The President’s Trophy is ready to start on December 16, 2023, and it will end next year on January 31, 2024. The Trophy will be organized at three different venues in Karachi/
President’s Trophy Venue:
- National Bank Stadium
- UBL Sports Complex
- SBP Sports Complex
This tournament will be in between seven departmental teams, there were a total of 22 games in round-robin format having seven rounds of league-stage encounters. The tournament will last 5 days from January 27 to 31, 2024 for the top 2 teams in the President Cup.
This will be a great opportunity for departments to take a role in domestic cricket and by following the PCB 2014 constitution, the 2023-2024 edition of the President’s Trophy comes after 5 years last time in 2018-2018, in which the state Bank of Pakistan become victorious.
The reintroduction of departmental cricket not only offers players additional earning opportunities but also allows them to participate in supplementary tournaments following the completion of the region-based domestic tournament cycle.
This golden opportunity will add more passive earnings for players of departments and encourage them to take roles in additional tournaments after the realization of region-based domestic tournaments.
This cycle also includes some tournaments like the Quaid-e-Azam trophy that is won by Karachi Whites, the Pakistan Cup (won by Peshawar), and the National T20 Cup ( won by Karachi Whites).
President’s Trophy Teams for 2023-2024:
- Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL)
- Pakistan Television (PTV)
- State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)
- Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
- Khan Research Laboratories (KRL)
- Higher Education Commission (HEC)
- Ghani Glass
Nadeem Khan who is the Director of Domestic Cricket Operations in Pakistan, Stated:
“The return of departmental cricket will be beneficial for all stakeholders. We’ve included HEC and Ghani Glass on a trial basis, and their performance in this tournament will determine their involvement in the following season.”
President’s Trophy Squad:
PTV Squad:
Muhammad Uzair Mumtaz, Humayun Altaf, Muhammad Shahzad, Muhammad Suleman, Muhammad Hassan Nawaz, Nasir Nawaz, Muhammad Taimoor Khan, Waqar Hussain, Muhammad Junaid, Faisal Akram, Aliyan Mahmood, Ahmad Safi Abdullah, Daniyal Hussain Rajpoot, Adil Naz, Muhammad Ibtisam Rehman, Sudais Ulfat, Israr Hussain, Jahandad Khan, Muhammad Hassan Mohsin, Muhammad Sadaqat
SNGPL Squad:
Sahibzada Farhan, Shahzaib Khan, Saim Ayub, Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Saud Shakeel, Omair Bin Yousaf, Mubasir Khan, Ali Waqas, Muhammad Rizwan, Haseebullah, Abbas Afridi, Mir Hamza, Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Waseem, Bilawal Bhatti, Awais Anwar, Hunain Shah, Yasir Shah, Mehran Mumtaz
Ghani Class Squad:
Shan Masood, Sharjeel Khan, Kashif Ali, Tayyab Tahir, Mohsin Raza, Farhan Sarfraz, Hussain Talat, Shadab Khan, Saeed Malik, Noman Ali, Muhammad Irfan, Shahbaz Javed, Saad Nasim, Sheraz Khan, Musa Khan, Moeez Ghani, Niaz Khan, Ghulam Mudasir, Ahad Malik, Ghulam Haider
HEC Squad:
Muhammad Huraira, Saad Khan, Anas Mustafa, Jahanzaib Sultan, Waseem Akram, Muhammad Awais Zafar, Muhammad Mohsin Khan, Wahaj Riaz, Obaid Shahid, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori, Zaid Bin Nadeem, Aqib Liaquat, Haris Khan, Muhammad Junaid, Umer Lohya, Muhammad Azab, Waseem Akram, Abdul Rehman, Asadullah Hamza, Kashif Ali
KRL Squad:
Abdul Faseeh, Ali Zaryab Asif, Muhammad Imran Dogar, Imran Rafiq, Sarmad Bhatti, Muhammad Sharoon Siraj, Waqar Ahmad, Israrullah, Maaz Ahmad Sadaqat, Kashif Ali, Ahmad Bashir, Siraj uddin, Muhammad Imran Jr., Muhammad Amir Khan, Arshadullah, Rohail Nazir, Jamal Anwar, Rohan Qadri, Umar Khan, Shayan Sheikh
WAPDA Squad:
Muhammad Saad, Bismillah Khan, Ayaz Tasawar, Umer Abid Kiyani, Khalid Usman, Tahir Hussain, Irfanullah Shah, Ahmad Shahzad, Iftikhar Ahmad, Muhammad Saleem, Umer Akmal, Muhammad Basit Ali, Naqeeb Masood, Muhammad Naveed, Muhammad Arif, Hassan Abid Kiyani, Ali Raza, Ahmad Khan, Asif Afridi, Muhammad Ikhlaq
SBP Squad:
Usman Salahuddin, Umar Amin, Agha Salman Ali, Zain Abbas, Rizwan Hussain, Muhammad Mohsin, Ramee Aziz, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Ali Shan, Ameer Hamza, Nisar Ahmad, Kashif Bhatti, Muhammad Imran, Sameen Gul, Zahid Mahmood, Muhammad Ilyas, Ali Usman, Aftab Ibrahim, Muhammad Abbas, Affaq Afridi
President’s Trophy Schedule:
