Sialkot Stallions’ coach vows to do well in Champions League T20 – Cricket News Update
Former Test fast bowler and coach of Sialkot Stallions, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Naved-Anjum-c78890, is delighted that his team will participate in this year’s Champions League T20 and vowed for a brilliant showing in the tournament.
Sialkot is considered to be one of the strongest domestic teams in the country and are the undisputed champions of T20 cricket in Pakistan. The side is led by former Pakistan captain, Shoaib Malik and has lifted a number of trophies in the last eight years.
In the first edition of the league, the Stallions were invited to take part in the tournament. However, the tragic ‘Mumbai Attacks' occurred in 2008, due to which the league was postponed and because of strained political relations between Pakistan and India,
no Pakistani team has so far played the tournament.
However, good news came earlier this month when the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced that it has no objection about a Pakistani team playing the illustrious league.
Sialkot’s participation will definitely make the tournament more interesting as Pakistani players bring a different flair of the game in any event.
Anjum, while speaking to Pakpassion, vowed to do well in the tournament and believes that Sialkot has the strength to compete with any other team in the event.
“We will provide a stiff challenge for our opponents, irrespective of who we come up against. Sialkot plays very competitive cricket and they all have a very good understanding between themselves,” said the former Test cricketer.
Sialkot has the services of a number of star players like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rana-Naved-ul-Hasan-c83909.
Naved also praised BCCI’s move and expressed that Indo-Pak cricket ties must be resumed as it is the most awaited competition in the world of cricket.
“I feel that the likely participation of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sialkot-c842 in the Champions League is a positive sign. Hopefully the Champions League will be the start of the resumption in cricket ties between India and Pakistan at an international level also. There is nothing quite
like a http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 encounter and it’s a shame that these matches are a rarity these days,” he added.
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