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All draft picks for Peshawar Zalmi in PSL 10 (2025)
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And their retentions:

Peshawar Zalmi retentions: Babar Azam, Saim Ayub (both Platinum), Mohammad Haris (Diamond), Arif Yaqoob, Mehran Mumtaz and Sufyan Moqim (Brand Ambassador) (all silver), Ali Raza (Emerging)
 
Poorly planned draft.

The TKC rtm is probably where they lost the PSL before it even starts this year.
 
Babar Azam
Saim Ayub
Muhammed Haris
Cadmore
Hussain Talat
Abdul Sarmad
Corbin Bosch
Nahid Rana
Muhammed Ali
Sufiyan Muqeem
Ali raza

Should be challenging for the top 4 positions maybe required another batting all rounder at 7
 
Pz has kept all the talent of Pakistan, their batting and spin attack are great. Just need a new captain
 
They'll have the batting to be great. Got enough spin too. Question will be their fast bowlers who repeatedly let them down.
I think they have enough in their fast bowlers to be good.

Very disappointed to see Maaz selected there. Horrible place for him to be drafted personally as he will virtually not even get a shot barring Saim Ayub absence in the PSL. Disappointing for the lad but I suppose it can't hurt to practice daily with Saim & Babar and see how they go about it and maybe he can pickup some things from them.
 
They'll have the batting to be great. Got enough spin too. Question will be their fast bowlers who repeatedly let them down.
I think they have enough in their fast bowlers to be good.

Very disappointed to see Maaz selected there. Horrible place for him to be drafted personally as he will virtually not even get a shot barring Saim Ayub absence in the PSL. Disappointing for the lad but I suppose it can't hurt to practice daily with Saim & Babar and see how they go about it and maybe he can pickup some things from them.
Even if Saim isnt fit they will most likely pick Zadran In xi.
 
They'll have the batting to be great. Got enough spin too. Question will be their fast bowlers who repeatedly let them down.
I think they have enough in their fast bowlers to be good.

Very disappointed to see Maaz selected there. Horrible place for him to be drafted personally as he will virtually not even get a shot barring Saim Ayub absence in the PSL. Disappointing for the lad but I suppose it can't hurt to practice daily with Saim & Babar and see how they go about it and maybe he can pickup some things from them.
Agreed Maaz will be warming the bench. Such a shame.
 
here is my lineup for Zalmi:

1- Babar Azam (c)
2- Saim Ayub
3- Mohammad Haris (wk)
4- TKC ✈️
5- Max Bryant ✈️
6- Abdul Samad
7- Corbin Bosch ✈️
8- Mehran Mumtaz/Sufiyan Muqeem
9- Alzarri Joseph ✈️
10- Mohammad Ali
11- Ali Raza (Emerging)
 
The interesting thing is I feel like Saim and Haris will want to leave Peshawar at some point. Saim if he continues to do well in internationals, will be offered PSL captaincy in another team. Like Shaheen and Shadab, grooming for future captaincy. Especially with new PSL teams on the horizon, I bet some team will try to take him that way.

Haris is in a strange position where he was opening but is in competition with both Saim and Babar for the position. With captaincy experience and he struggled last PSL. I wouldn’t be surprised if he moves too at some point. I even think had Karachi not gone for Shan, or even if Shan doesn’t work out, I could see them going for Haris. Haris is also seemingly out of the picture for internationals, so if it isn’t working at PZ will be desperate to start performing someone else to earn an international recall.
 
We’re not winning many games with those bowlers. Can’t even remember the last time Zalmi had a decent bowling attack.
 
