Build the sixth Franchise for the third edition of the Pakistan Super League!

[Mustafamq]

The third edition of the Pakistan Super League will be featuring a 6th franchise which means that our domestic pool will be stretched and we will be seeing an increased number of local performers take part in Pakistan's premier tournament. I am really interested to see which players you guys would use to build the new team and which city preferably. I would personally love to see a team from Multan. My team would be

DJ Bell-Drummond (SR 128, has six T20 50s and one 100, underrated)
Ahsan Ali (Young and exciting opener)
Asif Zakir (Highly versatile and experienced)
Saad Ali (Young, piling up the runs, hasn't played T20 much)
Jonny Bairstow (Integral part of England's T20 squad, WK)
Najibullah Zadran (One of the best finishers in the game, accustomed to Dubai)
Fahim Ashraf (Right-arm all round option, highest wicket-taker Nation T20)
Danish Aziz (Emerging, slow left arm and hard hitting option)
Qaiser Ashraf (Slow left-arm, really effective)
Usman Khan (Averages 17 in T20s, very quick and hitting excellent form)
Shaun Tait (Him and Usman will consistently bowl at 140+)

Please go ahead and build your teams, feel free to comment on mine. Keep in mind to pick one emerging player, four internationals. Refrain from using players that are already part of franchises and use only those internationals who were part of the draft.

 

[msb314]

The 6th team should be from Sialkot or Faisalabad.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

The 6th Team should be from Kashmir

 

[b.lesner]

It should be kashmir

 

[Zeshan547]

"Kashmir Fighters" Should be the name of 6th franchise, or can you guys suggest a better name?

 

[cricketInsight]

6th team is an absolute must:

1 - Its a joke that 4 out 5 teams will play the Semis.
2 - No young talent is on display - At least 1/3rd of teams should be players that are on the radar for international selection.

 

[MSaad1237]

Should be Kashmir ..

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Faislabad, Multan or Sialkot

 

[marlonbrowndo]

I was critical of this last year too but it is a joke that 4 out of 5 times qualify for semis

 

[ads101]

Don't think a 6th one is a good idea. It'll dilute the quality and the quality isn't high enough to afford that.

A better thing to do is just to repick the teams more each year. Sticking with the same team in consecutive seasons hasn't worked too well.

 

[b.lesner]

Kashmir Super Emperors (KSE)

 

[Zahid87]

Don't think a 6th one is a good idea. It'll dilute the quality and the quality isn't high enough to afford that.

A better thing to do is just to repick the teams more each year. Sticking with the same team in consecutive seasons hasn't worked too well.

Agree. Quality of the 5 teams at the moment is not great. Making a 6th team will make it even worse.

But cannot repick.....there has to be some continuity to make people identify with the teams, and for teams to grow. Just have a 'transfer window' or 'draft' every year where teams can trade a limited number of players.

 

[Major]

A 6th team wasnt possible in this edition, but it would be bought in next year.

This would cause a new problem though. Many of the franchises will be forced to release their players and a new draft would be done altogether

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Don't think a 6th one is a good idea. It'll dilute the quality and the quality isn't high enough to afford that.

A better thing to do is just to repick the teams more each year. Sticking with the same team in consecutive seasons hasn't worked too well.

Do you honestly think quality really matters when Islu is literally playing Grandpa XI and Gladiators are having a Friends XI fest (Although to be fair to them they are at least winning games )

A 6th team is an absolute must and will give some credibility to the playoffs for the tournament.

 

[shariqnoor]

Quality will go to the gutter once we add more teams to the tournament. Pakistani talent is horrible to say the least. This PSL is being sustained by the foreigners so the only bright side I see is that we may see 4 more foreigners by having a 6th team.

 

[dhump]

lets control the fixing and controversies of 5 teams first.

 

[MMHS]

The 6th team can be an unique one - own/managed by PCB with entirely PAK players and mostly U23 players. They won't compete much but at least few young players will get the chance to play at highest level. May be, PCB can add few foreigners (which again is good for youngsters), but the average age of the team shouldn't be more than 23.

Otherwise, the way PSL is moving, it'll become a daddy league. Hardly any senior has retired/left out in 2nd addition, while younger players are being rotated. I do see next year as well Misbah, Afridi, MoHa, Malik, Kakmal, Ajmal, Tannu, Irfan, Wahab, Zulfi Babar, Sohail, Sami .... keep playing at influential roles & they'll back their buddies.

Already PSL is the oldest leagues around & it'll get older next year.

