KARACHI KINGS PSL LIVE 2018 LATTEST NEWS AND UPDATES
PSL INTRODUCTION
The entire PSL Teams has there own owners. The league and franchises were sold for US$93 million for 10 years. Right now PAKISTAN SUPER LEAGUE has 6 franchises, each and individual franchise operated by there owners and management.
Every year, PSL runs between February and March, each team playing 10 matches in a double round-robin format. The top 4 teams with best record results will qualify the next level in the championship.
The second CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL MATCH of the second season PESHAWAR ZALMI was the winner against QUETTA GLADIATORS. The bad-luck of QUETTA GLADIATORS, reached in final two times but lost the final match of championship. Now PAKISTAN SUPER LEAGUE WILL GOING TO START ON 22 FEBRUARY 2018.
KARACHI KINGS
KARACHI KINGS is a PAKISTANI Twenty20 cricket team of PAKISTAN SUPER LEAGUE which competes in PAKISTAN SUPER LEAGUE. KARACHI KINGS basically based in the biggest city of Pakistan which is famous for THE CITY OF LIGHTS KARACHI, the provincial capital of Sindh, PAKISTAN.THE PSL KARACHI KINGS formed in 2015, with the decision of PCB (PAKISTAN CRICKET BOARD). The home ground is NATIONAL STADIUM of KARACHI. KARACHI KINGS is owned by SALMAN IQBAL, THE CEO OF ARY MIDEA GROUP. In PSL 2017 KARACHI KINGS was captained by KUMAR SANGAKARA, but in 2018 KARACHI KINGS will be captained by IMAD WASIM and coached by a foreigner cricketer MICKEY ARTHUR.
Leading player of KARACHI KINGS is RAVI BUPARA, as well as SOHAIL KHAN, will be the wicket-taker. In 2016 Mr.Rashid Latif was appointed as The Director of Cricket Board Operations on 26 September. But now SHAHID AFRIDI known as BOOM BOOM OR SHAHID KHAN AFRIDI became the PRESIDENT OF THE KARACHI KINGS.
KARACHI KINGS HISTORY
A major decision of PCB (PAKISTAN CRICKET BOARD) to create KARACHI KINGS team, to have its own franchise of professional T20 CRICKET LEAGUE. On 3rd of December 2015, the PCB reveals the names of the all 5 franchises owners. The PSL Team KARACHI KINGS was sold to the ARY GROUP OF MEDIA for $26 million for the period of ten years. KARACHI KINGS is the most expensive team of the tournament.
PSL KARACHI KINGS UPDATES AND LATEST NEWS
In the second season PSL 2017, SHAHID KHAN AFRIDI was in PESHAWAR ZALMI and CHRIS GAYLE was the part of the KING TEAM. CHRIS GAYLE played very bad in the 3rd season of PSL which will playing in coming mounth. CHRIS GAYLE will be out of the PAKISTAN SUPER LEAGUE and SHAHID KHAN AFRIDI (BOOM BOOM AFRIDI) will take place of CHRIS GAYLE. This will be the BIGGEST CHANGE OF THE TOURNAMENT OF PSL.
PSL KARACHI KINGS SQUAD 2017, 2018
The biggest change of PAKISTAN SUPER LEAGUE 2018 is THE KING OF HEARTS, SHAHID KHAN AFRIDI (BOOM BOOM AFRIDI). RAMEEZ RAJA gives the title Boom Boom Afridi to SHAHID KHAN AFRIDI. SHAHID AFRIDI also known as LALA.In PSL (PAKISTAN SUPER LEAGUE) 2018, KARACHI KINGS make a lot of changes in there batting and bowling line-up.
