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Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, 2011-12

Umar Farooq

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ESPNcricinfo previews of the best teams of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2011-12

Format

Younis Khan for his film a one-time pad, Zimbabwe against Pakistan, the test only the third day, Bulawayo, September 3, 2011

Younis Khan is the key to the presence of Habib Bank Limited © AFP

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Series / Tournaments: Quaid-e-Azam Trophy First Division | Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Second Division | Pakistan domestic season

Teams: Pakistan

The format is always the same as last season, 22 teams and first class - as well as regional and departmental dress - compete in two league structures. Teams promoted and expel each season based on performance. The two bottom teams in Division I - one of the wards, and one was reduced to a regional Division II next season. Similarly, a leading regional departments and the walls of the Second Division of Division I. The departments make the side trim of the lowest in Division II, will eject the Grade II next season.

Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) and Multan have been relegated to Division II, based on the championship last year, while the State Bank of Pakistan, Abbottabad won promotion to Division I.

Habib Bank Limited (HBL)

Captain: Younis Khan

With a team full of players who represented Pakistan, HBL, said last year's championship, culminating in his dominant start with victory against Pakistan International Airlines in the final. He scored over 500 runs in an innings twice, and won two of their games by a margin of more than 100 tracks. The decision maker is a matter of days and a night that featured colored balls.

Players to watch

HBL is about to lose many of their most influential players like Taufeeq Umar, Imran Farhat, Younis Khan, Umar Gul and Abdul Rehman can be sent to the national mission at certain stages of the tournament. They are lucky, however, services have Shehzad Ahmed is currently out of the national team, and Shahid Afridi, who has "conditionally" withdrawn from international cricket. The bowling will be led by Danish Kaneria, who want to leave a good impression, even while struggling with the committee the integrity of PCBs in the yard.

Karachi Blues

Captain: Mohammad Sami

The champions of the 2009-10 season has become unpredictable in the race, with many of his best players back to representing the region. Last season the Blues finished eighth humble, with only three wins and 27 points from their 11 games. They often lose the national team players or teams of service, but are talented enough to fill the gaps.

Players to watch

Mohammad Sami looks for the practical session of Pakistan in Dubai, November 10, 2010

Mohammad Sami put a smile on his face Karachi Blues' fans © AFP

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The team is full of talent, especially in the fast bowling department. Seamer Sami, Sohail Tanvir Ahmed Khan and form the backbone of the attack, while Khalid Latif Hassan Shahzaib and must provide the ballast to bat.

State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)

Captain: Kashif Siddiq

Stages of SBP way to the top of Section II, where they won four of the nine matches and lost one. The promotion came on the back of an effective performance from a device that has overcome its lack of star power. It was a hard journey, though, as they beat Pakistan Television in three days, and later hit Khan Research Laboratories in the Division II final.

Saddiq House veteran will be your talisman, this year, and once again enter the fray with a group of low profile, but the meeting the artists.

Players to watch

SBP will be strengthened by the arrival of Raja Ramee junior, who had moved to Karachi after Blues at the top of the charts last year. Another international presence is Shoaib Khan, who was the highest run scorer in the 2008 season. He will try to hit ground running after spending much of his off-season playing League cricket in England.

Rawalpindi

Captain: Babar Naeem

Rawalpindi has improved enormously in recent years and finished third last season with 54 points. They were one of the three pages of Title I to win six games. If they had won their last match against Sialkot, they could have done for the playoffs.

Players to watch

Sadaf Hussain, a fast player who plans to enter the big league soon, Rawalpindi will be the man to watch. It 'was ranked Top wicket-takers last year, only 64 scalps in his second season. Awais Zia, who has spent much time in the desert, despite an average of almost 45 27 games at the end of the Twenty20 format titles. He is interested in the effect of selectors still a form of class. Wicketkeeper Jamal Anwar, the second player with access to the national side, had 41 dismissals last year in 10 matches.

Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited

Captain Misbah-ul-Haq

SNGPL, Champions 2009-10, has been paid up to Division II after a disappointing season in which they managed only two victories. Department was to release some of their best players - Miabah-ul-Haq and Mohammad Hafeez involved - is a national duty for the entire season.

Players to watch

Umar Akmal has been removed from the test team in Pakistan and advised to show the capacity of BAT for long periods. He will try to do just that when the season first class begins. Another option, the legspinner Yasir Shah, try to make leaps and bounds. The page will be difficult to get through the Division I board in the absence of two of their top batsmen.

United Bank Limited

Captain: Shabbir Ahmed

UBL were among the most popular teams in the 1990s, but were out of the event after it was privatized in 2002. The team was last in the first division in 1997, when he played a final against Habib Bank Limited and won 306 races. Now they have resurfaced in the internal circuitry of the Division II classification.

Players to watch

The team is composed largely of low-key national stakeholders. Misbah Khan, the offspinner, missing in action last season but is back in the mix this year. The team also includes versatile Tahir Mughal, a veteran of 103 first class matches, the Sialkot region.Given the near experimental look to their line-up,avoiding relegation will be a challenge.
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