Lahore July 11, 2017: The National Cricket Academy under the auspices of PCB Academies Department has started the first ever eight-week Regional Academies Program for the U19 players at all the 16 regions nationwide to unearth new talent for future Pakistan Cricket.
In this connection, 20 players from each region are participating in players development endeavor in all 16 regions under the supervision of Regional Coaching & Support staff. In addition, the NCA Coaches and Consultants will also visit the academies for specialized lectures and coaching sessions.
The main emphasis during the program will be on improving the fitness, technical, tactical and mental skill competencies of the players keeping in view contemporary cricket requirements and upcoming Domestic Season.
Following are the details of the endeavor:
|
Sr. |
Region |
Ground |
Head Coach |
Asst. Coach |
|
1. |
Karachi |
Academy Ground, KHI |
Saleem Jaffer & Azam Khan |
Masroor Ahmed & Asim Rizvi |
|
2. |
Hyderabad |
Academy Ground, KHI |
Iqbal Imam |
Tahir Mehmood |
|
3. |
Quetta |
Bugti Stadium |
Raj Hans |
Aslam Sh. |
|
4. |
Larkana |
Academy Ground, KHI |
Shoukat Mirza |
Mazhar Deenari |
|
5. |
Lahore |
LCCA/Ittefaq Ground |
Sajjad Akbar & Kamran Khan |
Saud Khan & Talat Mirza |
|
6. |
Bahawalpur |
Dring Stadium |
Zahoor Elahi |
Sajjad Abbasi |
|
7. |
Faisalabad |
Iqbal Stadium |
Tanveer Shoukat |
Muhamamd Ashraf |
|
8. |
Sialkot |
Jinnah Stadium, Skt |
Tahir Mehmood |
Shahid Javed |
|
9. |
Rawalpindi |
Pindi Stadium |
Sabih Azhar |
Bilal Ahmed |
|
10. |
FATA |
Arbab Niaz Stadium |
Ayyaz Akbar |
Saqib Faqir |
|
11. |
AJK |
Mirpur Stadium |
Ijaz Ahmed Jr. |
Fahad Akram |
|
12. |
Multan |
Academy Ground, MUL |
Naveed Anjum |
Nadeem Iqbal |
|
13. |
DMJ |
Academy Ground, MUL |
Javed Hayat |
Hussain Khosa |
|
14. |
Islamabad |
Diamond Ground |
Taimur Azam |
Rauf Mirza |
|
15. |
Abbottabad |
Abbottabad Stadium |
Shahid Anwar |
Rehmat Gul |
|
16. |
Peshawar |
PWR University Ground |
Abdul Rehman |
Sajid Shah |
Mr. Sabih Azhar and Mr. Shahid Anwar will join their regions after the international assignments.
