Lahore Qalandars Players Development Program is a player development program of

Lahore Qalandars Lahore Qalandars is a Pakistani professional cricket franchise which plays in the Pakistan Super League, representing Lahore, the capital of Punjab. They are the current champions of the PSL and the most successful team in the tournament's hist ...

that conducts cricket players' trials throughout

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

, Pakistan.

History

Established in 2016 by the Lahore Qalandars, the Lahore Qalandars Players Development Program identifies and develops emerging cricketers not previously integrated into Pakistan's domestic cricket system. Through this program, representatives visit various cities, conduct trials, and curate city-specific squads. These squads participate in a tournament overseen by Qalandars, with top performers progressing to further training at the Qalandars High-Performance Center (QHPC) in Lahore. The program has expanded to include both male and female cricketers. In the early stages of the program, selected squads played matches in

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against

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teams, including the

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, and

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. Players such as

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, Usman Qadir, Salman Irshad, and Ghulam Rabbani subsequently received contracts with clubs in Australia, with Rauf later participating in the Big Bash and representing Pakistan.

Affiliations

The Lahore Qalandars have also established affiliations with the

Marylebone Cricket Club The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) is a cricket club founded in 1787 and based since 1814 at Lord's, Lord's Cricket Ground, which it owns, in St John's Wood, London, England. The club was the governing body of cricket from 1788 to 1989 and retain ...

(MCC) and Yorkshire Cricket Club. Annually, two standout participants of the program receive training at the MCC. A player exchange agreement is also in place with Yorkshire. Matches between Qalandars and Yorkshire are scheduled yearly.

Qalandars High-Performance Center (QHPC)

Located in Lahore, the Qalandars High-Performance Center (QHPC) provides facilities such as

gym A gym, short for gymnasium (: gymnasiums or gymnasia), is an indoor venue for exercise and sports. The word is derived from the ancient Greek term " gymnasion". They are commonly found in athletic and fitness centres, and as activity and learn ...

s, astro and turf pitches, speed guns, and access to coaching personnel. In addition to

physical training Physical fitness is a state of health and well-being and, more specifically, the ability to perform aspects of sports, occupations, and daily activities. Physical fitness is generally achieved through proper nutrition, moderate-vigorous physica ...

, it provides courses in various areas such as fitness, injury management,

nutrition Nutrition is the biochemistry, biochemical and physiology, physiological process by which an organism uses food and water to support its life. The intake of these substances provides organisms with nutrients (divided into Macronutrient, macro- ...

, doping regulations, game comprehension, conduct ethics, anti-corruption protocols, career strategies,

sports psychology Sport psychology is defined as the study of the psychological basis, processes, and effects of sport. One definition of sport sees it as "any physical activity for the purposes of competition, recreation, education or health". Sport psychology i ...

, and media communications.

Graduates

* Salman Irshad * Zaman Khan * Dilbar Hussain * Sohail Akhtar * Ahmed Daniyal * Maaz Khan * Mirza Tahir Baig * Mohammad Naeem * Salman Ali Mirza

References

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