The CHRIS GAYLE was a part of KARACHI KINGS in the previous season. But know, KARACHI KINGS TEAM is taking a huge decision to drop CHRIS GAYLE and bring SHAHID KHAN AFRIDI on his place. There were a lot of players performed in PSL 2017 from KARACHI KINGS which are not playing in PSL 2018 KARACHI KINGS PLAYING ORDER list. In PSL 2017 KARACHI KINGS TEAM was captained by Sri Lankan cricketer and captain Kumar Sangakkara. In PSL 2018 the KARACHI KINGS TEAM will play under the captainship of IMAD WASIM. IMAD WASIM played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup for the national team and has also played first-class. Let's check out the difference table between players of PSL 2017,2018
| No. | Player Names (IN) | Nationality | No. | Player Names (OUT) | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAHID KHAN AFRIDI | PAKISTAN | 1 | CHRIS GAYLE | West Indies |
| 2 | BABAR AZAM | PAKISTAN | 2 | RYAN MCLAREN | South Africa |
| 3 | COLIN INGRAM | South Africa | 3 | SHOAIB MALIK | PAKISTAN |
| 4 | DAVID WIESE | South Africa | 4 | KUMAR SANGAKKARA | Sri Lanka |
| 5 | EOIN MORGAN | England | 5 | SOHAIL KHAN | PAKISTAN |
| 6 | HASAN MOHSIN | PAKISTAN | 6 | KAHSIF BHATTI | Pakistan |
| 7 | IMAD WASIM(C) | PAKISTAN | 7 | KIERON POLLARD | West Indies |
| 8 | KHURRAM MANZOOR | PAKISTAN | 8 | SHAHZAIB HASSAN | PAKISTAN |
| 9 | LUKE WRIGHT | England | 9 | ABRAR AHMED | Pakistan |
| 10 | MITCHELL JOHNSON | Australia | 10 | ABDUL HAMEED | Pakistan |
| 11 | MOHAMMAD AMIR | PAKISTAN | |||
| 12 | MOHAMMAD IRFAN(JR) | PAKISTAN | |||
| 13 | MOHAMMAD RIZWAN | PAKISTAN | |||
| 14 | RAVI BOPARA | England | |||
| 15 | SAIFULLAH BANGASH | PAKISTAN | |||
| 16 | COLIN MUNRO | South Africa | |||
| 17 | TABISH KHAN | PAKISTAN | |||
| 18 | USAMA MIR | PAKISTAN | |||
| 19 | USMAN KHAN | PAKISTAN |
International Players: Colin Ingram, David Wiese, Luke Wright, Mitchell Johnson and Ravi Bopara,KARACHI KINGS categorized some players into some sections after seeing their performances and their rankings.
Emerging Category Players: Mohammad Taha, Mushtaq Ahmed Kalhoro
Supplementary Pakistan Players: Saifullah Bangash
Supplementary Foreign Players: Colin Munro, Eoin Morgan
OWNER, MANAGEMENT AND STAFF
| Name | Profession | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| Salman Iqbal | OWNER OF KARACHI KINGS AND CEO OF ARY MEDIA GROUP | Pakistan |
| Tariq Wasi | CEO Karachi Kings & Head of Operations, ARY Digital Network | Pakistan |
| Rashid Latif | Director | Pakistan |
| Mickey Arthur (South Africa) | Head Coach | South Africa |
| Azhar Mehmood | Assistant Coach | Pakistan |
| Abdul Majeed | Fielding Coach | Pakistan |
| Asad Ali | Physio | Pakistan |
| Muhammad Asim | Analyst | Pakistan |
PAKISTAN SUPER LEAGUE SCHEDULE, TIMINGS, AND VENUES
In PSL 2018, there are three(3) rounds to reach in final. In the first round of the league, each and every team has to play two(2) matches with each other. KARACHI KINGS will play ten matches with all other teams. KARACHI KINGS has to play two(2) matches with each team. TOP 4 TEAMS OF 1ST ROUND WILL QULIFY FOR 2ND ROUND OF PSL 2018. The Team wins two matches in 2nd round it will reach the 3rd round of the PAKISTAN SUPER LEAGUE. PAKISTAN SUPER LEAGUE FINAL MATCH 2018. KARACHI KINGS SCHEDULE is below:| Date | Match | Venue | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, February 23 2018 | Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators | Dubai | 4:30pm (PST) |
| Sunday, February 25 2018 | Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi | Dubai | 9:00pm (PST) |
| Monday, February 26 2018 | Karachi Kings vs Lahore Qalandars | Dubai | 9:00pm (PST) |
| Friday, March 2 2018 | Karachi Kings vs Multan Sultans | Sharjah | 4:30pm (PST) |
| Sunday, March 4 2018 | Karachi Kings vs Islamabad United | Sharjah | 9:00pm (PST) |
| Thursday, March 8 2018 | Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators | Dubai | 9:00pm (PST) |
| Saturday, March 10 2018 | Karachi Kings vs Multan Sultans | Dubai | 4:30pm (PST) |
| Sunday, March 11 2018 | Karachi Kings vs Lahore Qalandars | Dubai | 9:00pm (PST) |
| Thursday, March 15 2018 | Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi | Sharjah | 4:30pm (PST) |
| Friday, March 16 2018 | Karachi Kings vs Islamabad United | Sharjah | 9:00pm (PST) |
Match Timings
Opening Ceremony: 10:00 pm PAK time
Opening match: 9:00 pm PAK time
Day Matches in UAE: 4:30 pm PAK time
Night matches in UAE: 9:00 pm PAK time
Pakistan match timings: PST(PAKISTAN STANDARD TIME)
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