 

[Sub-Zero]

My team would be

DJ Bell-Drummond (SR 128, has six T20 50s and one 100, underrated)
Ahsan Ali (Young and exciting opener)
Asif Zakir (Highly versatile and experienced)
Saad Ali (Young, piling up the runs, hasn't played T20 much)
Jonny Bairstow (Integral part of England's T20 squad, WK)
Najibullah Zadran (One of the best finishers in the game, accustomed to Dubai)
Fahim Ashraf (Right-arm all round option, highest wicket-taker Nation T20)
Danish Aziz (Emerging, slow left arm and hard hitting option)
Qaiser Ashraf (Slow left-arm, really effective)
Usman Khan (Averages 17 in T20s, very quick and hitting excellent form)
Shaun Tait (Him and Usman will consistently bowl at 140+)

I like this team, I'd like to add some bench players:
Fawad Alam
Kamran Ghulam
Hammad Azam
Tabish Khan
Bilal Asif
Agha Salman
Lendl Simmons
Mohammad Nabi
Rashid Khan

 

[cricketerB94]

The 6th team can be an unique one - own/managed by PCB with entirely PAK players and mostly U23 players. They won't compete much but at least few young players will get the chance to play at highest level. May be, PCB can add few foreigners (which again is good for youngsters), but the average age of the team shouldn't be more than 23.

Otherwise, the way PSL is moving, it'll become a daddy league. Hardly any senior has retired/left out in 2nd addition, while younger players are being rotated. I do see next year as well Misbah, Afridi, MoHa, Malik, Kakmal, Ajmal, Tannu, Irfan, Wahab, Zulfi Babar, Sohail, Sami .... keep playing at influential roles & they'll back their buddies.

Already PSL is the oldest leagues around & it'll get older next year.

If PCB has its own franchise, then where will they get money from? As I think the owners of a franchise pay a large amount of money to PCB for borrowing a team.

 

[MMHS]

If PCB has its own franchise, then where will they get money from? As I think the owners of a franchise pay a large amount of money to PCB for borrowing a team.

Owners buy franchise which is PCB's income - for their own team, they don't need to buy the copy right of a franchise. Franchise earns from media rights (broadcasting money share), garuntee money (which is part of gate & endorsement) & their own sponsorship. As an owner of one franchise, PCB will get the same or proportionate share like other 5 or whatever teams are there, which should be enough to pay the players. Moreover, they'll get their own sponsors.

Also, these local young players are not getting anything if they are not picked by other franchises, therefore you don't need to pay them on standard rate - even a decent match fee is enough. PCB's only big expense is if they buy few foreigners. PCB will buy/acquire only unsold U23 players & may be few foreigners. The idea is to give exposure to youngest players who are missing out. NCA coaches can be the support staff of this team as part of their routine job.

In Dhaka league, one fixed club is BKSP (sports academy) where 16-19 years old kids play & they are paid only match fee. It's the youngsters opportunity to participate at the highest level.

This is not a new concept - for 150 years Oxford & Cambridge participates in FC matches where students play as amateurs. In India as well 3/4 govt. organizations play in FC teams where players are under service contracts.

 

[HitWicket]

This is not a new concept - for 150 years Oxford & Cambridge participates in FC matches where students play as amateurs. In India as well 3/4 govt. organizations play in FC teams where players are under service contracts.

In a couple of games each year as warm up matches, not quite the same as taking part in the countries highest level domestic tournament in the format.

 

[Syed1]

Kashmir Pakistanis


That would certainly troll our neighbours

 

[Bilal7]

As long as all the other regions, cities and provinces of Pakistan have a team to cheer for, the 6th franchise should be a Kashmiri or even an Afghani one. That would bring in a whole new market for the PSL. For the Afghan team, Pakistani players would also be considered as foreign stars which would ensure that the best players from Afghanistan form the base of the team.

The foreign stars I'd pick for that team are Billings, Moeen, Maxwell and Umar Gul

 

[Bilal7]

Kashmir Pakistanis


That would certainly troll our neighbours

Lol. That would be a good way to gain publicity, knowing that their garbage media would see it as a declaration of war.

"Pakistaniyo ka India par drauna hamla. PSL team ka naam ya Kashmir ko lena ka ailaan?"

 

[cricketerB94]

Owners buy franchise which is PCB's income - for their own team, they don't need to buy the copy right of a franchise. Franchise earns from media rights (broadcasting money share), garuntee money (which is part of gate & endorsement) & their own sponsorship. As an owner of one franchise, PCB will get the same or proportionate share like other 5 or whatever teams are there, which should be enough to pay the players. Moreover, they'll get their own sponsors.

Also, these local young players are not getting anything if they are not picked by other franchises, therefore you don't need to pay them on standard rate - even a decent match fee is enough. PCB's only big expense is if they buy few foreigners. PCB will buy/acquire only unsold U23 players & may be few foreigners. The idea is to give exposure to youngest players who are missing out. NCA coaches can be the support staff of this team as part of their routine job.

In Dhaka league, one fixed club is BKSP (sports academy) where 16-19 years old kids play & they are paid only match fee. It's the youngsters opportunity to participate at the highest level.

