- Karachi Kings are coached by former South African participant Herschelle Gibbs.
- Karachi’s tempo assault shall be led by Pakistan’s disgruntled quick bowler Mohammad Amir.
- Babar Azam is vital to King’s batting.
KARACHI: Karachi Kings will enter the PSL 6 as defending champions and are decided to develop into the primary staff because the inception of the Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL) to defend its title.
No staff has, because the match was launched in 2016, defended its title. If Karachi fail to take action, they are going to be remembered because the PSL champions for the shortest interval after successful the ultimate November final 12 months. The earlier version needed to be stopped abruptly in March after coronavirus hit the nation.
Karachi Kings shall be underneath the teaching of former South African participant Herschelle Gibbs, considered one of South Africa’s most interesting white-ball cricketers. Gibbs changed late Dean Jones within the Kings’ teaching workers who handed away final 12 months attributable to cardiac arrest.
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The Karachi Kings squad for PSL 6 appears to be like balanced with a mix of expertise and kids. Their high order shall be led by Babar Azam and Sharjeel Khan.
Forward of the 2021 version, Karachi Kings traded England’s Alex Hales with Islamabad United and introduced again South Africa’s Colin Ingram from Islamabad United, aiming to enhance their center order.
Additionally they have Joe Clarke and Dan Christian of their squad who had been teammates of Imad Wasim at Nottinghamshire throughout final 12 months’s T20 blast in England.
Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi, who may be useful with each bat and ball, is a useful addition to the Kings’ squad.
Nonetheless, opponents should be careful for 18-year-old Qasim Akram, who impressed everybody together with his all-round efficiency throughout Pakistan’s home T20 Cup. Together with him, Abbas Afridi can also be rated very excessive by Wasim Akram.
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Karachi’s tempo assault, like all the time, shall be led by Pakistan’s disgruntled quick bowler Mohammad Amir. Waqas Maqsood, Arshad Iqbal and Aamer Yamin will add pressure to Karachi’s tempo assault.
Squad: Imad Wasim (captain), Aamer Yamin, Arshad Iqbal, Babar Azam, Chadwick Walton, Colin Ingram, Dan Christian, Danish Aziz, Joe Clarke, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Ilyas, Mohammad Nabi, Noor Ahmed, Sharjeel Khan, Qasim Akram, Waqas Maqsood and Zeeshan Malik.
Fixtures: February 20 – Quetta Gladiators, February 24 – Islamabad United, February 27 – Multan Sultans, February 28 – Lahore Qalandars, March 3 – Peshawar Zalmi, March 5 – Multan Sultans, March 7 – Islamabad United, March 10 – Peshawar Zalmi, March 13 – Quetta Gladiators, March 14 – Lahore Qalandars
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