Kamran Shehzad of Lahore is the fastest bowler of the Pepsi-PCB Pace Attack 2005 talent hunt by Staff reporter

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Event:

England in Pakistan 2005/06

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DateLine: 22nd September 2005

 

A countrywide talent hunt series of contests - Pepsi-PCB Pace Attack 2005 drew to a close on 17 October after a two-day final at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.

 

The pace attack talent hunt scheme was jointly organised by Pepsi and PCB.

 

This scheme turned out to be a major success and was designed to find new fast bowling talent to be groomed to play for the Pakistan team when England tour Pakistan at the end of October and in future.

 

Kamran Shehzad of Lahore become the fastest bowler of the contest. He clocked 87.4 mph in the final in which thirty fast bowlers participated after winning their respective city contests from all over the country.

 

The other bowlers selected during the final to join the Pakistan camp for England series are Sohail Pathan (Karachi) 85.7 mph, Nasir Ahmed (Peshawar) 84.6 mph, Muhammad Talha (Faisalabad) 84.5 mph, Shahid Iqbal (Lahore) 84.1 mph and Muhammad Imran (Peshawar) 82.3 mph.

 

More than 8000 young fast bowlers from all over the country participated in the month-long competition.

 

The contest kicked off at Quetta's Bugti Stadium on September 20. The other venues were Peshawar, Abbottabad, Faisalabad, Sialkot, Multan, Hyderabad, Karachi, Rawalpindi/Islamabad and Lahore.

 

From each centre, three of the fastest boys were picked to appear in the final at Lahore.

 

The top six from the Lahore final will be joining the national cricket camp for possible selection to play for the Pakistan team during the coming England tour which starts from 21st of this month.

 

The schedule for the various cities was as follows:

 

PEPSI-PCB PACE ATTACK CHALLENGE SCHEDULE

 

City				Date			Venue
Quetta				20 September		Bughti Stadium
Peshawar		        21-22 September	        Arbab Niaz Stadium
Abbottabad			23 September		Abbottabad Stadium
Faisalabad			26-27 September	        Iqbal Stadium
Sialkot				29-30 September	        Jinnah Stadium
Multan				1-2 October		Multan Stadium
Hyderabad			3-4 October		Niaz Stadium
Karachi			        6-8 October		National Stadium
Rawalpindi/Islamabad		10-11 October		Pindi Cricket Stadium
Lahore				13-14 October		Gaddafi Stadium
Final 				16-17 October		Gaddafi Stadium

(Article: Copyright © 2005 Pakistan Cricket Board)