This is not a new concept - for 150 years Oxford & Cambridge participates in FC matches where students play as amateurs. In India as well 3/4 govt. organizations play in FC teams where players are under service contracts.

A very good concept but knowing PCB, they will never do that.

 

[Mamoon]

Kashmir Pakistanis


That would certainly troll our neighbours

Should I sue you for stealing my idea without giving me credit?

 

[Madplayer]

Kashmir Pakistanis


That would certainly troll our neighbours

) that would be fun.

 

[DRsohail]

The 6th team can be an unique one - own/managed by PCB with entirely PAK players and mostly U23 players. They won't compete much but at least few young players will get the chance to play at highest level. May be, PCB can add few foreigners (which again is good for youngsters), but the average age of the team shouldn't be more than 23.

Otherwise, the way PSL is moving, it'll become a daddy league. Hardly any senior has retired/left out in 2nd addition, while younger players are being rotated. I do see next year as well Misbah, Afridi, MoHa, Malik, Kakmal, Ajmal, Tannu, Irfan, Wahab, Zulfi Babar, Sohail, Sami .... keep playing at influential roles & they'll back their buddies.

Already PSL is the oldest leagues around & it'll get older next year.

misbah is destroyng the league and pakistnai culture of grooming youngster by picking his oldi mats...shameful it is..he picked rifatullah mohmand for sherjeel replacement...do u agree that an absolute phanti tjis year will change the mindset of the owners ???/hafeez is disaster so far,,kami isnt doing good ,,ajmal was hehhehhe ...

 

[Shafi]

What difference does it make? You can have 20 teams but deserving players will not get chances and circle continue

 

[MMHS]

In a couple of games each year as warm up matches, not quite the same as taking part in the countries highest level domestic tournament in the format.

I know - points against them doesn't count, but those matches are considered as FC status. 2 universities have to manage a Cricket team of FC status for whole season. Also, some of the top players represented County side while they are students.

 

[HitWicket]

I know - points against them doesn't count, but those matches are considered as FC status. 2 universities have to manage a Cricket team of FC status for whole season. Also, some of the top players represented County side while they are students.

There's actually 6 universities who play first class warm up games at the start of the season, as expected however they're barely ever 'first class standard' with most teams getting thrashed or being dominated and ending in a draw due to the games only being 3 days long by a team not usually even at 100% strength.

 

[Naim]

Kashmir Pakistanis


That would certainly troll our neighbours

) after this Watch Indian Media . that will be fun to Watch

 

[Rayyman]

The players in the team have to be local though. Not like in the current PSL where we have Rizwan playing for Lahore, Hasan playing for Peshawar, and Babar, Imad + Amir playing for Karachi.

 

[Zahid87]

The players in the team have to be local though. Not like in the current PSL where we have Rizwan playing for Lahore, Hasan playing for Peshawar, and Babar, Imad + Amir playing for Karachi.

Franchises want the ability to do whats best for them. That means buying the best and most marketable players available, no matter where they are from.

IPL tried this, if I remember correctly. Made a team keep one 'local' iconic player. Went to pieces once market forces came into it.

But I get your point, and I would personally identify a lot more with the teams, should players like Amir, Wahab and Babar play for Lahore, for example.

 

[MMHS]

There's actually 6 universities who play first class warm up games at the start of the season, as expected however they're barely ever 'first class standard' with most teams getting thrashed or being dominated and ending in a draw due to the games only being 3 days long by a team not usually even at 100% strength.

University teams were introduced not to compete for titles, rather it was to give chances for players with cricket skills & good academics, so that they can carry on playing cricket & studies. It started with Oxford/Cambridge, now I think few more Universities had been added. Had that not been the case, probably from CB Fry to Cook - we won't have got many greats, who might have gone to safer career options like studies.

Similarly, the 6th team (or that PCB team, which can be 6th/7th/8th) is not there to compete for the title - rather it is go give chances to young players that are missing out. Just like CB Fry, Ted Dexter, Colin Cowdrey, Imran, Atherton & many others played FC for Counties or even Test cricket while still being student (because of their exceptional performance for Universities), each year, there will be 3/4 young players who'll perform exceptionally & they'll be bought next year. It doesn't impact the overall standing because each team is playing each other twice - every team will get the chance to grill this team if so.

By the way, Oxford & Cambridge came as an example of a way to give exposure to younger/unknown players at highest level - very few of them turned in to professionals. You haven't noticed my initial post - I didn't say that Oxford/Cambridge was part of County Championship, rather they were given FC status so that there is a FC level facilities for the University students & students with cricket skills do get the chance to have a go at either career - at least they are not lost from sight. Most of those who became player later were scouted by County sides, during their senior years, otherwise 4/5 years graduation time without cricket between the age of 19-23 is good enough to turn Imran Khan Sr. into Imran Khan Jr. You seem to be arguing for the sake of it, which is uncalled for.

