Does Pakistan have enough talent to add two more teams to PSL?

[JibranAnsari]

Some of the youngsters who have been given chance in this season have performed well and shown glimpse of their talent. There have been suggestions of adding two more teams to the PSL , some of the overseas talent didnt do as well as we had expected them to do this season. Adding two more teams means bringing in 20 more local guys and around 8 to 10 overseas players. Will adding two more teams affect the quality of cricket?

 

[KingOfPakBreakfast]

Some of the youngsters who have been given chance in this season have performed well and shown glimpse of their talent. There have been suggestions of adding two more teams to the PSL , some of the overseas talent didnt do as well as we had expected them to do this season. Adding two more teams means bringing in 20 more local guys and around 8 to 10 overseas players. Will adding two more teams affect the quality of cricket?

Pakistan does not have enough *refined* talent currently to justify two more teams. Almost everyone good in the domestics is with a PSL squad.

However, given the change in domestic structure and the increase in teams, we *may* see more young talent emerging. This all depends on young players getting chances, which they did under the Rameez Raja regime.

Thus having two new teams by PSL 10/11 is more feasible than for next year.

Also, remember, we need to have more venues to support two more teams.

Sialkot’s Jinnah stadium won’t be complete until end of 2024 and the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad also needs a do-over.

 

[Master Blaster]

Can add 4 more teams if the boundaries are kept within 50-55 mts.

Should not be a problem...

 

[SamNJ]

The youngsters coming through look good but to be honest an overhaul at KK and QG is needed before expanding. These 2 teams seems like are there just to make up the numbers.

 

[shujaatraza]

Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz, Hafeez, Wahab will play for couple of years more.

 

[proud_pakistani]

i think max 1 more team. Considering guys like Imam Ul Haq, Haris Sohail, Sohaib Maqsood are not able to get games. There is definitely a case for an additional team. Prospective playing 11

1- Imam Ul Haq
2- Ahmed Shehzad
3- Dawid Malan
4- Haris Sohail
5- Sohaib Maqsood
6- Mohd Nabi
7- ??
8- ??
9- ??
10-Reece Topley
11- Lungi Ngidi

Not sure of some players but surely there is a case for this

 

[YousafTheBeast]

They should add a team from Kashmir imo. Build a squad full of international players for one season and before the start of the second season do a talent hunt in Kashmir and try to add at least 4 emerging players from there.

Below is a squad of players that weren’t picked in the PSL8


KASHMIR DRAGONS

Evin Lewis
Sahibzada Farhan
Faizan Khan (wk)
Haris Sohail
Kashif Ali
Lewis Gregory
Colin de Grandhomme
Mehidy Hasan Mirza
Raza Hasan
Sohail Khan

 

[KingOfPakBreakfast]

i think max 1 more team. Considering guys like Imam Ul Haq, Haris Sohail, Sohaib Maqsood are not able to get games. There is definitely a case for an additional team. Prospective playing 11

1- Imam Ul Haq
2- Ahmed Shehzad
3- Dawid Malan
4- Haris Sohail
5- Sohaib Maqsood
6- Mohd Nabi
7- ??
8- ??
9- ??
10-Reece Topley
11- Lungi Ngidi

Not sure of some players but surely there is a case for this

If that extra team drafts Imam and Ahmed Shehzad as their opening pair, it tells you that we don’t need an extra team.

Sohaib Maqsood is already w/ ISLU and Haris Sohail is already w/ another PSL team this season.

 

[iPakistani]

Looking at the squads that people are drafting with unpicked players, tells you we don't need another team. Even if it were added it would just be as rubbish as QG and KK, probably even worse.

 

[ex-q-zit]

What happened to these players? They were all shaping up pretty good until 1-2 years back.

Bismillah Khan
Abdul Bangalzai
Amad Butt
Muhammad Akhlaq
Zeeshan Ashraf
Khurram Manzoor
Danish Aziz
Umaid Asif
Sahibzada Farhan
Rohail Nazir
Saud Shakeel
Zahid Mahmood

Most of them seem to have dissappeared from the cricketing scene.

