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QUETTA GLADIATORS SQUAD FOR PSL 2026 🚨

- Abrar, Usman, Hassan Nawaz, Shamyl, Spencer, Rossouw, Faisal Akram, Arafat Minhas, Jahandad, Nafay, Wasim Akram Jr, Khan Zeb, Bismillah, Saqib Khan, Bratt Hampton, Sam Harper, Bevon Jacobs, Saud Shakeel & Tom Curran.

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Best XI

1. Shamyl (E)
2. Harper (WK) *
3. Nafay
4. Hasan
5. Rossouw *
6. Bevon *
7. Arafat
8. Jahandad
9. Spencer *
10. Abrar
11. Usman
 
They'll have a nasty spin attack and that should always keep them in the game. Shocked how much Nafay ended up getting but they paid to keep him. Think they will need to rely on Shamyl emerging.

Faisal akram looks like he'll be buried on this team behind Abrar/Tariq and potentially Minhas. Hope Minhas gets a proper look though this season.
 
Batting looks horrible... Cannot see any genuine pacer in the side... Abrar and Usman are being trusted too much
 
BouncerGuy said:
Batting looks horrible... Cannot see any genuine pacer in the side... Abrar and Usman are being trusted too much
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???

Their batting is their selling point. No other side has a combination of young attacking local batters like Quetta. Really looking forward to seeing Shamyl, Nafay and Hasan Nawaz light up the PSL inshAllah.
 
KingOfPakBreakfast said:
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Their batting is their selling point. No other side has a combination of young attacking local batters like Quetta. Really looking forward to seeing Shamyl, Nafay and Hasan Nawaz light up the PSL inshAllah.
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saud?? shamyl is young but is he gonna win the tournament? Hasan is the only guy who can punch above his weight like he did last time.. Nafay is still raw..
 
BouncerGuy said:
saud?? shamyl is young but is he gonna win the tournament? Hasan is the only guy who can punch above his weight like he did last time.. Nafay is still raw..
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Shamyl almost won the President’s trophy this year, captaining PTV to the final, despite having an OK squad at best. They also have Roussow and Arafat Minhas is a very promising young player.

That’s not a ‘horrible’ batting lineup. Theyll definitely surprise people
 
KingOfPakBreakfast said:
Shamyl almost won the President’s trophy this year, captaining PTV to the final, despite having an OK squad at best. They also have Roussow and Arafat Minhas is a very promising young player.

That’s not a ‘horrible’ batting lineup. Theyll definitely surprise people
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Shamyl has not done anything so far in T20s... He will get tested... Rilee is old but yeah, he is the best they got atm.
 
Best team last year before final won 8 in a row i think amir and faheem failed to defend 30 of last 2 overs. Good to see them giving a few younger a players a chance... Saud hassan rossouw main batters from last year still there.
 
KingOfPakBreakfast said:
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Their batting is their selling point. No other side has a combination of young attacking local batters like Quetta. Really looking forward to seeing Shamyl, Nafay and Hasan Nawaz light up the PSL inshAllah.
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Hyderbad have best young attacking batters.
 
Another very difficult XI to build.

1. Shamyl Hussain/Jahanzaib Sultan
2. Sam Harper (WK)(O)
3. Khawaja Nafay
4. Ben McDermott/Rilee Rossouw (O)
5. Hassan Nawaz (C)
6. Bevon Jacobs (O)
7. Jahandad Khan
8. Ahmed Daniyal
9. Abrar Ahmed
10. Spencer Johnson (O)
11. Usman Tariq

This XI was super difficult to do man. The overseas players Quetta have brought in are pretty good, Brett Hampton & Tom Curran are good players who could play a part if Quetta are to win it.
 
TeymurBlake said:
Another very difficult XI to build.

1. Shamyl Hussain/Jahanzaib Sultan
2. Sam Harper (WK)(O)
3. Khawaja Nafay
4. Ben McDermott/Rilee Rossouw (O)
5. Hassan Nawaz (C)
6. Bevon Jacobs (O)
7. Jahandad Khan
8. Ahmed Daniyal
9. Abrar Ahmed
10. Spencer Johnson (O)
11. Usman Tariq
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I can back their batting to score 200+ every game on a flat deck
 
TeymurBlake said:
Another very difficult XI to build.

1. Shamyl Hussain/Jahanzaib Sultan
2. Sam Harper (WK)(O)
3. Khawaja Nafay
4. Ben McDermott/Rilee Rossouw (O)
5. Hassan Nawaz (C)
6. Bevon Jacobs (O)
7. Jahandad Khan
8. Ahmed Daniyal
9. Abrar Ahmed
10. Spencer Johnson (O)
11. Usman Tariq

This XI was super difficult to do man. The overseas players Quetta have brought in are pretty good, Brett Hampton & Tom Curran are good players who could play a part if Quetta are to win it.
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Jahandad at 7 is high ig
He is a no 8 batsman at max

Abrar Usman Ahmad Spencer is a good bowling lineup

Saud and Hasan nawaz can roll their fingers too

They might make saud captain again or rossouw
 
Hyder said:
Jahandad at 7 is high ig
He is a no 8 batsman at max

Abrar Usman Ahmad Spencer is a good bowling lineup

Saud and Hasan nawaz can roll their fingers too

They might make saud captain again or rossouw
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Jahandad showed some real capabilities with the bat in his debut PSL season.
 
TeymurBlake said:
Jahandad showed some real capabilities with the bat in his debut PSL season.
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He just hit a few but he isnt dependable as no 7. He is usama mir abbas afridi type batter atm. He can hit long but cant be called a batter.
 
