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PSL 2024: Check out players in each squad
Formed in 2015, the Pakistan Super League (PSL) has aimed at churning out local talents in the country. Since then, a lot of terrific players have come out of the league. The league consists of six teams – Peshawar Zalmi, Karachi Kings, Islamabad United, Multan Sultans, Lahore Qalandars, and Quetta Gladiators. All the teams have star players who are expected to light up the league.
Islamabad United is owned by Leonine Global Investments. Karachi Kings are owned by ARY Group and Digital Network. Multan Sultans are owned by the Managing Director. Peshawar Zalmi is owned by the Owner of MG Motors Pakistan. Managing director of Doha-based QALCO own Lahore Qalandars. Omar Associates owns Quetta Gladiators in the PSL. The league has some of the best players in the world taking part.
Islamabad United is led by Shadab Khan. They have some terrific players like Naseem Shah, Azam Khan, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Colin Munro, Alex Hales, Rumman Raees, Matthew Forde, Tymal Mills, Qasim Akram, Salman Agha, Ubaid Shah, Hunain Shah, Jordan Cox, Haider Ali, Shamyl Hussain, and Obed McCoy. Tom Curran has been ruled out of the league due to an injury.
Karachi Kings are led by Shan Masood. They have some terrific players like Hasan Ali, James Vince, Shoaib Malik, Mir Hamza, Tabraiz Shamsi, Irfan Khan, Muhammad Akhlaq, Kieron Pollard, Mohammad Nawaz, Tim Seifert, Daniel Sams, Anwar Ali, Mohammad Amir Khan, Sirajuddin, Arafat Minhas, Jamie Overton, Kieron Pollard, Saad Baig, Mohammad Rohid, and Leus du Plooy. Seifert will be available after New Zealand’s series against Australia.
Peshawar Zalmi has the star power of Babar Azam, who is also their skipper. They have some talented players like Rovman Powell, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Saim Ayub, Aamir Jamal, Mohammad Haris, Haseebullah Khan, Khurram Shahzad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Asif Ali, Dan Mousley, Umair Afridi, Gus Atkinson, Mehran Mumtaz, Mohammad Zeeshan, Salman Irshad, Noor Ahmad, Luke Wood, Arif Yaqoob, and Lungi Ngidi.
Squads of Lahore Qalandars, Multan Sultans, and Quetta Gladiators
Lahore Qalandars are led by Shaheen Shah Afridi. Their squad features the likes of Haris Rauf, Sikandar Raza, David Wiese, Zaman Khan, Abdullah Shafique, Mirza Baig, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Imran, Sahibzada Farhan, Dan Lawrence, Ahsan Bhatti, Syed Faridoun, Jahandad Khan, Kamran Ghulam, Shai Hope, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Rassie van der Dussen, and Tayyab Abbas. Rashid Khan got ruled out of the league.
Mohammad Rizwan leads Multan Sultans who also have the likes of Iftikhar Ahmed, Usama Mir, Khushdil Shah, Ihsanullah, Abbas Afridi, Dawid Malan, Faisal Akram, Reece Topley, Reeza Hendricks, Shahnawaz Dahani, Tayyab Tahir, Usman Khan, Mohammad Ali, Chris Jordan, Yasir Khan, Aftab Ibrahim, Johnson Charles, David Willey, and Muhammad Shahzad. Reece Topley could potentially be ruled out of the league due to an injury.
Noor Ahmad and Lungi Ngidi are ruled out of the league for Peshawar. The likes of Naveen-ul-Haq, Arshad Iqbal, and Shamar Joseph are partially unavailable for them. Quetta Gladiators are led by Sarfaraz Ahmed in the PSL 2024. Bismillah Khan is a partial replacement for Wanindu Hasaranga in the league.
They have some talented players like Rilee Rossouw, Jason Roy, Mohammad Wasim, Abrar Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Hasnain, Sherfane Rutherford, Saud Shakeel, Will Smeed, Usman Qadir, Sajjad Ali, Khawaja Nafay, Adil Naz, Sohail Khan, Omair Yousuf, Akeal Hosein, and Sufiyan Muqeem.