 

[aqeelPK]

Reduce existing franchises squads by 2, increase emerging players quota by 1, 12 more foreign players for new franchises. 12 + 8 + 12 = 32 players available for new franchises.
Regarding finances, league is now financially strong enough to accommodate 2 more franchises. Judging by the tv ratings & ad rates this season, they could expect next broadcast deal to be worth atleast $25-30m per season (was $12m for this season). I am assuming similar growth in other revenue streams as well.

 

[Chip32]

Probably not if the likes of Anwar Ali are still playing

 

[moghul]

8 teams in such a big country are not too many . More importantly its financially viable and proposed cities for new teams , Faisalabad and Sialkot will have house full all the time for their team.

 

[aqeelPK]

What happened to these players? They were all shaping up pretty good until 1-2 years back.

Bismillah Khan
Abdul Bangalzai
Amad Butt
Muhammad Akhlaq
Zeeshan Ashraf
Khurram Manzoor
Danish Aziz
Umaid Asif
Sahibzada Farhan
Rohail Nazir
Saud Shakeel
Zahid Mahmood

Most of them seem to have dissappeared from the cricketing scene.

They all featured in recently concluded domestic season. Most of them had decent performances.

 

[Officer Barbrady]

Currently there doesn’t appear to be enough bench strength to warrant more teams.

Zafar Gohar, Agha salman and Huraira are the only players I thought deserved at least a few games this psl but didn’t feature at all.

And those 3 could have been fit within the existing 6 team structure.

 

[shamaan]

I think 1 more team

 

[sweep_shot]

4 teams out of 6 go to playoffs. That is a bit odd. I think 2 more teams would be nice.

If there are 6 teams, 2 teams should directly go to final. No need for playoffs.

 

[Angrez Pakistani]

Not sure about two more but we definitely have enough talent for one more team.

 

[Rana]

Well I guess Saud Shakeel might actually get a game

 

[Savak]

The PCB needs to find a way to keep the Schedule within 5 weeks maximum if they add 6 teams because there comes a time when the viewers will suffer from PSL Fatigue. The Big Bash suffered when they increased its duration to two months.

They will need to do double headers on Friday, Saturday and Sunday

 

[Champ_Pal]

Redistribute the riches of Lahore and you can get another competitive team.

 

[daytrader]

Wouldn't mind to see a Kashmir team.

Maybe also a team from Afghanistan, far fetched but can go a long way for relations between the two fan bases. Would also be a great platform for Afghan players to display their talent.

As for talent, I think it's a little unfair that some teams can have a bowling attack of Shaheen, Haris and Rashid or a batting line up of Rossouw, Miller, Tim David, Pollard. There's room for distribution.

 

[Colorblind Genius]

Some of the youngsters who have been given chance in this season have performed well and shown glimpse of their talent. There have been suggestions of adding two more teams to the PSL , some of the overseas talent didnt do as well as we had expected them to do this season. Adding two more teams means bringing in 20 more local guys and around 8 to 10 overseas players. Will adding two more teams affect the quality of cricket?

How do you define talent for 57 meter boundaries?

The bowlers are there for throw downs and missed hits land for sixes.

Either EVERYONE is talented or NO ONE is talented in this set up.

 

[ArabKnight]

There is plenty of room for more players.

- Imam ul Haq
- Ahmed Shehzad
- Haris Sohail
- Sohaib Maqsood
- Imran Nazir
- Junaid Khan
- Sohail Khan
- Mohammad Abbas
- Yasir Shah
- Sajid Khan
- Umaid Asif

 

[Galla]

Wouldn't mind to see a Kashmir team.

Maybe also a team from Afghanistan, far fetched but can go a long way for relations between the two fan bases. Would also be a great platform for Afghan players to display their talent.

As for talent, I think it's a little unfair that some teams can have a bowling attack of Shaheen, Haris and Rashid or a batting line up of Rossouw, Miller, Tim David, Pollard. There's room for distribution.

Its the pakistan super league and not the Shpageeza league that we include a team from Afghanistan.This has to be the worst thing i have heard here.going by that logic lets have a team from all countries and play a world cup while we're at it.

 

[Titan24]

Can add 4 more teams if the boundaries are kept within 50-55 mts.

Should not be a problem...

All the straight, on and off boundaries were 60m and +. Square boundaries like most T20 leagues were shorter.

Happy to be stand corrected.

 

[Titan24]

Enough talent or not is a separate debate but considering lack of potential talent identification that is prevalent in our system, one or two more teams would definitely cover that aspect a bit.