 

[Arsalan Pro]

Kashmir should be added with AB De Villiers being drafted as their Captain.

 

[HitWicket]

University teams were introduced not to compete for titles, rather it was to give chances for players with cricket skills & good academics, so that they can carry on playing cricket & studies. It started with Oxford/Cambridge, now I think few more Universities had been added. Had that not been the case, probably from CB Fry to Cook - we won't have got many greats, who might have gone to safer career options like studies.

Similarly, the 6th team (or that PCB team, which can be 6th/7th/8th) is not there to compete for the title - rather it is go give chances to young players that are missing out. Just like CB Fry, Ted Dexter, Colin Cowdrey, Imran, Atherton & many others played FC for Counties or even Test cricket while still being student (because of their exceptional performance for Universities), each year, there will be 3/4 young players who'll perform exceptionally & they'll be bought next year. It doesn't impact the overall standing because each team is playing each other twice - every team will get the chance to grill this team if so.

By the way, Oxford & Cambridge came as an example of a way to give exposure to younger/unknown players at highest level - very few of them turned in to professionals. You haven't noticed my initial post - I didn't say that Oxford/Cambridge was part of County Championship, rather they were given FC status so that there is a FC level facilities for the University students & students with cricket skills do get the chance to have a go at either career - at least they are not lost from sight. Most of those who became player later were scouted by County sides, during their senior years, otherwise 4/5 years graduation time without cricket between the age of 19-23 is good enough to turn Imran Khan Sr. into Imran Khan Jr. You seem to be arguing for the sake of it, which is uncalled for.

Except you're arguing for a team to be in the PSL itself, not as warm up games as the university teams are. Fair enough send a team of youngsters out to the UAE to be used as warm up games (perhaps prior to the international players arriving) for the teams to practice against and perhaps rotate a few players who aren't likely to be in their starting XI and get a better look at, but what's the point in having them as a 6th franchise who are going to get absolutely torn to shreds in every competitive game they play.

 

[MMHS]

misbah is destroyng the league and pakistnai culture of grooming youngster by picking his oldi mats...shameful it is..he picked rifatullah mohmand for sherjeel replacement...do u agree that an absolute phanti tjis year will change the mindset of the owners ???/hafeez is disaster so far,,kami isnt doing good ,,ajmal was hehhehhe ...

Won't blame it only to Misbah has he is not the only one to call the shots - Akram & Deano are there as well. I think, it's more of a cultural context - in PAK, may be the culture is unconditional respect to seniors by age, which is cascaded to every aspect - even sports which is a young man's job.

Also, in cricket at least, 1 major factor is neglected in PAK across every level - fitness. If we neglect that, obviously someone 38 with 20 years of experience is expected to handle situations better than someone 23 with 5 years fringe experience. I can categorically say that, most of Over 30 PAK players in PSL won't pass the bare minimum fitness standard if it's done with proper spirit & without negligence.

This has become a vicious cycle since the days of weak & incompetent unimaginative Captains without any vision, who often uses senior players as their shield. A national team is a reflection of what is happening below the ranks. Malik dropped MoYo for T20 WC in 2007 for Misbah (who performed admirably) & paid the penalty - this might be the case at every level - from team PAK to Sui Gas to Omar Associate to Karachi Electric Supply Club cricket at Gwadar. Having talent or lack of it is not the excuse of bringing 40 years old Rifatullah - he is not actually the old fox like Lara or Ponting or Tendulkar either. Rather, it's better to take a chance with a 20 years old, rather than 40 years old, because that 20 years old might improve with experience, this 40 years old will only get experience.

If I take out the foreigners & the forced U19 player out, probably every PSL PAK only team is averaged over 30 years; probably close to 35, if I take starting XI - that's a cultural issue, nothing else. Misbah gets the bashing, because he carried the norm in his National team as well - Inzi in his 4 years ruling, debuted 4 players - 1 in his last series (Rehman), one played a single match (Riaz Afridi), and one was dropped after 1 match & made a comeback for the Test that Inzi missed for injury - that too only because Woolmer saw him in action (Asif) - 4th one I can't recall now - in a period when PAK won back to back U19 WC.

If the philosophy doesn't change, Captain Sarfu will only reduce average age of PAK team by 1 year (because he is 12/13 years younger than Misbah), but PAK will remain the oldest unit in cricket, even considering the official age. At actual, the AUS team that almost robbed PAK both in Test & ODI is almost 10+ years younger in average age & some of their players made the National team after less than 10/12 matches at FC/List A level - here I read some posters defending Rafatullah as a result of lack of talent - that's another problem - back whatever from the person/people you support or fan of, without using your own intelligent judgement & without looking at the bigger picture.

