Central Punjab cricket team is a − first-class cricket team in Pakistan. The team with five other new teams was introduced as a part of new domestic structure by − Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on 31 August 2019. [1]
On 3 September 2019, PCB announced both First XI and Second XI squads of the team. [2] Babar Azam was announced as captain of the team's First XI, while Ali Waqas was named as Second XI's captain for the season. [3]
Team management retained several of their players in both First XI and Second XI from the previous year's squads. Pakistan's Test and ODI opening batsman Abid Ali was included in this year's squad and some of the Second XI players from last year were selected in First XI squad as a reward for their excellent performances, and some were demoted in team's Second XI. [4]