We saw quite a few players in this season who got opportunity at the mid/end and performed better than some of the guys playing ahead of them (Omair Yousuf, Akhlaq, M Umar, Tayyab etc), while quite a few guys couldnt even get a game. Add to it that some of the performers in T20 cricket like Sahibzada Farhan (Yet to get handful matches in PSL in 8 seasons), Zain Abbas, Mohammad Hurraira (One of the better young batters), Mohammad Imran (Left arm seamer) previously played for PZ and KK was a much better bowler this season with 2nd most wickets in Nat t20 cup couldnt get selected, in PSL, Agha Salman (Struggled in Nat T20 but a national player and was really good with ball in Nat T20), Ali Majid, Ali Asfand etc.

So overall it would be better to have a team or two.

 

[trickyone]

I will let Afghanistan to put the team in PSL, Kabul Warriors

 

[trickyone]

Its the pakistan super league and not the Shpageeza league that we include a team from Afghanistan.This has to be the worst thing i have heard here.going by that logic lets have a team from all countries and play a world cup while we're at it.

Have you ever heard about NHL, Canadian and US Teams play in it... Afghanistan team should be part of it and it will be the most expensive team in PSL history.

 

[daytrader]

Its the pakistan super league and not the Shpageeza league that we include a team from Afghanistan.This has to be the worst thing i have heard here.going by that logic lets have a team from all countries and play a world cup while we're at it.

It's franchise cricket not the National T20 cup. There's private interests at play. If it can sell then why not

 

[Titan24]

I will let Afghanistan to put the team in PSL, Kabul Warriors

There used to be a team in National T20 in 2011 known as Afghan Cheetas. I think the current geopolitical climate wont allow for that. Also PSL is meant to give opportunities to Pakistani talent but, we there are quite a few Afghan players playing in various teams which is always good to see as sports should have no barriers.

 

[trickyone]

There used to be a team in National T20 in 2011 known as Afghan Cheetas. I think the current geopolitical climate wont allow for that. Also PSL is meant to give opportunities to Pakistani talent but, we there are quite a few Afghan players playing in various teams which is always good to see as sports should have no barriers.

Tbh, this is the best time to let Afghan investors to invest in PSL. Hopefully, in couple of years we can have a match between Peshawar Zalmi vs Afghan Cheetas or Kabul Warriors in Kabul. Those matches will be next level games, same intensity as Pakistan vs India games

 

[Titan24]

Faisalabad, Sialkot and Hyderabad are few cities that can be good markets currently to have a team from as there would be a lot of interested investors as well. They all have stadiums as too.

I personally believe its the right time to add a team or two in next couple of seasons as cricket is back in Pakistan so the value of next team would be pretty high as we saw with MS in just 2nd season.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

The first thing psl needs to do is to get rid of draft system. Teams have to select players they don't want or know very little about. Once that stuff is sorted out, and teams being able to have squad of their choice will lead to better cricket. Pretty sure, de Grandhomme would make a better pick than James Fuller (but the categories assorted and limitations lets the teams miss out on some bigger and better names.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Mirpur Markhors would make a good name.
Gilgit Glazers might work as well.

 

[KingOfPakBreakfast]

Faisalabad, Sialkot and Hyderabad are few cities that can be good markets currently to have a team from as there would be a lot of interested investors as well. They all have stadiums as too.

I personally believe its the right time to add a team or two in next couple of seasons as cricket is back in Pakistan so the value of next team would be pretty high as we saw with MS in just 2nd season.

Disagree here brother, especially from avenue perspective.

Niaz stadium in Hyderabad is in an absolute state. You can’t even have domestic matches there.

Jinnah Stadium in Sialkot is being rebuilt, so the earliest you can have a team there is 2025 (PSL 10)

Iqbal stadium in Faisalabad is the only functioning stadium in the above but that too needs a refurbishment to meet international standards.

 

[JattMaula]

Tbh, this is the best time to let Afghan investors to invest in PSL. Hopefully, in couple of years we can have a match between Peshawar Zalmi vs Afghan Cheetas or Kabul Warriors in Kabul. Those matches will be next level games, same intensity as Pakistan vs India games

Talibs lack soft power and recognition internationally. They will support Afghan teams in PSL. Pakistanis have open field to invest in Afganistan. A match made in heaven.