 

[b.lesner]

[MENTION=140154]Arsalan Pro[/MENTION] we would love to have AB as our captain but better is to have 6 pakistan youngesters captain 6 sides with mentors com vice captain as experianced captain like
1. Babar Azam captain Lahore (Mentor B Mcculum)
2. Sarfraz Ahmed captain Quetta ( Mentor Kevin Pieterson)
3. Imad Wasim captain Islamabad (Mentor Shane Watson)
4. Fakhar Zaman captain Peshawar ( Mentor Darren Sammy)
5. Haris Sohail captain Karachi (Mentor Kumar Sanagakara and Shoaib Malik)
6. Aamir yamin captain Kashmir (Mentor AB de Villiers)
This would also bring pakistan 6 different mindset captains

 

[DRsohail]

Won't blame it only to Misbah has he is not the only one to call the shots - Akram & Deano are there as well. I think, it's more of a cultural context - in PAK, may be the culture is unconditional respect to seniors by age, which is cascaded to every aspect - even sports which is a young man's job.

Also, in cricket at least, 1 major factor is neglected in PAK across every level - fitness. If we neglect that, obviously someone 38 with 20 years of experience is expected to handle situations better than someone 23 with 5 years fringe experience. I can categorically say that, most of Over 30 PAK players in PSL won't pass the bare minimum fitness standard if it's done with proper spirit & without negligence.

This has become a vicious cycle since the days of weak & incompetent unimaginative Captains without any vision, who often uses senior players as their shield. A national team is a reflection of what is happening below the ranks. Malik dropped MoYo for T20 WC in 2007 for Misbah (who performed admirably) & paid the penalty - this might be the case at every level - from team PAK to Sui Gas to Omar Associate to Karachi Electric Supply Club cricket at Gwadar. Having talent or lack of it is not the excuse of bringing 40 years old Rifatullah - he is not actually the old fox like Lara or Ponting or Tendulkar either. Rather, it's better to take a chance with a 20 years old, rather than 40 years old, because that 20 years old might improve with experience, this 40 years old will only get experience.

If I take out the foreigners & the forced U19 player out, probably every PSL PAK only team is averaged over 30 years; probably close to 35, if I take starting XI - that's a cultural issue, nothing else. Misbah gets the bashing, because he carried the norm in his National team as well - Inzi in his 4 years ruling, debuted 4 players - 1 in his last series (Rehman), one played a single match (Riaz Afridi), and one was dropped after 1 match & made a comeback for the Test that Inzi missed for injury - that too only because Woolmer saw him in action (Asif) - 4th one I can't recall now - in a period when PAK won back to back U19 WC.

If the philosophy doesn't change, Captain Sarfu will only reduce average age of PAK team by 1 year (because he is 12/13 years younger than Misbah), but PAK will remain the oldest unit in cricket, even considering the official age. At actual, the AUS team that almost robbed PAK both in Test & ODI is almost 10+ years younger in average age & some of their players made the National team after less than 10/12 matches at FC/List A level - here I read some posters defending Rafatullah as a result of lack of talent - that's another problem - back whatever from the person/people you support or fan of, without using your own intelligent judgement & without looking at the bigger picture.

absolutely right..the last time we had a captain giving chances to youngsters was rashid latif if i am not wrong though he ws well supported by amir sohail....

 

[MMHS]

Except you're arguing for a team to be in the PSL itself, not as warm up games as the university teams are. Fair enough send a team of youngsters out to the UAE to be used as warm up games (perhaps prior to the international players arriving) for the teams to practice against and perhaps rotate a few players who aren't likely to be in their starting XI and get a better look at, but what's the point in having them as a 6th franchise who are going to get absolutely torn to shreds in every competitive game they play.

Practice matches never give you the same impact unless it has something at stake. Read from Boycott regarding the Cambridge match when Imran used to open the bowling, you'll realize. A warm up game is lose lose situation for a young player - if he performs, no one'll give credit, if he doesn't everyone'll kill him.

By the way, I can categorically say that an all PAK PSL reject team will compete with every team much better than most thinking - they'll be one of the better unit, if all the foreigners are taken out or if 4 foreigners are added to that team as well.

These are not amateur students - these are far, far better & talented cricketers at their prime age, who are missing out for nepotism. If Arthur wasn't there I can categorically tell that Hasan Ali won't have played in PSL, let alone PAK & Babar would have batted at 30ish average from No. 5/6, before being dropped.

 

[MMHS]

Can anyone post a PSL reject PAK team of 18? Conditions is -

1. Only 4 players over 25
2. At least 4 players from last U19 WC
3. List 6 foreigners (possible forefingers, who missed out - I am not talking about Smith, AB, Kohli, Warner, Strac & Stokes)

We'll add 4 foreigners & exclude 4 locals at the end, just to see how good that team can be.

