Karachi Kings is a newly established Pakistani professional T20 cricket team by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) that is going to take a part in Pakistan Super League in next 5th February 2016 against Lahore Qalandars at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Though, Pakistan has a lot of International cricket stadium as well as Karachi KIngs home ground is National Stadium but due to political contradiction, they can not arrange any kind of International cricket on their ground. But in this circumstances, United Arab Emirates always beside PCB to organize such kind of big tournament for them into their ground named Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Dubai.
Firstly,Karachi is the largest city of Pakistan as well as one of the largest and most populous metropolitan city in the world and the capital of province of Sindh. Karachi Kings has taken six overseas players like Shakib Al Hasan who is now the world no #1 all-rounder and TM Dilshan who is the tremendous batsman. So, it will be the best opportunity for them to win Pakistan Super League title for this very first season. Let’s take a look of Karachi Kings team squad which is given below.
Team Squad of Karachi Kings:
Local Players:
- Shoaib Malik (Captain & Icon player)- All-rounder (Right handed batsman & right arm off spin bowler)
- Nauman Anwar- Batsman (Right handed batsman & part-time wicket-keeper)
- Shahzaib Hasan- Batsman (Right handed)
- Fawad Alam- Batsman (Left handed)
- Iftikhar Ahmed- Batsman (Right handed)
- Sohail Tanvir- All-rounder (Left handed batsman & Left arm medium fast)
- Bilawal Bhatti- All-rounder (Right handed batsman & Right arm fast)
- Imad Wasim -All-rounder (Left handed batsman & Slow left arm orthodox)
- Saifullah Bangash -Batsman (Right handed batsman & Wicket-keeper)
- Sohail Khan- Bowler (Right arm fast)
- Mohammad Amir- Bowler (Left arm fast)
- Usama Mir- Bowler (Right arm leg spin)
- Mir Hamza- Bowler (Left arm medium fast)
Foreign Players:
- Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)- All-rounder (Left handed & Slow left arm orthodox)
- Mushfiqur Rahim (Bangladesh)- Wicket-keeper (Right handed batsman)
- TM Dilshan (Sri Lanka)- All-rounder (Right handed batsman & Right arm off spin bowler)
- Ravi Bopara (England)- All-rounder (Right handed batsman & Right arm medium fast bowler)
- James Vince (England)- Batsman (Right handed batsman)
- Lendl Simmons (West Indies)- Batsman (Right handed batsman)
Management and Coaching Staff:
- Mickey Arthur (South Africa)- Head Coach
- Mushtaq Ahmed (Pakistan)- Bowling Coach
- Majeed (Pakistan)- Fielding Coach
- Owner- Salman Iqbal (Ary Group)
Among eleven, five foreign cricketers can play for each team. Shoaib Malik should be in the best XI as a captain and icon player for his current performance. Saifullah Bangash as a wicketkeeper. Sohail Tanvir, Mohammad Amir should be in the best XI according to their current performance statistics. Let’s see the possibly best XI below.
Possibly Best XI:
- Shoaib Malik (Captain)
- Saifullah Bangash (Wicket-keeper)
- Shakib Al Hasan
- Sohail Tanvir
- TM Dilshan
- Ravi Bopara
- James Vince
- Lendl Simmons
- Mohammad Amir
- Fawad Alam
- Mir Hamza
Karachi Kings Match Schedule in PSL:
| Date | Match Between | Time |
| 05.02.16 | Vs Lahore Qalandars | 16:00:00 |
| 06.02.16 | Vs Quetta Gladiators | 16:00:00 |
| 07.02.16 | Vs Islamabad United | 16:00:00 |
| 11.02.16 | Vs Peshawar Zalmi | 16:00:00 |
| 12.02.16 | Vs Lahore Qalandars | 16:00:00 |
| 13.02.16 | Vs Quetta Gladiators | 16:00:00 |
| 14.02.16 | Vs Islamabad United | 16:00:00 |
| 17.02.16 | Vs Peshawar Zalmi | 16:00:00 |
Most important and mentioning point for Karachi Kings (KK) is this team is very balanced for their t20 specialist bowling and batting lineups. This is why Karachi is the most favourite club of this tournament as well.
