Abbottabad Falcons

The Abbottabad Falcons (Urdu: ایبٹ آباد فالکنز‎) are a Pakistani men's professional Twenty20 cricket team that competes in the Haier T20 League and based in Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.^[1] The Falcons play at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, which the PCB recently declared a first-class ground.^[2]

History

The Falcons were formed in 2005 as the "Abbottabad Rhinos", but renamed themselves to the Abbottabad Falcons during the 2010-11 season.^[3]

Current Falcons squad as of February 2014. ^[4]

Name	Age	Batting Style	Bowling Style	Notes
Starters
Younis Khan	36	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium
Adnan Raees	32	Left-hand bat	Right-arm medium
Adnan Younis	27	Right-hand bat	Right-arm offbreak
Ahmed Jamal	25	Right-hand bat
Aziz-ur-Rehman	28	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast
Fazl-e-Rabbi	27	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast
Hammad Ali	23	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast
Junaid Khan	24	Right-hand bat	Left-arm fast	Bowler
Khalid Usman	27	Right-hand bat	Slow left-arm orthodox
Mohammad Ali	28	Left-hand bat	Leg Break
Mohammad Naeem	23	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast
Yasir naseem	20	left-hand bat	left-arm medium-fast
Rameez Ahmed	25	Right-hand bat
Riaz Kail	25	Right-hand bat	Right-arm offbreak
Shakeel Ahmed	20	Left-hand bat	Slow left-arm orthodox
Yasir Hameed	35	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium
Yasir Shah	27	Right-hand bat	Legbreak
Zia ul Haq	33	Right-hand bat	Legbreak

Teams

Winners

Sialkot Stallions (2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012 S8, 2015 S8)
Lahore Lions (2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14)
Faisalabad Wolves (2004–05, 2013 S8)
Peshawar Panthers (2014-15, 2015-16)
Rawalpindi Rams (2011 S8)

Venues

Lahore	Gaddafi Stadium LCCA Ground Bagh-e-Jinnah

Karachi	National Stadium UBL Sports Complex NBP Sports Complex Asghar Ali Shah stadium

Faisalabad	Iqbal Stadium

Rawalpindi	Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium

Islamabad	Diamond Club Ground National Cricket Ground Marghzar Cricket Ground

Multan	Multan Cricket Stadium

Related topics

Abbottabad topics

History	Major James Abbott Silk Road First Anglo-Sikh War 2005 Kashmir earthquake Death of Osama bin Laden

Localities	Cantonment Dhamtour Jhangi Kakul Malikpura Mandian Mirpur Nawansher Salhad Sheikh-ul-Bandi

Government	Nazims Towns

Education	Abbottabad Public School Abbottabad Jamia Public School Al-Imtiaz Academy Army Burn Hall College Ayub Medical College COMSATS Abbottabad Hazara University Pakistan Military Academy UET Abbottabad

Tourism	Ayubia National Park Bara Gali Nathia Gali Dunga Gali Khaira Gali Thandiani

Culture and sports	Abbottabad Falcons Abbottabad Hockey Stadium Abbottabad Cricket Stadium Hindko Abbottabad Poem

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