 

[Rayyman]

[MENTION=140154]Arsalan Pro[/MENTION] we would love to have AB as our captain but better is to have 6 pakistan youngesters captain 6 sides with mentors com vice captain as experianced captain like
1. Babar Azam captain Lahore (Mentor B Mcculum)
2. Sarfraz Ahmed captain Quetta ( Mentor Kevin Pieterson)
3. Imad Wasim captain Islamabad (Mentor Shane Watson)
4. Fakhar Zaman captain Peshawar ( Mentor Darren Sammy)
5. Haris Sohail captain Karachi (Mentor Kumar Sanagakara and Shoaib Malik)
6. Aamir yamin captain Kashmir (Mentor AB de Villiers)
This would also bring pakistan 6 different mindset captains

These captains (Fakhar, Haris and Yamin) you named are not established enough at the international level. If you want local captains, then go with: Sarfraz, Babar, Junaid, Imad and Tanvir.

 

[Arsalan Pro]

[MENTION=140154]Arsalan Pro[/MENTION] we would love to have AB as our captain but better is to have 6 pakistan youngesters captain 6 sides with mentors com vice captain as experianced captain like
1. Babar Azam captain Lahore (Mentor B Mcculum)
2. Sarfraz Ahmed captain Quetta ( Mentor Kevin Pieterson)
3. Imad Wasim captain Islamabad (Mentor Shane Watson)
4. Fakhar Zaman captain Peshawar ( Mentor Darren Sammy)
5. Haris Sohail captain Karachi (Mentor Kumar Sanagakara and Shoaib Malik)
6. Aamir yamin captain Kashmir (Mentor AB de Villiers)
This would also bring pakistan 6 different mindset captains

I can agree with you on that but Amir Yamin can't be a captain unless he has a guaranteed spot in the line up.Also Harris is not a T20 player,thus it is evident that Pakistan lacks player who are starters for every match and also are not captaincy material, so they should be tried in other domestic competitions but not PSL unless they are good enough.

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

6th team is a must.

However I don't think it will be a good Idea to select a Kashmir team. The last thing PSL need is further controversies and more enemies.

Besides what does Kashmir contribute with cricketers to Pakistan? For the same reason Quetta team is a bit odd, because they don't really have cricketers from Quetta. Ideally a team should have 3-4 players at least from the region it is representing.

 

[Rayyman]

6th team is a must.

However I don't think it will be a good Idea to select a Kashmir team. The last thing PSL need is further controversies and more enemies.

Besides what does Kashmir contribute with cricketers to Pakistan? For the same reason Quetta team is a bit odd, because they don't really have cricketers from Quetta. Ideally a team should have 3-4 players at least from the region it is representing.

You can still make all of the teams local while being somewhat competitive.
Something like:
PSL
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Karachi
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Chris Gayle
Shahzaib Khan
Asad Shafiq
Sarfraz Ahmed*+
Ravi Bopara
Kieron Pollard
Ryan McClaren
Shahid Afridi
Anwar Ali
Sohail Khan
Ghulam Mudassar
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Lahore
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Babar Azam*
Kamran Akmal+
Brendon McCullum
Umar Akmal
Grant Elliot
Ravi Bopara
Sunil Narine
Bilawal Bhatti
Mohammad Amir
Wahab Riaz
Zafar Gohar
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Peshawar
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Andre Fletcher
Fakhar Zaman
Iftikhar Ahmed
Eoin Morgan
Shakib Al Hasan
Mohammad Rizwan+
Darren Sammy
Umar Gul
Yasir Shah
Junaid Khan*
Mohammad Asghar
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Islamabad
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Mohammad Hafeez
Dwayne Smith
Brad Haddin+
Misbah ul-Haq
Shane Watson
Sam Billings
Imad Wasim*
Amad Butt
Saeed Ajmal
Hasan Ali
Mohammad Irfan
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Quetta
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Ahmed Shehzad
Bismillah Khan
Kevin Pietersen
Kumar Sangakkara+
Sohaib Maqsood
Mohammad Nawaz
Hasan Khan
Sohail Tanvir*
Nathan McCullum
Tymal Mills
Rumman Raees

 

[DrSchultz]

Sixth team should be the return of Sialkot Stallions. Imagine the hype!!!

 

[srh]

The third edition of the Pakistan Super League will be featuring a 6th franchise which means that our domestic pool will be stretched and we will be seeing an increased number of local performers take part in Pakistan's premier tournament. I am really interested to see which players you guys would use to build the new team and which city preferably. I would personally love to see a team from Multan. My team would be

DJ Bell-Drummond (SR 128, has six T20 50s and one 100, underrated)
Ahsan Ali (Young and exciting opener)
Asif Zakir (Highly versatile and experienced)
Saad Ali (Young, piling up the runs, hasn't played T20 much)
Jonny Bairstow (Integral part of England's T20 squad, WK)
Najibullah Zadran (One of the best finishers in the game, accustomed to Dubai)
Fahim Ashraf (Right-arm all round option, highest wicket-taker Nation T20)
Danish Aziz (Emerging, slow left arm and hard hitting option)
Qaiser Ashraf (Slow left-arm, really effective)
Usman Khan (Averages 17 in T20s, very quick and hitting excellent form)
Shaun Tait (Him and Usman will consistently bowl at 140+)

Please go ahead and build your teams, feel free to comment on mine. Keep in mind to pick one emerging player, four internationals. Refrain from using players that are already part of franchises and use only those internationals who were part of the draft.

