QEA Final 2010/11

Ahmed Shehzad has an opportunity to show case what he can do in the longer formats as well following his impressive and flamboyant 34 ball 54 against New Zealand in the 3rd T20 on the 30th of December. Can he follow this up with more top performances? He will be opening the batting for HB against the mouth matering talented opening combination of Aizaz Cheema and Anwar Ali for PIA. Promises to be a challenging and potent contest against a personal favourite of mine in Shehzad who I have hyped and rated for some time.

The Quaid-E-Azam Division 1 Final will be contested between Habib Bank and PIA at the NSK between the 12th and 16th January. Both sides compromise of some key names with international exposure and experience as well as many eye catching fresh youngsters and talented back ups which are statistically and technically highly spoken of. It should be an enjoyable and competitive encounter and one which shall really promote the image Pks domestic structure. The match will be televised thankfully, but what stands out is that it will be played under lights for the first time which promises to be a fascinating spectacle for all concerned. This is excellent forward step, experimentation and initiative in advancing the standard of FC within PK, especially on the commercial front which is all but lacklustre and arguably always has been. Fingers crossed everything runs smoothly and may the best man win. Hopefully, the Karachites turn up in their numbers to support the scheme and appreciate the special latest introduce scheme which is undoubtedly a key highlight in the PK domestic calendar and one which has been running for several generations in the past.

Proceedings can be followed at the following link. Key names include Malik, Shehzad, Cheema, Kaneria, Farhat, Mahmood, Hasan Raza, Kamran Hussain and Anwar Ali. Therefore, inevitably there shall be no shortage of excitement, especially with a few of those candidates eyeing a place in the final 15 for the global World Cup spectacle when then 30 man preliminary squad will be shortened soon.