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CA Sports
Company type Private
Industry Sports equipment, textile
Founded1958; 66 years ago (1958)
FounderCharaghdin Abdul Rasheed
Headquarters,
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Zahid Javed
(CEO)
Products Cricket clothing and equipment, athletic shoes, accessories [1]
Number of employees
500+
Website casports.com.pk

CA Sports is a Pakistani sports equipment manufacturing company headquartered in Sialkot, Punjab, focused on cricket clothing and equipment. Founded in 1958, the company's name refers to the first initials of its founder's name, Charaghdin Abdul Rasheed. [2]

The range of cricket products manufactured by CA Sports include on-field equipment ( bat, batting gloves, balls, leg pads, protection guards), clothing ( shirts, trousers, raincoats, hoodies, polo shirts), athletic shoes, and accessories ( bags, backpacks). [1]

CA Sports have been the official kit sponsor of Pakistan national cricket team, producing and supplying clothing to Pakistan cricket team. The curve-shaped bats, a staple in today’s cricket, were first produced by CA in 1979. [3]

Sponsorships

CA Sports has had sponsorship deals with many international cricketers, including former England captain Eoin Morgan, Jason Roy, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Tamim Iqbal, Fakhar Zaman [(cricketer) and many other cricketers

References

  1. ^ a b Products on CR website
  2. ^ Khan, Saadia (29 March 2015). "CA Sports: Pitch perfect". Express Tribune. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  3. ^ "From timber to sixer: How a Pakistani bat manufacturer shaped cricket". Dawn newspaper. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2017.

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