PCB announces squads for Quaid-e-Azam Trophy

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), on Wednesday announced 8 regional squads of 20 players each, for the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy season 2017-2018.

Eight Regional sides i.e. Lahore Blues, Lahore Whites, Karachi Whites, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Faisalabad, FATA and Peshawar selected eight players each to complete their set of 20 players for the tournament.

“The regions are our arms; we want to give them maximum support since they produce talent at the grass root level and are the reason for Pakistan cricket’s success at the highest level which has recently culminated in the historic Champions Trophy success,” said Director Cricket Operations Haroon Rasheed, quoted PCB.

“Our domestic system is on the road to improvement and that’s the reason that the Player Selection Ceremony was introduced this year to add a new exciting dimension for the players besides further encouraging the role of new blood through induction of two Emerging Players in each squad,” he added.

Here are the Squads: