PSL Quetta Gladiators team

 The Quetta Gladiators are representatives of the Quetta province in the inaugural edition of the Pakistan Super League. The Quetta franchise that represents the Balochistan province has been bought by Omar Associates for $1.1 million (USD). There were not a lot of bids placed for this franchise which meant that Omar Associates were able to walk away with 10-year rights to the franchise for less money compared to the four other franchises.

Quetta Gladiators have already appointed their coaching staff ahead of the player auctions. Former Pakistan wicket-keeper Moin Khan has been appointed the head coach while Ian Pont and Julien Fountain appointed as the assistant coach and the fielding coach respectively.

The side have done quite well in the PSL player draft held on December 21 and 22. They will be skippered by Sarfraz , who has broken into the Pakistan national team and has done well in recent matches for the side.

Ahmed Shehzad, Anwar Ali, Umar Gul, Zulfiqar Babar, Bilal Asif, and Asad Shafiq complete the list of full Pakistan internationals who have been included in the side. Gul has been a fading force off late but his experience with the ball is likely to come in handy. Shehzad and Shafiq are in their primes and are likely to be very important players for this franchise.

Mohammad Nawaz, Saad Nasim, Akbar ur Rehman, Bismillah Khan, Aizaz Cheema, and Ramiz Raja jr. are the emerging cricketers from Pakistan who have been afforded an opportunity with this team.

Kumar Sangakkara and Kevin Pietersen are the two big names that have been picked up by this team as well. Both batsmen will be available for the entire duration of the tournament. While Sangakkara is retired, Pietersen was sacked by the ECB last summer and has featured prominently in T20 leagues thereafter. Jason Holder, Luke Wright, Elton Chigumbura, and Mohammad Nabi complete their international players list. Quetta PSL team players list is placed below.

PSL Quetta GLADIATORS Squad 2016

  • Sarfraz Ahmed (Captain)
  • Ahmed Shehzad
  • Anwar Ali
  • Umar Gul
  • Zulfiqar Babar
  • Bilal Asif
  • Asad Shafiq
  • Mohammad Nawaz
  • Saad Nasim
  • Akbar ur Rehman
  • Bismillah Khan
  • Aizaz Cheema
  • Ramiz Raja jnr

list of Foreign players;

  • Kevin Pietersen
  • Jason Holder
  • Luke Wright
  • Elton Chigumbura
  • Mohammad Nabi

  • Kumar Sangakkara