Peshawar Zalmi captain Babar Azam's special conversation after the draft:

"I am satisfied with the squad of Peshawar Zalmi after the draft of PSL 10. We picked up very well, captain Peshawar Zalmi Babar Azam"

"Before our batting was strong but we also strengthened the bowling in the draft"

"We has formed a squad keeping in mind the weather and pitches of the Pakistan Super League season 10"

"Our spin department is very strong where Sufian Mehran Mumtaz and other spinners are included"

"Muhammad Ali Carbon Bash and other fast bowlers have been included in the draft and the fast bowling department has also been strengthened"

"Muhammad Ali bowls with a lot of hard work and heart every team needs such a player"

"Abdul Samad is expected to perform well in the PSL He also showed his brilliant performance of the Champions"
 
“Corbin Bosch, diamond pick of PZ isn't even making into the starting lineup of SA20 as local player.”
 
Good squad, and the fact that Babar is regaining his form is a huge bonus. Not happy with useless hack Haris getting retained, he is a proper liability.
 
The interesting thing is I feel like Saim and Haris will want to leave Peshawar at some point. Saim if he continues to do well in internationals, will be offered PSL captaincy in another team. Like Shaheen and Shadab, grooming for future captaincy. Especially with new PSL teams on the horizon, I bet some team will try to take him that way.

Haris is in a strange position where he was opening but is in competition with both Saim and Babar for the position. With captaincy experience and he struggled last PSL. I wouldn’t be surprised if he moves too at some point. I even think had Karachi not gone for Shan, or even if Shan doesn’t work out, I could see them going for Haris. Haris is also seemingly out of the picture for internationals, so if it isn’t working at PZ will be desperate to start performing someone else to earn an international recall.
They wanted to leave

PZ forced them to stay. They need to get out of their. Maaz Sadaqat too.

Rubbish franchise for player development
 
The amount of times people have trolled babar for not letting youngsters play and all that yet his team has best young local talent. Even retained haris after horrendous show in last year and haris isnt exactly playing spectacularly in domestics even.

But
Saim Babar Haris Haseeb TKC Hussain Maaz Samad is a good core to have
May not sound as great as Warner Williamson Finn at top but if they play right they can easily score good

Saim Haris Babar tkc(although looks past his date) can play long innings in t20 and take match away
 
I think they have the worst team in the tournament because of their foreign picks. What an absolute waste of money. The most questionable pick is Kohler-Cadmore in Platinum.
 
Until Darren Sammy was playing Zalmi were quite popular unfortunately Babar Azam PR is not reflected in Zalmi Brand.
 
Like who?

Who would you pick? Ahmed Shahzad said overseas players have a reservation to play for Pz with Babar in the side. It might actually be a true claim.

Why Not write letter to PCB to expell Babar and Rizwan from PSL
 
Why not answer the question instead of hawai firing? Who are the overseas marketable players you would pick as a PZ fan?
Daryll Mitchell

Fin Allen

David Warner

Infact Warner & Saim opening with Babar at 3 , solid trio
 
Tbh don’t know if cadmore is a bad pick as a batsman. He has at least experience with PZ before and I remember him performing one season with them. That alone slightly improves chances of performing.

The strength of foreign players is quite weak this season. I think it’s due to a clash with IPL?

I don’t think there’s a single foreign player I can see and say for sure he’d definitely improve the side. Even Warner, a few years ago definitely but he might be past it at his age, you just don’t know. I’d go so far and say I’d rather have Saim over any foreign pick.

Though you could argue given how weak the bowling looks, perhaps a bowling pick in platinum would have been better. Batting with or without TDC looks alright. Babar, Saim, Haris and with talat added already feels like a decent batting core.

Mohammed Ali and Muqeem I recognise. But they are hardly psl veterans performing season after season or international regulars. They’ll be relying on a fairly inexperienced (at high level) bowling attack.
 
Tbh don’t know if cadmore is a bad pick as a batsman. He has at least experience with PZ before and I remember him performing one season with them. That alone slightly improves chances of performing.

The strength of foreign players is quite weak this season. I think it’s due to a clash with IPL?

I don’t think there’s a single foreign player I can see and say for sure he’d definitely improve the side. Even Warner, a few years ago definitely but he might be past it at his age, you just don’t know. I’d go so far and say I’d rather have Saim over any foreign pick.

