Karachi Kings is a Pakistani professional T20 cricket team that competes in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The team is based in Karachi , the provincial capital of Sindh, Pakistan .The team was formed in 2015, as a result of the formation of the Pakistan Super League by Pakistan Cricket Board ( PCB).Team’s home ground is National Stadium.The team is currently captained by Immad Wasim Haider and coached by Mickey Arthur a former South African cricketer. It is owned by Salman Iqbal, the CEO of ARY Group. Rashid Latif was appointed as the Director of Cricket Operations on 26 September 2016 In April 2017, Shahid Afridi became the President of the Kings.
Title | Description |
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Details | |
Type: | T20 |
Location: | PAkistan |
Information | |
Captain: | Imad Wasim |
Coach: | Mickey Arthur |
Owner: | Salman Iqbal |
History Information | |
Wins: | 0 |
Website: | http://karachikings.com.pk/ |
Team Information | |
Team: | Karachi Kings |
Founded: | 2015 |
Hat-Trick: | Mohammad Amir |
Karachi Franchise was Sold: | ARY Media Group for $26 Million |
Leading Run-Scorer: | Ravi Bopara |
Leading Wicket-Taker: | Sohail Khan |
Nickname(s): | Dilon Ke Badshah (lit. Kings of hearts) |
City : | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
Home Ground: | National Stadium |
Capacity : | 34,228 |
Karachi Kings Details
The Karachi Kings is the biggest and most popular team in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). Proudly owned by Mr. Salman Iqbal, it is a manifestation of the multicultural metropolis that is Karachi , the heart and soul of Pakistan . The fan following of the team is not limited to Karachi, but is spread all across the country. More than being just a cricketing team, the Karachi Kings franchise aims to invest in cricket in Pakistan, developing and nurturing our local talent to be confidant and able, to perform on an international level. The current team line up consists of some of the most promising new athletes in the sport, as well as seasoned and well known players who have established themselves in the international arena. The Karachi Kings are coached by Mickey Arthur, with Azhar Mehmood and Rashid Latif as Team Director; in addition they are joined by Shoaib Malik , Saleem Yousuf, and Jalaluddin as team Advisors.[1] Karachi Kings Details
Affiliation
ARY Digital Network now with Karachi Kings In Pakistan Super League .[2] Affiliation
Karachi Kings Team Squad For Pakistan T20 Super League 2016
Karachi Kings team will be owned by “ Ary Media Group” who purchased the franchise from PCB for around $2.6 million. Karachi Kings managed to get Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Amir in the PSL squad. They also picked the likes of Sakib-ul-Hassan, Ravi Bopara, James Vince and Lendl Simmons as their oversees picks. All 5 team’s will complete their 16-man squad on the second day of PSL Draft on 22 December 2015.[3] Team Squad For Pakistan T20 Super League 2016
Karachi Kings Squad For PSL 2016
Shoaib Malik was the platinum pick from Pakistan and he will be the captain while Sohail Tanvir , Mohammad Amir , Bilawal Bhatti and Imad Wasim Haider were the local picks on the first day of draft. Karachi Kings will have to pick two from emerding category and they can complete the 16-man squad by picking 5 players from silver category tomorrow. Once the squad is complete we will update right here on this page.
Karachi Kings Schedule – 2016
Dates | Karachi Kings Fixtures | Venues | |
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Fri Feb 5 | 2nd T20 | Karachi vs Lahore | Dubai |
Sat Feb 6 | 4th T20 | Quetta vs Karachi | Dubai |
Sun Feb 7 | 6th T20 | Islamabad vs Karachi | Dubai |
Thu Feb 11 | 10th T20 | Karachi vs Peshawar | Sharjah |
Fri Feb 12 | 12th T20 | Karachi vs Lahore | Sharjah |
Sat Feb 13 | 14th T20 | Quetta vs Karachi | Sharjah |
Sun Feb 14 | 16th T20 | Islamabad vs Karachi | Sharjah |
Wed Feb 17 | 19th T20 | Karachi vs Peshawar | Dubai |
Karachi Kings Squad Team Players – 2017
Karachi Kings squad 2017 has been finalized for the 2nd season of Pakistan Super League. The squad of Karachi Kings includes a total of 20 players (7 foreign and 13 local players). Karachi Kings (KK) is a Pakistan Super League franchise cricket team representing Karachi city and is owned by ARY Media Group.[4] Karachi Kings squad 2017