 

[msb314]

Rawalpindi and Faisalabad should get franchises next..

 

[Angrez Pakistani]

We don’t have the home venues for two of the existing franchises. We have so few venues that it’s going to kill the novelty factor of cricket for cities like Multan and Rawalpindi. We need more venues to be operational first before including more teams in PSL.
Talent wise, we are fine. May not have enough talent for now but with new under 19 players coming through, we will have enough supply of young bowlers and batters to feature for the new teams.
Unfortunately, no one thought about infrastructure in their hurry for the Black Friday sales in toshakhana over the years.

 

[daytrader]

Have you ever heard about NHL, Canadian and US Teams play in it... Afghanistan team should be part of it and it will be the most expensive team in PSL history.

There' also MLB and NBA. Both have Canadian teams. Even in cricket, if you go back 20 years, who would've thought that foreign stars would play and represent a team from their city. If we can get foreign players, why not foreign teams

 

[Snatch]

Short answer no. It's already one of the lowest quality T20 comps with the number of teams it has.

I felt the BBL in Aust was low quality this year compared to previous ones and the close to retired Martin Guptill could hardly score a run there, yet he was one of the better performing batters in the PSL.

Says it all really.

 

[Titan24]

Disagree here brother, especially from avenue perspective.

Niaz stadium in Hyderabad is in an absolute state. You can’t even have domestic matches there.

Jinnah Stadium in Sialkot is being rebuilt, so the earliest you can have a team there is 2025 (PSL 10)

Iqbal stadium in Faisalabad is the only functioning stadium in the above but that too needs a refurbishment to meet international standards.

Fair points. I believe if they decide and target now then it should be possible with in a year or two to have them in operative states. It would be faster than having a team with no stadium and have to start building from the very base.

 

[Titan24]

Mirpur Markhors would make a good name.
Gilgit Glazers might work as well.

Would definitely be interesting.

 

[KingOfPakBreakfast]

Short answer no. It's already one of the lowest quality T20 comps with the number of teams it has.

I felt the BBL in Aust was low quality this year compared to previous ones and the close to retired Martin Guptill could hardly score a run there, yet he was one of the better performing batters in the PSL.

Says it all really.

An incredible over simplification of performances, and the level of the PSL.

It’s true that certain teams have been bad (PZ, KK’s bowling attack), but you also need to take into account the pitches being played on.

I’d challenge most franchise teams to handle LQs attack or MSs batting lineup.

 

[zarak]

instead of making fake teams with overseas players, list a pool of local players that have not featured in this PSL that you think are good enough talent wise. What are these squads with Evan Lewis and Mehdy Hasan, just list the local players. We need at least 25 quality local players.

 

[Angrez Pakistani]

Under 19 batters not playing PSL:
Basit Ali
Saad Baig
Tayyab Arif
Habibullah
Shamyl Hussain

Under 19 bowlers not playing PSL:
Arham Nawab
Mohammad Zeeshan
Afnan Khan
Haseeb ur Rehman

Second 11 batters not playing PSL:
Maaz Sadaqat
Rizwan Hussain
Ammad Alam
Imran Butt
Waqar Hussain
Jahanzaib Sultan

Second 11 bowlers not playing PSL:
Ali Usman
Ali Majid
Arish Ali Khan
Irfanullah Shah
Hasan Mohsin
Arshadullah

First 11 batsmen not playing PSL:
Salman Ali agha
Mohammad Hurreira
Ali Imran
Zeeshan Malik
Asad Shafiq
Sahibzada Farhan
Mohammad Faizan

First 11 bowlers not playing PSL:
Sohail Khan
Mohammad Imran
Zahid Mehmood
Mehran Mumtaz
Rizwan Mehmood
Hunnain Shah
Mohammad Ali
Yasir Shah

Some of these names are admittedly past their primes but majority of them have a long future ahead of them.
There is a lot of talent in Pakistan and a lot of these names will be replaced by the emerging talent coming out in future.