Though you could argue given how weak the bowling looks, perhaps a bowling pick in platinum would have been better. Batting with or without TDC looks alright. Babar, Saim, Haris and with talat added already feels like a decent batting core.

Mohammed Ali and Muqeem I recognise. But they are hardly psl veterans performing season after season or international regulars. They’ll be relying on a fairly inexperienced (at high level) bowling attack.
This year foreign player quality was high. The likes of Chris Lynn, Alex hales, Jason Roy, Cooper connoly, Tim southee, Brandon King, ewin Lewis,reeza hendricks, nandre burger goes unsold but they still somehow desperatly wanted kohler cadmore in their squad...
 
Peshawar is a decent side & should qualify easily for the playoffs in my opinion.

They have a good mix of domestic performers & foreign players who are not superstars. Players like Abdul Samad, Hussain Talat, Sufyan Muqeem, Muhammad Ali, & Mehran Mumtaz have good domestic pedigree. Max Bryant is a decent addition in the middle order as well as Bosch who can hit a bit if needed.

Muhammad Ali is underrated because he isn't flashy or has a PR team. Nahid Rana is raw but he'll ensure that the team remains exciting to watch. Ali Raza is the best emerging talent in Pak, the only question is can he sustain form and fitness over 6 weeks. Corbin is decent & will do ok. The spinners are ok & they retained the local leg spinner & obviously he's not Rashid Khan level but who is that good in world cricket anyway.

They could have gone for Lewis but they chose the person they knew in TKC. Maybe they had a deal with him beforehand as it's tricky to get English players in this window but who knows. They also have reserved two supplementary picks which gives them the option to select any two players in the world at the moment of their choosing.

Any combination like this

  1. Saim
  2. Haris
  3. Babar
  4. TKC/Max
  5. Talat
  6. Samad
  7. Bosch
  8. Alzarri/Rana
  9. Mehran/Muqeem
  10. Muhammad Ali/Arif
  11. Ali Raza
is an extremely well balanced team. You can question a pick or two but overall they are a good side. I feel for Maaz Sadaqat though, he could have been part of another team, don't see him opening in this team unless there are injuries (never want to see a player get injured)
 
Well there aren’t many really strong players, players that were considered strong international players or recently retired. Remember we had in the past pietersen, rashid khan, Tahir, pollard, Guptil, AB de Villiers etc players who could come in and instantly strengthen a side. The current foreign players a lot haven’t even played internationals, or not played a lot in internationals. And their international records don’t look amazing, they don’t feel like the best of the best from internationals. A lot of these guys I wouldn’t even know unless they didn’t play PSL.

Warner is the exception, and I heard he’s getting paid significantly more than anyone else. But he’s old at 38 so there’s a chance he might be past it. After Warner actually the biggest names I’ve heard of are Pollard and then Hales and Roy who all interestingly not picked up. Which is probably an indictment that these guys are out of favour even at other leagues now.

Not saying they can’t be good. Just for who they are it doesn’t feel like they’re the big names that supposedly attracts attention.

Why I think the key is to get the best domestic players in PSL. Thats what mostly matters. And once teams have them they don’t let go of them easily, which is evidenced by how hard it has been for Karachi to assemble a good team. Sure they have access to foreigners, but the homegrown players are retained and locked in by the other squads. Hence they are weak.
 
This year foreign player quality was high. The likes of Chris Lynn, Alex hales, Jason Roy, Cooper connoly, Tim southee, Brandon King, ewin Lewis,reeza hendricks, nandre burger goes unsold but they still somehow desperatly wanted kohler cadmore in their squad...
Those guys got unsold. There’s a reason, they’re out of favour. Hales and Roy have been dumped from England set up in last few years. Pollard was there too, and even Kane got picked up only in supplementary. Teams are taking chance with foreigners with no name, yet in the prime of their playing career hoping they will do better. Which kind of firstly doesn’t create the same excitement of foreign players involved and secondly kind of feels the standard of foreign player is weaker.

