Lahore Qalandars joins hands with Toronto Nationals for Canada GT20

The Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise Lahore Qalandars have joined hands with Toronto Nationals ahead of the Global T20 (GT20) in Canada.

The two-time PSL champions will outsource their coaching staff, led by Aaqib Javed, as part of the agreement.

"We are excited about our association with Lahore Qalandars," Nationals owner Manzoor Chaudhry said. "Cricket being a global sport is proliferating and connecting cricketing communities together. They won the PSL title twice and contributed a lot in Pakistan with their player development program and with such credibility, their assistance will be invaluable. So it's an incredible opportunity for us to rope them into Canada to manage our team. We are looking forward to forging a long-term deal in the future."

Along with from Aqib, full-time bowling coach Waqas Ahmed, fielding coach Shahzad Butt, and performance analyst Nabeel Edger Pace will also be part of the Canadian franchise.

"We are thrilled to be a part of the GT20 here in Canada and assisting Toronto Nationals with setting up the roster and providing them our full coaching staff in the upcoming season," Lahore Qalandars’ Chief Operating Officer Sameen Rana said. "In our responsibility, we will help the franchise to achieve their winning ambitions in the league. The deal is a first of a kind and it is initially for a season and we will see how it goes.”

"For us, it could also serve as a talent scouting on some unseen players from associates countries. Who knows we could find another Tim David out of another associate country who outshines and become a part of a bigger cricket ecosystem,” he added.

The GT20, which is being held after a gap of four years, will start on July 20 with the final scheduled for August 6.

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