I find it disgusting that a batsman like Saad Ali could not make squad of any of the current 5 PSL teams. times millions

 

[cricwiz]

Sixth team should be the return of Sialkot Stallions. Imagine the hype!!!

Hopefully its neither Rawalpindi, Faisalabad nor Sialkot..

Logically it should be a team from South Punjab - and if that happens it would probably be Multan

Multan _________

 

[ads101]

Agree. Quality of the 5 teams at the moment is not great. Making a 6th team will make it even worse.

But cannot repick.....there has to be some continuity to make people identify with the teams, and for teams to grow. Just have a 'transfer window' or 'draft' every year where teams can trade a limited number of players.

disagree. You can repick everyone. Just like the IPL, you keep a few players, and then rest go in auction.

It's a better system, it's more exciting and means that the same team theoretically shouldn't dominate each year. What's more it sets it apart from regular domestic cricket.

 

[khurram39]

Hopeful to see sixth team in next season and if included then must be from Kashmir. Lots of players will be inducted and its to early who will be picked by whom.

 

[KhalidRafi]

Franchises want the ability to do whats best for them. That means buying the best and most marketable players available, no matter where they are from.

IPL tried this, if I remember correctly. Made a team keep one 'local' iconic player. Went to pieces once market forces came into it.

But I get your point, and I would personally identify a lot more with the teams, should players like Amir, Wahab and Babar play for Lahore, for example.

Amir is from Gujar Khan which is part of Rawalpindi

 

[KhalidRafi]

Sixth team should be the return of Sialkot Stallions. Imagine the hype!!!

That would be amazing. They should even retain the logo, kit colors and some of the players like Shoaib Malik, Haris Sohail

 

[Shahvaaaaaaaiz]

My team will be C5 Fighters aka Hathapi Hawks, consisting of the following:

1) Shahvaiz Younus (C) (wk) - Solid opener, has hit the only 50 last season, a techinally sound batsmen, beautiful strokeplay, talks with the bat and can ball at 140+ with swing both ways, great all round cricketer, the backbone of Hathapi Hawks.
2) Shahmeer Younus - Great young opener who bowls mystery leg break, hasn't had a match but optimistic to play next season.
3) Ahmed (if injured replacement Ab Dullah) - both can play a good solid middle order role, however don't value their wicket, and can provide great turning spells, however need to control it
4) Mohammed - great fielder in the deep, has taken stunners in domestic games, this position will challenge and give him confidence in his batting game.
5) Danyal - one to look out for, deadly bowler, can generate great bounce on any wicket at a good fullish length, and stable with the bat, but can improve.
6) Shaheer Younus - dangerous bowler when in rage, can generate alot of pace, however needs to value his wicket with the bat, as he does have potential and talent, and can hit the ball a long way.
7) Avaish Yousuf - handy bowler who bowls great spells with shaheer, very destructive with the new ball, however lacks stamina, and struggles to bowl more than 3/4 over spells. Hard hitter however also can lose his wicket easily.
8) Talah - a decent all rounder, however is lacking some form, needs to attend more training sessions and focus on his game.
9) Ali Ghaxi - a very handy spinner, who generates great turn, but needs to focus on his action, as he does tend to bowl some 'battas'. Very powerful hitter, but not reliable at all.
10) Ifrahim Yousuf - a brilliant young spinner, who has taken a four fer in tests, and although his action may cause suspicion, he his a much needed player, and has been focusing on improving his batting.
11) Saaaaaif - needed one more player really...

That's my XI, what's urs?

 

[Rayyman]

My team will be C5 Fighters aka Hathapi Hawks, consisting of the following:

1) Shahvaiz Younus (C) (wk) - Solid opener, has hit the only 50 last season, a techinally sound batsmen, beautiful strokeplay, talks with the bat and can ball at 140+ with swing both ways, great all round cricketer, the backbone of Hathapi Hawks.
2) Shahmeer Younus - Great young opener who bowls mystery leg break, hasn't had a match but optimistic to play next season.
3) Ahmed (if injured replacement Ab Dullah) - both can play a good solid middle order role, however don't value their wicket, and can provide great turning spells, however need to control it
4) Mohammed - great fielder in the deep, has taken stunners in domestic games, this position will challenge and give him confidence in his batting game.
5) Danyal - one to look out for, deadly bowler, can generate great bounce on any wicket at a good fullish length, and stable with the bat, but can improve.
6) Shaheer Younus - dangerous bowler when in rage, can generate alot of pace, however needs to value his wicket with the bat, as he does have potential and talent, and can hit the ball a long way.
7) Avaish Yousuf - handy bowler who bowls great spells with shaheer, very destructive with the new ball, however lacks stamina, and struggles to bowl more than 3/4 over spells. Hard hitter however also can lose his wicket easily.
8) Talah - a decent all rounder, however is lacking some form, needs to attend more training sessions and focus on his game.
9) Ali Ghaxi - a very handy spinner, who generates great turn, but needs to focus on his action, as he does tend to bowl some 'battas'. Very powerful hitter, but not reliable at all.
10) Ifrahim Yousuf - a brilliant young spinner, who has taken a four fer in tests, and although his action may cause suspicion, he his a much needed player, and has been focusing on improving his batting.
11) Saaaaaif - needed one more player really...