I don’t blame PSL, you do the best with what you can. And really the Pakistani players are the bedrock of the franchises as they should be and fans will support teams partly down to those players no the foreign ones. Just highlighting I’m not sure the reasoning of the wrong international player selections are the biggest factor. What I’ve mainly seen and especially in recent years is these franchises revolve around a pak core of players who often franchises just retain to keep their strength. They’re not really hurt when the foreign players leave them. I remember at one time our batting was actually dominated by international batsmen. So back then I think the standard of foreign player faired better against the Pakistani one.
 
Muhammad Ali is underrated because he isn't flashy or has a PR team.
Sorry I know we are talking about T20s and league cricket here, but can we please put at least an inch of blame on Ali himself for averaging 68 in 4 test matches for Pakistan. It is high time the players take responsibility for how they are rated. It is not just about having a PR team.

Abdullah Shafique may end up scoring 3 hundreds in this year’s PSL, but in my mind I would always rate him based on his factory of low scores for Pakistan.
 
Peshawar has a really good balanced side. Their batting line up is fine and the bowling also looks ok the ok side. I like how they shaped their squad.
 
Sorry I know we are talking about T20s and league cricket here, but can we please put at least an inch of blame on Ali himself for averaging 68 in 4 test matches for Pakistan. It is high time the players take responsibility for how they are rated. It is not just about having a PR team.

Abdullah Shafique may end up scoring 3 hundreds in this year’s PSL, but in my mind I would always rate him based on his factory of low scores for Pakistan.

His test performances came against a rampant England on dud tracks I believe so I wouldn't really blame him. He was decent in the last PSL, also does well in domestic competitions, can't ask more from a player.
 
His test performances came against a rampant England on dud tracks I believe so I wouldn't really blame him. He was decent in the last PSL, also does well in domestic competitions, can't ask more from a player.
I take your point but he was also wicketless in his last test match at home against the mighty Bangladesh. That was actually a low scoring game where most of the pacers had a good time.

I have nothing against the man and hope he does better next time if given a chance.
 
Good squad, and the fact that Babar is regaining his form is a huge bonus. Not happy with useless hack Haris getting retained, he is a proper liability.

Always backing the wrong people man, whether it’s politics, football or cricket…I truly admire your consistency.
 
Always backing the wrong people man, whether it’s politics, football or cricket…I truly admire your consistency.
You mean I should back the “right” people like Sharjeel, Imad, Amir, Azam Khan, Haris etc.?

No thanks. Allah Almighty has blessed me with a lot of intelligence to go astray.
 
You mean I should back the “right” people like Sharjeel, Imad, Amir, Azam Khan, Haris etc.?

No thanks. Allah Almighty has blessed me with a lot of intelligence to go astray.

Sharjeel isn’t out of the team for his performances.

Imad Wasim averages 42 @ 110 in ODI’s with the bat, better stats than Rizwan.

Mohammad Amir won you two ICC tournaments, how many tournaments will Imam ul Anwar win us?

Azam Khan is a fat, unhealthy sob, but he still doesn’t cramp up like Rizwan does every game.

Mohammad Haris showed us how crap RizBar were when he outperformed both of them in the WT20.

Imam ul Anwar, gone.
Shaheen Akram, gone.
Babaradman, dropped in the last home series because he can’t play spin.
Rizchrist, first 50 since Ban series at home.
 
11 Finn Allens can't match a single Babar. Such is Babar's stature.
Well, there is fantasy and then there is reality,


This was the 2024 Hundred retentions. Babar registered for the competition and was unsold. Fin Allen was retained.

I’ve dismantled your fantasy of 11 Fin Allen’s not being worth 1 Babar quite simply with 1 fact, reality check.

1 Fin Allen was considered worthy of retention, so that’s 2 seasons with a hundred franchise. 1 Babar Azam was considered worthy of being unsold by the hundred franchises….for 3 seasons he attempted to be registered by them.

Next time, argue with facts. Talk big with facts and reality. Not some fantasy that you have drawn up during your me time.
 