 

[zarak]

Under 19 batters not playing PSL:
Basit Ali
Saad Baig
Tayyab Arif
Habibullah
Shamyl Hussain

Under 19 bowlers not playing PSL:
Arham Nawab
Mohammad Zeeshan
Afnan Khan
Haseeb ur Rehman

Second 11 batters not playing PSL:
Maaz Sadaqat
Rizwan Hussain
Ammad Alam
Imran Butt
Waqar Hussain
Jahanzaib Sultan

Second 11 bowlers not playing PSL:
Ali Usman
Ali Majid
Arish Ali Khan
Irfanullah Shah
Hasan Mohsin
Arshadullah

First 11 batsmen not playing PSL:
Salman Ali agha
Mohammad Hurreira
Ali Imran
Zeeshan Malik
Asad Shafiq
Sahibzada Farhan
Mohammad Faizan

First 11 bowlers not playing PSL:
Sohail Khan
Mohammad Imran
Zahid Mehmood
Mehran Mumtaz
Rizwan Mehmood
Hunnain Shah
Mohammad Ali
Yasir Shah

Some of these names are admittedly past their primes but majority of them have a long future ahead of them.
There is a lot of talent in Pakistan and a lot of these names will be replaced by the emerging talent coming out in future.

Nice list. I can see one average team coming out of this. Unless the PDP programs unearth better players.

 

[KingOfPakBreakfast]

instead of making fake teams with overseas players, list a pool of local players that have not featured in this PSL that you think are good enough talent wise. What are these squads with Evan Lewis and Mehdy Hasan, just list the local players. We need at least 25 quality local players.

I’ve had a go based on the National T20 squads from 22/23, looking at players not picked by the Franchises. There aren’t any glaring omissions, but there are enough young players who can populate two teams. The players are:

Batsmen:

Saad Khan
Imam ul Haq
Agha Salman
Mohammed Junaid
Ahmed Shehzad
Mohammad Faizan
Sahibzada Farhan
Aamir Azmat
Umar Amin
Nasir Nawaz
Muhammad Hurraira
Ali Imran
Sharoon Siraj
Basit Ali
Zain Abbas


Pacers:
Asif Mehmood
Mohammad Ali
Junaid Khan
Imran Khan Snr
Usman Shinwari
Hunain Shah
Mohammad Zeeshan
Mohammad Amir Khan
Sirajuddin
Ahmed Bashir
Ehsan Adil

Spinners:
Mohammad Asghar
Kashif Bhatti
Yasir Shah
Ali Afsand
Mehran Mumtaz
Maaz Khan
Umer Khan
Arham Nawab
Ali Majid
Aarish Ali Khan

Allrounders:
Hassan Khan
Maaz Sadaqat
Imran Randhawa
Hasan Mohsin


Keepers:
Rohail Nazir
Zeeshan Ashraf
Bismillah Khan

 

[shamaan]

IÂ’ve had a go based on the National T20 squads from 22/23, looking at players not picked by the Franchises. There arenÂ’t any glaring omissions, but there are enough young players who can populate two teams. The players are:

Batsmen:

Saad Khan
Imam ul Haq
Agha Salman
Mohammed Junaid
Ahmed Shehzad
Mohammad Faizan
Sahibzada Farhan
Aamir Azmat
Umar Amin
Nasir Nawaz
Muhammad Hurraira
Ali Imran
Sharoon Siraj
Basit Ali
Zain Abbas


Pacers:
Asif Mehmood
Mohammad Ali
Junaid Khan
Imran Khan Snr
Usman Shinwari
Hunain Shah
Mohammad Zeeshan
Mohammad Amir Khan
Sirajuddin
Ahmed Bashir
Ehsan Adil

Spinners:
Mohammad Asghar
Kashif Bhatti
Yasir Shah
Ali Afsand
Mehran Mumtaz
Maaz Khan
Umer Khan
Arham Nawab
Ali Majid
Aarish Ali Khan

Allrounders:
Hassan Khan
Maaz Sadaqat
Imran Randhawa
Hasan Mohsin


Keepers:
Rohail Nazir
Zeeshan Ashraf
Bismillah Khan

Good list I was surprised Nasir Nawaz or Ali Imran didn't get picked this psl also Arham Nawab.

 

[Bewal Express]

Better systems at the local and provincial level will bring forward the talent we need.

 

[KingOfPakBreakfast]

Better systems at the local and provincial level will bring forward the talent we need.

Perhaps, which is why you shouldn’t have more teams before PSL 10 at the earliest.

