• Karachi Kings, the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2020 champions.
• Kings lost nine of ten games under Babar Azam’s leadership.
• All-rounder Imad Wasim will be named captain again.

Karachi Kings, the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2020 champions, will begin training for the eighth edition on February 9.

Kings will hold their first training session under lights ahead of their PSL 8 opener against Peshawar Zalmi on February 14 at Karachi’s National Stadium.

Last season, Kings lost nine of ten games under Babar Azam’s leadership.

This year, they swapped Babar for Peshawar Zalmi’s Shoaib Malik.

Meanwhile, all-rounder Imad Wasim will be named captain again. It should be noted that Imad led the Kings to their first title in 2020.

Karachi Kings squad

Haider Ali, Imad Wasim (c), Mohammad Amir, Shoaib Malik, Aamir Yamin, Mir Hamza, Sharjeel Khan, Qasim Akram, Matthew Wade, Imran Tahir, James Vince, James Fuller, Andrew Tye, Tayyab Tahir, Mohammad Akhlaq, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Tabraiz Shamsi, Mohammad Umar, Ben Cutting, Musa Khan

Partial replacement:

Faisal Akram

Karachi Kings’ schedule

14 Feb – Karachi Kings v Peshawar Zalmi, National Bank Cricket Arena

16 Feb – Karachi Kings v Islamabad United, National Bank Cricket Arena

18 Feb – Karachi Kings v Quetta Gladiators, National Bank Cricket Arena

19 Feb – Karachi Kings v Lahore Qalandars, National Bank Cricket Arena

22 Feb – Multan Sultans v Karachi Kings, Multan Cricket Stadium

26 Feb – Karachi Kings v Multan Sultans, National Bank Cricket Arena

1 Mar – Peshawar Zalmi v Karachi Kings, Pindi Cricket Stadium

3 Mar – Islamabad United v Karachi Kings, Pindi Cricket Stadium

6 Mar – Quetta Gladiators v Karachi Kings, Pindi Cricket Stadium

12 Mar – Lahore Qalandars v Karachi Kings, Gaddafi Stadium

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