National Bank of Pakistan cricket team

National Bank of Pakistan
NBP Cricket Team
Personnel
OwnerNational Bank of Pakistan
Team information
Colours 
Founded1947; 77 years ago (1947)
Home groundNBP Sports Complex
Capacity1,000
History
Quaid-e-Azam Trophy wins5
President's Trophy wins6
Pentangular Trophy wins3
Official websitewww.nbp.com.pk

National Bank of Pakistan cricket team, sponsored by the National Bank of Pakistan, was a first-class cricket side, one of the most successful in Pakistani domestic cricket. They won each of the three major trophies at least once and achieved 14 tournament wins in total.

They played 421 matches of first-class cricket between the 1969–70 season and the 2018–19 season. They won 179 matches, lost 76 and drew 166.[1] Many stars of Pakistani cricket have played for the team, including Inzamam-ul-Haq, Mushtaq Ahmed and Waqar Younis.[citation needed]

In May 2019, Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan revamped the domestic cricket structure in Pakistan, excluding departmental teams like National Bank of Pakistan in favour of regional sides, therefore ending the participation of the team.[2] The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was criticised in removing departmental sides, with players voicing their concern to revive the teams.[3]

Honours

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  • Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (5)
  • 1975-76
  • 1978-79
  • 1981-82
  • 1983-84
  • 1986-87
  • Patron's Trophy (6)
  • 1974-75
  • 1975-76
  • 1978-79
  • 1986-87
  • 2001-02
  • 2005-06
  • Pentangular Trophy (3)
  • 1974-75
  • 1994-95
  • 2005-06

References

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  1. ^ "National Bank of Pakistan first-class playing record". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Imran Khan rejects PCB's new domestic model". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Umar Gul: We need departmental cricket back in Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
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