roy Lamsam played for them in 2008 Asia Cup
Li Kai Ming played for them few years back

Hong Kong also have full-Chinese team named Hong Kong Dragons who have been participating in East Asia Cup,they are slightly better than China
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Those players are not ethnic Chinese. Children of expats playing a sport means nothing in grand scheme. 90% of them due to interest of pressurized by their parents, and that's why they quit soon, since doesn't bring money. Rath, Atkinson do not represent actual Hong Kong demographics, they're extreme outliers.
 
Joseph Gomes said:
Those players are not ethnic Chinese. Children of expats playing a sport means nothing in grand scheme. 90% of them due to interest of pressurized by their parents, and that's why they quit soon, since doesn't bring money. Rath, Atkinson do not represent actual Hong Kong demographics, they're extreme outliers.
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Exactly! Brilliantly written, this is what I was trying to say but you have worded it better.
 
Joseph Gomes said:
Those players are not ethnic Chinese. Children of expats playing a sport means nothing in grand scheme. 90% of them due to interest of pressurized by their parents, and that's why they quit soon, since doesn't bring money. Rath, Atkinson do not represent actual Hong Kong demographics, they're extreme outliers.
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Agreed.

Hong Kong Cricket Board is actually trying to take it to the ethnic Chinese and they also have an Ethnic Chinese team named HK Dragon but they are too weak compared to the HK national team,even the u-19 national team of HK beat the HK Dragons few months back

The problem with cricket is that it's not an Olympic sport and then it's too time taking especially the test matches & even one dayers so why would a non cricketing care about this sport

However t20 can be used to make the sport global
 
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