Cricket is returning to Pakistani soil and its speed is gearing up under the PCB management and efforts of PCB CEO Wasim Khan who is playing an influential part in bringing back to Pakistan. After successful hosting of Sri Lanka and Bangladesh now its time for one of the oldest cricket clubs in world cricket to tour Pakistan. MCC tour of Pakistan 2020 is all set to take place.
History of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) is one of the oldest clubs in cricket history founded in 1787 in England. It has played its part in development of cricket in various parts of the world and also responsible for determining laws and rules for playing cricket.
List Of Pakistani Cricketers as Honorary Member of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)
MCC will provide honorary membership to finest cricketers around the world who have played the game of cricket. So far 25 Pakistani cricketers have been chosen for this membership. Below is the list of Pakistani cricketers chosen for MCC membership.
- Burki (1974)
- Nasim-ul-Ghani (1978)
- Saeed Ahmed (1981)
- Mushtaq Mohammed (1982)
- Intikhab Alam (1983)
- Wasim Bari (1986)
- Asif Iqbal (1986)
- Majid J. Khan (1986)
- Sadiq Mohammed (1988)
- Zaheer Abbas (1990)
- A.A.K. Abbasi (1991)
- Imran Khan (1993)
- Mudassar Nazar (1994)
- Iqbal Qasim (1995)
- E. Mani (2003)
- W. Akram (2005)
- W. Younis (2005)
- J. Miandad (2006)
- R.H. Raja (2015)
- Misbah-Ul-Haq (2017)
- S. Afridi (2017)
- Y. Khan (2017)
- A. Razzaq (2018)
- Inzamam-ul-Haq (2019)
SCHEDULE of MCC tour of Pakistan 2020
MCC tour of Pakistan comprises of t20 and one day match as they agreed to play 3 T20 and 1 One day match in Pakistan against two PSL franchises, Pakistan Shaheens and a match against domestic side to complete their tour.
MCC will start their tour of Pakistan 2020 by playing against Pakistan Super League franchise team Lahore Qalandars in a T20 match on Feb 14, 2020. On 16th Feb 2020 MCC team will take on Pakistan Shaheens in a 50 over match and follow up with two more T20 games against Northerns (domestic side) and Multan Sultan (PSL franchise) on 17th & 19th Feb, 2020 respectively. All matches will take place in Lahore.
| Day / Date | Match Type | Team vs Team | Mode | Venue | Match Timings |
| Friday 14th February | 1st T20 | Lahore Qalandars v MCC | Night | Gaddafi Stadium | 5.00pm PKT/12.00 noon GMT |
| Sunday 16th February | Only ODI | Pakistan Shaheens v MCC | Day | Aitchison College | 9.30 am PKT/4.30 am GMT |
| Monday 17th February | 2nd T20 | Northern v MCC | Day | Aitchison College | 12.30 pm PKT/7.30 am GMT |
| Wednesday 19th February | 3rd T20 | Multan Sultans v MCC | Day | Aitchison College | 12.30 pm PKT/7.30 am GMT |
MCC Squads for Pakistan Tour 2020
Lead by MCC President Kumar Sangakara former Sri Lankan captain and one of the best player of his time. With lots of county players included in the side Ravi Bopara and Roelof van der Merwe are other two international players part of MCC squad.
Kumar Sangakkara (c), Ravi Bopara, Michael Burgess, Oliver Hannon-Dalby, Fred Klaassen, Michael Leask, Arron Lilley, Imran Qayyum, Will Rhodes, Safyaan Sharif, Roelof van der Merwe, Ross Whiteley.
Pakistan Shaheens Squad vs MCC 2020
Saud Shakeel (captain), Ehsan Adil, Hassan Mohsin, Imran Butt, Imran Rafiq, Mohammad Irfan Khan, Mohammad Asghar, Omair Bin Yousaf, Rohail Nazir (wicketkeeper), Sajid Khan, Sameen Gul, Zeeshan Malik
Northern Squad vs MCC 2020
Rohail Nazir (captain, wicketkeeper), Faizan Riaz, Ali Imran, Haider Ali, Mubashir Khan, Munir Riaz, Nuaman Ali, Sarmad Bhatti, Shahzad Azam, Shiraz Khan, Zaid Alam, Zeeshan Malik
Lahore Qalandars Team Squad vs MCC 2020
Sohail Akhtar (c), Mohammad Hafeez (vc), Shaheen Afridi, Ben Dunk (wk), David Wiese, Seekkuge Prasanna, Jaahid Ali, Raja Farzan, Faizan Khan, Lendl Simmons, Dilbar Hussain.Haris Rauf, Salman Butt, Usman Shinwari, Fakhar Zaman, Chris Lynn, Samit Patel,
Multan Sultans Team Squad vs MCC 2020
Mohammad Irfan, Shahid Afridi, James Vince, Moeen Ali, Rilee Russouw, Zeeshan Ashraf, Ravi Bopara, Sohail Tanveer, Khushdil Shah, Usman Qadir, Fabien Allen, Rohail Nazir, Imran Tahir, Bilawal Bhatti.Junaid Khan, Shaan Masood, Ali Shafique, Mohammad Ilyas,
Live Telecast of MCC Tour of Pakistan 2020
Pakistan national sports channel PTV sports will be broadcasting all matches live during MCC tour of Pakistan 2020. Whereas official social media account of PSL franchises Lahore Qalandras and Multan Sultan along with PCB social media account will also provide live telecast of this historic tour of MCC.
MCC Tour of Pakistan 2020 Live Streaming
The Lord’s official YouTube Channel will provide live streaming of all the cricket matches taking place during MCC tour of Pakistan 2020. Other than Lord’s official Youtube channel below will also provide live streaming for viewers of MCC tour Pakistan 2020. Some other youtube channels will also broadcast live streaming of this MCC tour of Pakistan 2020.
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