Sharjeel isn’t out of the team for his performances.
Sharjeel is a crap player who never performed. His international record paints a sorry picture, and the ban helped him because it protected his image in front of deluded fans like yourself who labor under the delusion that Pakistan lost their version of Warner or De Kock.
Imad Wasim averages 42 @ 110 in ODI’s with the bat, better stats than Rizwan.
He also averages 15 with the bat in T20Is, and averaged 60+ with the ball in ODIs vs the top 5 sides, inconvenient stats that you conveniently ignored.

Imad is just a run of the mill, bits and pieces player but his delusional fans hype him up as Gary Sobers reincarnate and some genius cricketing mind which is laughable.

He is not fit to clean Rizwan’s shoes who is in the top 3 if not the best ever WK batsman Pakistan has had.
Mohammad Amir won you two ICC tournaments, how many tournaments will Imam ul Anwar win us?
And yet, Amir will always be remember for being a fixer. His legacy is tainted forever.
Azam Khan is a fat, unhealthy sob, but he still doesn’t cramp up like Rizwan does every game.
He also averages 8 in international cricket, and he will probably never play for Pakistan again. He is not 0.1% the cricketer Rizwan is. Cramping Rizwan is a billion times more useful than non-cramping Rizwan.
Mohammad Haris showed us how crap RizBar were when he outperformed both of them in the WT20.
Mohammad Haris averages 7 in ODIs and 14 in T20Is with a lower SR than Babar and Rizwan. Another useless player hyped to the moon by delusional fans when in reality, he is not even close to Babar and Rizwan in any format.
Imam ul Anwar, gone.
Shaheen Akram, gone.
Babaradman, dropped in the last home series because he can’t play spin.
Rizchrist, first 50 since Ban series at home.
Imam will be back in the squad soon because Abdullah’s career is tanking, Masood will be gone in a couple of years and Fakhar is nearing the end as well.

Imam has a lot of credit in the bank and he will get his chance again. Besides, even if he doesn’t make a comeback, he has had a better career than someone like Sharjeel.

Shaheen is finally getting back to his best and he is still Pakistan’s premier pacer, so not sure what do you mean by “gone”.

Babar remains Pakistan’s best all format batsman and after 2 difficult years, is finally showing signs of getting his form back.

He played very well in SA. At 30, he is entering his prime now and will score lots of runs in the coming years and finish off as a bonafide Pakistan legend and one of the greatest, if not the greatest batsman to ever wear the Pakistan jersey.

He is a bigger cricketer than Sharjeel, Imad, Haris, Azam and any other average failure that you support put together.

Same goes for Rizwan. He is already arguably the greatest WK batsman Pakistan has ever had. Like Babar, he is a bonafide Pakistan legend in the making and bigger than all the failures that you support put together.

Your post was completely pointless drivel. You wasted not only my time but also yours.
 
Imam will be back in the squad soon because Abdullah’s career is tanking, Masood will be gone in a couple of years and Fakhar is nearing the end as well.

He’ll be back, and he’ll be dropped again after the CT.

Imam is just another Farhat, Hameed, Masood, Faisal Iqbal. He’ll be forgotten the day he retires. A player that will either lose you a game or won’t have any impact in the games that you win.

Shaheen is finally getting back to his best and he is still Pakistan’s premier pacer, so not sure what do you mean by “gone”.

Your premier pacer is playing in the BPL when there’s a test match being played.

Babar remains Pakistan’s best all format batsman and after 2 difficult years, is finally showing signs of getting his form back.

Your best all format player will end up with a bat with no stickers in his prime 😂

At 30, he is entering his prime now and will score lots of runs in the coming years and finish off as a bonafide Pakistan legend and one of the greatest, if not the greatest batsman to ever wear the Pakistan jersey.

He’s not 30, he’s probably 34.

His peak is done, his career was like a soda bottle - he makes a loud pop but there is nothing inside. The fizz doesn’t last.
:misbah
 
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