 

[Suleiman]

Seize Karachi Kings from ARY guy, and throw it into the trash can. Mismanaged team by an owner who couldn’t care less.

Then, add a new team. Karachi Kebabs.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

An incredible over simplification of performances, and the level of the PSL.

It’s true that certain teams have been bad (PZ, KK’s bowling attack), but you also need to take into account the pitches being played on.

I’d challenge most franchise teams to handle LQs attack or MSs batting lineup.

PZ, KK and QG have no one to blame but themselves for putting up such weak lineups. There are much better players available both foreign and local they could build their team around yet they have chosen to rely on the likes of personal favorites and battered old guys. Wahab Riaz, Sarfraz, Ahmed Shehzad, Imran Tahir, Umar Akmal, Irfan etc etc

A good example is how MS have steadily replaced their players who got too old like Sohail Tanvir, Irfan, Imran Khan, Imran Tahir etc.

PZ and KK have seemed to try to build a new team from this season but some of their picks have been straight bizarre leading to their teams having visible holes.

QG is one that has refused to believe they need reforms. It's like they're just stuck in 2019 victory.

 

[Energy]

6 teams is fine. It makes the league half competitive. 8 will be an overkill.

 

[MenInG]

In a Tw interaction, CEO PZ, Javed Afridi has indicated that Sialkot and Faisalabad could be the 2 new teams in PSL

 

[gazza619]

Adding 2 more teams will mean that the likes of Ahmed Shehzad, Umar Akmal, kamran Akmal, Moin Khan’s relative, Razzaq’s son and others will be picked. This will be mental torture for fans.

 

[MenInG]

Adding 2 more teams will mean that the likes of Ahmed Shehzad, Umar Akmal, kamran Akmal, Moin Khan’s relative, Razzaq’s son and others will be picked. This will be mental torture for fans.

But this is the same idea as having more teams in domestic. "People need jobs"

 

[gazza619]

But this is the same idea as having more teams in domestic. "People need jobs"

Why not get these people picked in the Army? There is loads in the budget.

 

[KingOfPakBreakfast]

In a Tw interaction, CEO PZ, Javed Afridi has indicated that Sialkot and Faisalabad could be the 2 new teams in PSL

From an infrastructure and facilities perspective, the right two teams, albeit that Sialkot’s stadium is still under development.

As regards who makes the two teams, it depends on how serious the owners of these teams are. Hope we don’t get a similar situation to Karachi Kings

 

[Major]

In a Tw interaction, CEO PZ, Javed Afridi has indicated that Sialkot and Faisalabad could be the 2 new teams in PSL

this is great.

Its time PSL expands. We had many good players taht sit out due to less teams. Adding two teams increases the worth of the tournament and brings in more money.

I was hoping, they would had given Pindi its franchise. Expecting Sindh to cry about more Punjabi teams

 

[Rana]

It’s already difficult to fill the side with the rubbish fielders from the domestic sides

Two more teams will extend the rubbish fielding standards of the league

 

[MenInG]

It’s already difficult to fill the side with the rubbish fielders from the domestic sides

Two more teams will extend the rubbish fielding standards of the league

To be honest this is more about money. So if there are investors and there is interest in the sponsors, then why not?

 

[hitthestump]

Adding 2 more teams will mean that the likes of Ahmed Shehzad, Umar Akmal, kamran Akmal, Moin Khan’s relative, Razzaq’s son and others will be picked. This will be mental torture for fans.

Lmao.

Pakistan need to come to terms with the fact that we don't have enough local talent and cannot attract enough good overseas talent for two more teams at this stage.

PSL 8 was actually the best PSL we've ever seen. It isn't broken, so let's not break it by being too greedy.

 

[Fenrir]

Pakistan should be careful and not make PSL a long and gruelling competition.Six team format is working fine but it looks like a lot of people want two more teams.I hope people don’t start talking about adding another two teams in a couple of years.Eight teams should be the max and no more.

 

[Bewal Express]

Let's have some original names. I am sick of these generic names like Kings, United, Gladiators etc. Let's have more of Zalmi, Qalandars and Sultans

 

[Firebat]

I don't think so. Let's not dilute the product, PSL 8 was good and lets keep it that way for a few seasons before we start getting excited about expansion.

