Lions cricket team (Pakistan)

Lions

Personnel
Captain	Shaheen Afridi
Coach	Sharjeel Khan
Manager	Rahat Abbas Asadi
Team information
Colors	-
Founded	2024;1 year ago (2024)
Home ground	TBA
History
Champions Pentagular  wins	-
Champions One-Day Cup  wins	-
Champions T20 Cup  wins	-
First-class One-day T20

The Lions Cricket Team (also known as for sponsorship reasons as Nurpur Lions) are one of five Pakistan cricket teams that make up Pakistan Cricket Board. ^[1]

It competes in the Champions Pentagular first class (4-day) competition, Champions One-Day Cup domestic one day competition and the Champions T20 Cup Twenty20 competition.

History

In August 2024, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) introduced three new competitions namely The Champions One-Day Cup, Champions T20 Cup and Champions First-Class Cup as part of the 2024-25 domestic season to provide a tougher, more competitive and high-pressure cricket playing environment in the country. ^{[2] [3]}

Current squads

No.	Name	Nat	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
All-rounders
Wicket-keepers
Bowlers

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Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach
Mentor
Fielding coach
Team Manager
Batting Coach
Fast Bowling Coach
Spin Bowling Coach
Strength and Conditioning Coach
Masseur
Analyst
Physiotherapist

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Honours

• Champions Pentagular
  • -
• Champions One-Day Cup
  • -
• Champions T20 Cup
  • -

Sponsorship

• Team Sponsors - Nurpur ^[8]
• Team Media Partners - Samaa TV ^[9]

References

1. "Lions Team Profile for Champions Cup 2024-25: Key Players, Coaches & Schedule". championscup.pk. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
2. "PCB introduces three Champions events in 2024-25 domestic season". Business Recorder. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
3. "PCB to launch domestic 'Pentangular' tournament across formats next season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
4. "Champions One-Day Cup: Afridi, Rizwan, Shadab, Shakeel and Haris named captains". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
5. "PCB names provisional squads for inaugural Champions One-day Cup". DAWN. 7 September 2024.
6. "Lions Coaches and Support Personnel". cricket. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
7. "Champions One-Day Cup 2024: Full List Of Captains And Team Mentors". Wisden. 6 September 2024.
8. "Pakistan Champions Cup Team Sponsors Announced for Season 2024-25". championscup.pk. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
9. "Pakistan Champions Cup Teams Media Partner". pcb. Retrieved 12 September 2024.