The Islamabad Leopards was a domestic
T20 and
List A
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cricket team, based in
Islamabad
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,
Pakistan
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. The team was established in 2004.
Notable players
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Shoaib Akhtar
Shoaib Akhtar (; ; born 13 August 1975) is a Pakistani former cricketer and commentator. Nicknamed the "Rawalpindi Express", he was the first bowler to be recorded bowling at 100 miles per hour, a feat he achieved twice in his career.
Ak ...
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Umer Gul
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Iftikhar Anjum
Rao Iftikhar Anjum ( ur, ) (born 1 December 1980) is a former Pakistani cricketer right arm medium fast bowler and right hand batsman. Rao Iftikhar Anjum is another addition to Pakistan's seemingly endless production line of pace bowlers. Ift ...
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Bazid Khan
Bazid Khan (born 25 March 1981) is a Pakistani cricket commentator and former cricketer.
In the 2021 edition of ''Wisden Cricketer's Almanack'', he was named as the Schools Cricketer of the Year for his performances between 1998 and 2000.
Earl ...
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Shan Masood
Shan Masood (Urdu, Punjabi: شان مسعود; born 14 October 1989) is a Pakistani international cricketer. He plays for Yorkshire County Cricket Club, and the Multan Sultans in domestic cricket. He is a left-handed batter and an occasional r ...
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Babar Azam
Mohammad Babar Azam (Urdu, pa, ; born 15 October 1994), is a Pakistani international cricketer and captain of the Pakistan national cricket team in all formats. Regarded as one of the finest batters in contemporary world cricket, he is the o ...
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Imad Wasim
Syed Imad Wasim Haider (in Punjabi and ur, ; born 18 December 1988), commonly known as Imad Wasim, is a Pakistani international cricketer. He is a left-handed all-rounder.
In August 2018, he was one of thirty-three players to be awarded a cen ...
See also
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Pakistan Super League
The Pakistan Super League (PSL) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league contested during February and March of every year by six teams representing six cities of Pakistan. The league was founded on 9 September 2015 with five teams by the Paki ...
References
External links
Twenty 20 Record page for Islamabad Leopards
{{Pakistan Twenty20 League
Cricket clubs established in 2004
2004 establishments in Pakistan
Cricket teams in Pakistan
Leopards
The leopard (''Panthera pardus'') is one of the five extant species in the genus '' Panthera'', a member of the cat family, Felidae. It occurs in a wide range in sub-Saharan Africa, in some parts of Western and Central Asia, Southern Russia, ...