Islamabad: Champions Cup mentors has been selected by PCB. After a thorough and transparent selection process, Waqar Younis, Shoaib Malik, Saqlain Mushtaq, Sarfaraz Ahmed, and Misbah-ul-Haq have been confirmed as the mentors for the five Champions Cup teams. They will each be working on three-year contracts. The details about which teams and squads they will be mentoring will be announced later.
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About Champions Cup Mentors
Shoaib Malik and Sarfaraz Ahmed are two-time ICC event winners. Misbah-ul-Haq has won an ICC event once and captained the ACC Asia Cup 2012-winning team. Saqlain Mushtaq and Waqar Younis were part of the squad that reached the 1999 World Cup final.
The first task for the mentors in the PCB Domestic Cricket Season 2024-25 will be the Champions One-Day Cup. It is scheduled to take place at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad from September 12 to 29.
This single-league competition will showcase the top cricketers from across the country. It will also mark the return of senior men’s competitive cricket to Faisalabad after nearly two years.
The last domestic men’s 50-over match held at the Iqbal Stadium occurred in March 2022 between Balochistan and KPK.
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The five mentors for the Champions Cup teams have played 1,621 international matches in total. They have scored 32,780 runs and taken 1,503 wickets combined.
Key Highlights
| Mentor | Key Achievements | Notable Records | World Cups & Tournaments |
| Misbah-ul-Haq | – Pakistan’s most successful Test captain- Led team to No.1 ICC Test Rankings (Aug 2016)- Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2017 | – Fastest Test century (56 balls)- ICC T20 World Cup winner (2009) | – 2x 50-over World Cups- 3x T20 World Cups- 3x ICC Champions Trophy |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | – Fastest to 250 ODI wickets- Most ODI wickets in a calendar year- Inventor of ‘Doosra’ | – 2 ODI hat-tricks, including one in a World Cup- 2nd most consecutive five-wickets in ODI innings | – 3x World Cups- 2x Champions Trophy |
| Sarfaraz Ahmed | – ICC U19 World Cup 2006 & Champions Trophy 2017 captain- Led Pakistan to No.1 T20I Team Rankings | – Most dismissals in an ODI (6 catches)- 2nd wicket-keeper with 2,000 runs & 100 dismissals | – 2x 50-over World Cups- 1x T20 World Cup |
| Shoaib Malik | – Extensive international career over 19 years- Captained in T20 World Cup 2007- Sought-after in franchise cricket | – 33rd in ODI with 1,000 runs, 50 wickets, & 50 catches- 11,867 runs & 218 wickets in 446 matches | – 2x 50-over World Cups- 6x T20 World Cups- 6x Champions Trophy |
| Waqar Younis | – Fastest to 400 ODI wickets- Record for best ODI bowling figures- Dismissed all 11 batters in a Test match | – 2010 & 2016 T20 World Cups coach for Pakistan cricket team, and 2015 World Cup- Former Pakistan bowling coach (2019-2021) | – 3x 50-over World Cups |
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