Karachi Kings 16-Member Squad
- Chris Gayle
- Shoaib Malik (c)
- Kieron Pollard
- Mohammad Amir
- Ravi Bopara
- Kumar Sangakkara
- Imad Wasim Haider
- Babar Azam
- Ryan McLaren
- Sohail Khan
- Shahzaib Hasan
- Saifullah Bangash
- Khurram Manzoor
- Kashif Bhatti
- Abrar Ahmed
- Abdul Hameed
Karachi Kings Supplementary Players
- Mahela Jayawardene
- Usama Mir
- Rahat Ali
- Amad Alam
Management and Coaching Staff
- Owner: Salman Iqbal (ARY Group)
- Pakistan CEO: Tariq Wasi
- Head Coach: Mickey Arthur (South Africa)
- Assistant Coach: Azhar Mahmood
- Director: Rashid Latif
- Fielding Coach: Abdul Majeed
- Physio: Asad Ali
- Analyst: Muhammad Asim
Karachi Kings Schedule – 2017
Karachi VS Peshawar
- PSL Schedule 2017, 3rd T20
- February 10 2017 ( Peshawar Zalmi won by 7 wickets)
Karachi VS Quetta
- PSL Schedule 2017, 5th T20
- February 11 2017 ( Quetta Gladiators won by 7 wickets)
Lahore VS Karachi
- PSL Schedule 2017, 8th T20
- February 16 2017 ( Lahore Qalandars won by 7 runs)
Islamabad VS Karachi
- PSL Schedule 2017, 10th T20
- February 17 2017 (Karachi Kings won by 8 runs)
Peshawar VS Karachi
- PSL Schedule 2017, 13th T20
- February 19 2017 (Karachi Kings won by 9 runs)
Karachi VS Quetta
- PSL Schedule 2017, 15th T20
- February 23 2017 ( Quetta Gladiators won by 6 wickets)
Lahore VS Karachi
- PSL Schedule 2017, 18th T20
- February 25 2017 (Karachi won by 5 wickets)
Islamabad VS Karachi
- PSL Schedule 2017, 20th T20
- February 26 2017 (Karachi won by 6 wickets)
Karachi VS Islamabad
- PSL Schedule 2017, 2nd Qualifying Final
- March 01 2017 (Karachi Kings won by 44 runs)
Peshawar VS Karachi
- PSL Schedule 2017, Playoff 3
- March 03 2017 ( Peshawar Zalmi won by 24 runs)
Karachi Kings 2018 Squad
Faisal Iqbal joins Karachi Kings as Assistant Manager.
Pakistani Players | International Players |
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Shahid Afridi | Ravi Bopara |
Babar Azam | Supplementary Foreign Players |
Imad Wasim Haider (Captain) | |
Mohammad Amir | |
Khurram Manzoor | |
Mohammad Rizwan | |
Usman Shinwari | |
Supplementary Pakistan Players | |
Usama Mir |
Team Identity
Year | Kit Manufacturer | Front Branding | Back Branding | Chest Branding | Sleeve Branding |
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2016 | Aj Sports | Bahria Town | Summit Bank | The Arkadians | Oye Hoye Chips, Karachi Electric, Shield Products, Igloo Ice-cream |
2017 | Bridge Power Batteries | Oye Hoye Chips, Shield Products, Tapal Tea |
Captains
No. | Player | From | To | Mat | Won | Lost | tie | NR | % |
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1 | Shoaib Malik | 2016 | 2016 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
2 | Ravi Bopara | 2016 | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
3 | Kumar Sangakkara | 2017 | 2017 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
4 | Imad Wasim Haider | 2018 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Result Summary
Year | Pld | Won | Loss | NR | Tied | SR(%) | Position | Summary |
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2016 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 | 4/5 | Play-offs |
2017 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 3/5 | Play-offs |
Total | 19 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 36.84 | – | – |
Head-to-Head Record
Opposition | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | SR% |
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Islamabad United | 2016–present | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
Lahore Qalandars | 2016–present | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
Multan Sultans | 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Peshawar Zalmi | 2016–present | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
Quetta Gladiators | 2016–present | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Karachi Kings 2019 Squad- Pick up List
- Sikandar Raza – Gold
- Awais Zia – Silver
- Osama Mir – Silver
- Aaron Summers – Silver
- Sohail Khan – Silver
- Iftikhar Ahmed – Silver
- Ali Imran – Emerging
- Abrar Ahmed – Emerging
- Aamer Yamin – Supplementary
- Jaahid Ali – Supplementary
- Ben Dunk – Supplementary
- Liam Livingstone – Supplementary
Karachi Kings 2019 Squad – Retained List
- Colin Munro
- Babar Azam
- Colin Ingram (Ambassador)
- Imad Wasim
- Usman Shinwari
- Mohammad Rizwan
- Ravi Bopara
- Mohammad Amir