{"id":30036,"date":"2018-08-19T19:05:32","date_gmt":"2018-08-19T09:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=30036"},"modified":"2018-08-19T19:05:32","modified_gmt":"2018-08-19T09:05:32","slug":"over-10000-players-appeared-in-qalandars-open-trial-in-rawalpindi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/over-10000-players-appeared-in-qalandars-open-trial-in-rawalpindi\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 10,000 players appeared in Qalandars\u2019 open trial in Rawalpindi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over 10,000 aspiring Qalandars, aiming to be part of PSL team Lahore Qalandars, appeared in open trials on day one of two-day player development program trials in Pindi Stadium on Saturday.<br \/>\nA large number of players arrived in the stadium since morning \u2013 hours before the trials were scheduled to commence. They were chanting slogans in support of Lahore Qalandars and its owner Fawad Rana.<br \/>\n\u201cI am very hopeful that by appearing in these trials, I will get a proper opportunity to show my skills. This trial could be my first step towards achieving my dream of playing for Pakistan,\u201d said an aspiring Qalandar Adil Ali.<br \/>\nThe coaching panel of Lahore Qalandars, headed by former pacer Aaqib Javed, analysed the players\u2019 skills at six different pitches throughout the day.<br \/>\n\u201cRawalpindi has always produced some great talent for Pakistan. Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammad Wasim, Azhar Mahmood are top players who came from this region and helped Pakistan win several matches,\u201d said Aaqib Javed while talking to this correspondent.<br \/>\n\u201cI am very hopeful that a program of this scale will help us find more players like Akhtar, Wasim and Azhar,\u201d he hoped.<br \/>\nAaqib said that around 500 players are shortlisted for the second phase of trials which will be conducted on Sunday at the same venue. \u201cThe second day trials will see the real talent of a player. On first day we checked the basic skills and on second day players will undergo four further stages of analysis before being picked among 16 for Pindi Qalandars,\u201d said the former fast bowler who was also part of Pakistan\u2019s victorious cricket team of 1992 world cup.\u2014Agencies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 10,000 aspiring Qalandars, aiming to be part of PSL team Lahore Qalandars, appeared in open trials on day one of two-day player development program trials in Pindi Stadium on Saturday. A large number of players arrived in the stadium since morning \u2013 hours before the trials were scheduled to commence. 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