 

[Bilal Ahmad15]

I actually think there can be three teams added.

 

[MenInG]

What I need to understand is the business justification for adding 2 more teams.

PSL is not for furthering local talent. For that you have domestic cricket and if needs be PCB can increase the number of tournaments.

 

[Fenrir]

PCB should add two teams in domestic FC cricket instead of PSL.One team from interior Sindh and one from Punjab

 

[KingOfPakBreakfast]

Let's have some original names. I am sick of these generic names like Kings, United, Gladiators etc. Let's have more of Zalmi, Qalandars and Sultans

You could do Sialkot Stallions, as that name actually has some legacy from previous domestic tournaments.

Further, they can do something like Faisalabad Wolves and agree a loose cooperative partnership with Wolverhampton Wolves (and Warwickshire even!)

 

[topspin]

Karachi Kings had only 2 decent batsmen (Vince and Imad) in this year's PSL and the less said about Quetta the better.

So no Pakistan certainly doesn't have enough talent to add 2 more teams otherwise we'll end up with another national T20 cup with a greater number of older and mediocre Pakistani players such as Ahmed Shehzad, Mukhatar Ahmed, Sahibzada Farhan and etc.

 

[Bewal Express]

You could do Sialkot Stallions, as that name actually has some legacy from previous domestic tournaments.

Further, they can do something like Faisalabad Wolves and agree a loose cooperative partnership with Wolverhampton Wolves (and Warwickshire even!)

Surely these places have original landmarks or something that reflects their areas

 

[JAV12341]

Adding 2 teams to the PSL is a must. It means more national talent get exposure to the highest and biggest stage in the world hence we can produce more love talent

 

[TeymurBlake]

I don't think the league is at the point to add two more teams. Peshawar & Quetta can't even play there home games at home.

Rather than add two teams, lets improve the leagues infrastructure, stadiums and fans experience.

Plenty of work still to do before adding more teams.

 

[indianpanacea]

I would like 1 of the team be
M.Huraira
Basit Ali
Usman khwaja
Tayyab Arif
Daryll mitchell
Nafee
Arafat minhas
Amad butt
Jordan
Yasir shah
Mudassar ghulam

 

[KingOfPakBreakfast]

Karachi Kings had only 2 decent batsmen (Vince and Imad) in this year's PSL and the less said about Quetta the better.

So no Pakistan certainly doesn't have enough talent to add 2 more teams otherwise we'll end up with another national T20 cup with a greater number of older and mediocre Pakistani players such as Ahmed Shehzad, Mukhatar Ahmed, Sahibzada Farhan and etc.

If you look back through this thread, multiple posters have names various players who *could* contribute in a T20 context. There are various u19 players who could play at PSL level with the right coaching. That’s not to mention running talent hunts to further the talent pool.

As regards KK and QG, their performances were as much down to shoddy team planning, management and captaincy as they were down to actual playing talent.

 

[MenInG]

Najam Sethi in an interview:

"I first thought and don't discuss with anyone but I don't know how it comes in the media... So I think Javed Afridi has fired the first shot that Faisalabad and Sialkot will be the two new teams of PSL. We haven't had any discussions with the franchises, we didn't make any decision, but it's my desire that at least two new teams should be added"

"There are a lot of comprehensions and concerns from the franchises regarding their revenues and how the market can take it or not. And for this, we have to sit and discuss because without them we can't move forward"

"They have to be part of the consultation process. But what I will say is this, so many people are interested to buy these two teams, and if the addition of these two teams is coming in the PSL, then there will be a win-win situation for all"

"The revenue will increase and also teams will increase, and my advice to the other six franchises is that you will not suffer any loss, but you will make a profit from this, and if the revenue decreases, then we will help you in this matter"

 

[shamaan]

I would like 1 of the team be
M.Huraira
Basit Ali
Usman khwaja
Tayyab Arif
Daryll mitchell
Nafee
Arafat minhas
Amad butt
Jordan
Yasir shah
Mudassar ghulam

Good picks but bowling looks weak.

 

[Saj]

More isn't always better.

PCB need to be careful regarding the decision they make about more teams.

Maybe add one initially?

 

[MenInG]

As per a media report, the franchises have rejected the idea of 2 additional teams as "they believe that players' pool is already limited".

So it's not happening!