That's my XI, what's urs?

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I think you should go to: My Cricket

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Why do Sialkot, Multan and Faisalabad not have teams?

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

My team will be C5 Fighters aka Hathapi Hawks, consisting of the following:

1) Shahvaiz Younus (C) (wk) - Solid opener, has hit the only 50 last season, a techinally sound batsmen, beautiful strokeplay, talks with the bat and can ball at 140+ with swing both ways, great all round cricketer, the backbone of Hathapi Hawks.
2) Shahmeer Younus - Great young opener who bowls mystery leg break, hasn't had a match but optimistic to play next season.
3) Ahmed (if injured replacement Ab Dullah) - both can play a good solid middle order role, however don't value their wicket, and can provide great turning spells, however need to control it
4) Mohammed - great fielder in the deep, has taken stunners in domestic games, this position will challenge and give him confidence in his batting game.
5) Danyal - one to look out for, deadly bowler, can generate great bounce on any wicket at a good fullish length, and stable with the bat, but can improve.
6) Shaheer Younus - dangerous bowler when in rage, can generate alot of pace, however needs to value his wicket with the bat, as he does have potential and talent, and can hit the ball a long way.
7) Avaish Yousuf - handy bowler who bowls great spells with shaheer, very destructive with the new ball, however lacks stamina, and struggles to bowl more than 3/4 over spells. Hard hitter however also can lose his wicket easily.
8) Talah - a decent all rounder, however is lacking some form, needs to attend more training sessions and focus on his game.
9) Ali Ghaxi - a very handy spinner, who generates great turn, but needs to focus on his action, as he does tend to bowl some 'battas'. Very powerful hitter, but not reliable at all.
10) Ifrahim Yousuf - a brilliant young spinner, who has taken a four fer in tests, and although his action may cause suspicion, he his a much needed player, and has been focusing on improving his batting.
11) Saaaaaif - needed one more player really...

That's my XI, what's urs?

Yeah Kia Hay ??? Can someone explain !!!

 

[Sarfarazian92]

My team will be C5 Fighters aka Hathapi Hawks, consisting of the following:

1) Shahvaiz Younus (C) (wk) - Solid opener, has hit the only 50 last season, a techinally sound batsmen, beautiful strokeplay, talks with the bat and can ball at 140+ with swing both ways, great all round cricketer, the backbone of Hathapi Hawks.
2) Shahmeer Younus - Great young opener who bowls mystery leg break, hasn't had a match but optimistic to play next season.
3) Ahmed (if injured replacement Ab Dullah) - both can play a good solid middle order role, however don't value their wicket, and can provide great turning spells, however need to control it
4) Mohammed - great fielder in the deep, has taken stunners in domestic games, this position will challenge and give him confidence in his batting game.
5) Danyal - one to look out for, deadly bowler, can generate great bounce on any wicket at a good fullish length, and stable with the bat, but can improve.
6) Shaheer Younus - dangerous bowler when in rage, can generate alot of pace, however needs to value his wicket with the bat, as he does have potential and talent, and can hit the ball a long way.
7) Avaish Yousuf - handy bowler who bowls great spells with shaheer, very destructive with the new ball, however lacks stamina, and struggles to bowl more than 3/4 over spells. Hard hitter however also can lose his wicket easily.
8) Talah - a decent all rounder, however is lacking some form, needs to attend more training sessions and focus on his game.
9) Ali Ghaxi - a very handy spinner, who generates great turn, but needs to focus on his action, as he does tend to bowl some 'battas'. Very powerful hitter, but not reliable at all.
10) Ifrahim Yousuf - a brilliant young spinner, who has taken a four fer in tests, and although his action may cause suspicion, he his a much needed player, and has been focusing on improving his batting.
11) Saaaaaif - needed one more player really...

That's my XI, what's urs?

Konsi peete ho bhai?

Zara humein bhi batao

 

[Rayyman]

Konsi peete ho bhai?

Zara humein bhi batao

Lagta hai tora ziada peelia hai.

 

[Runner Up]

Azad Jammu Kashmir team should be added as AJK Warriors