Hyder said:
He just hit a few but he isnt dependable as no 7. He is usama mir abbas afridi type batter atm. He can hit long but cant be called a batter.
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Oooohhhh I think that's harsh on Jahandad.

Usama Mir can hit sixes as can Abbas but Jahandad Khan has better application than both.
 
TeymurBlake said:
Oooohhhh I think that's harsh on Jahandad.

Usama Mir can hit sixes as can Abbas but Jahandad Khan has better application than both.
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Jahandad has 15 batting avg in t20s and abbas has 12 almost.
Abbas has developed his batting alot whilst jahandad hasnt. He is at same level as he was in his debut season.
If pcb is serious about developing their all rounders they should communicate with regional coaches and ask them to play them in top 5 positions in domestica at any cost.
Ashwin, David willey, etc all batted at higher positions in domestics and it shows.
Faheem, Jahandad, Abbas, Nawaz, Jamal all are batting at 7 or below. How can they develop batting at that position.
 
Hyder said:
If pcb is serious about developing their all rounders they should communicate with regional coaches and ask them to play them in top 5 positions in domestica at any cost.
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The never are. The domestic coaches don't want to play a potential pace all rounder in top 5 positions because it comprises their batting
 
RidiculousMan said:
The never are. The domestic coaches don't want to play a potential pace all rounder in top 5 positions because it comprises their batting
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Because there is no job security in Pakistan. The regions and teams are there to win domestic tournament but not act as a feeding vessel to pak intl team. You can win domestic tournament with 11 mediocre okayish players but none of them will make it to the intl team.

Head Coach of National Team and selectors should give directive to domestic teams on which players are in their radar and what they want out of them.
 
1. Saud Shakeel (c)
2. Shamyl Hussain
3. Rilee Rossouw
4. Hassan Nawaz
5. Khawaja Nafay (wk)
6. Bevon Jacobs
7. Jahandad Khan
8. Ahmed Daniyal
9. Spencer Johnson
10. Abrar Ahmed
11. Usman Tariq
 
The Bald Eagle said:
QUETTA GLADIATORS SQUAD FOR PSL 2026 🚨

- Abrar, Usman, Hassan Nawaz, Shamyl, Spencer, Rossouw, Faisal Akram, Arafat Minhas, Jahandad, Nafay, Wasim Akram Jr, Khan Zeb, Bismillah, Saqib Khan, Bratt Hampton, Sam Harper, Bevon Jacobs, Saud Shakeel & Tom Curran.

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Lack of depth in the pace attack! It will be interesting to see how they go about their bowling plans.
 
Saud Shakeel shared following thoughts in a presser today:

Team Strategy and Quetta Gladiators' Goals
* "We will do it the way we did in the last season. If we look at the overall performance of the last season, it was very impressive; we were very comfortable."
* "We reached the final, but lost at the very last moment. We are starting anew and will try to play the same style of cricket to make Quetta Gladiators the champions."

Ambitions for White-Ball Cricket
* "This season is very important to me because of the upcoming One Day Cricket World Cup. Keeping that in mind, it is very important for me to perform well and get the selectors to look at me again."

Squad Composition and Auction Changes
* "The team has been reshaped, but our batting strength is much the same as last year. There is a new unit of fast bowlers, and we have to see what kind of rhythm they have at this time."
* "We will try to figure out the combination as quickly as possible and put on a good show."

Playing Without Fans in the Stadium
* "When we get on the field, the excitement and passion of the match will remain the same, even if there are no fans. We will definitely miss their presence, as it brings a different kind of enthusiasm."
* "If there is good competition, the fans will enjoy it while sitting at home. We request them to support the PSL from their homes."

The Transition to an Eight-Team Tournament
* "This is the first season in which there will be eight teams. With some teams, we will play double-headers, and with others, a single match."
* "We will see how this season goes and how it concludes; from next year, it will be easier to understand these dynamics."
 
Kianig89 said:
RizBar are loathed for their SR, but Saud Shakeel never gets the Slack
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Yes.

We decide when and where we will destroy a player for their misuse of power and strike rate. This torture will not stop for RizBar and their sorry fans until the cancer is wiped out from Pakistan cricket.

Jitna rona hai ro lai!
 
The daftness of some fans is obvious, using a different scale for RizBar but being blind eye on other players
 
RyanRyan10 said:
So for what should he get any slack? Babar-Rizwan are criticized for pushing Pakistan cricket backwards in the limited formats.
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Because he is the captain of a franchise.... Should he be held accountable by the management and fans??? it is about PSL bro
 
BouncerGuy said:
Because he is the captain of a franchise.... Should he be held accountable by the management and fans??? it is about PSL bro
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During PSL, he gets criticism when he plays slow. Here's my post from the last season (and I wasn't even much active on PSL threads)
 

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Ok question am i right that an emerging player has to be in the team because that used to be the rule
 
RyanRyan10 said:
So for what should he get any slack? Babar-Rizwan are criticized for pushing Pakistan cricket backwards in the limited formats.
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Exactly

This torture for Babar and Rizwan fans is not set to end anytime soon. I will make sure of it.
 
Quetta Gladiators’ Overseas Players Arrived in Lahore, Join the Training Session

Lahore, Pakistan — The Quetta Gladiators have received a major boost ahead of their upcoming fixtures in the Pakistan Super League as their overseas contingent has successfully arrived in Lahore.

The international players who have joined the squad include South Africa’s Rilee Rossouw, West Indies fast bowler Alzarri Joseph, Australia’s Ben McDermott, England all-rounder Tom Curran, along with Brett Hampton New Zealand.

According to team sources, all overseas players have linked up with the squad and are set to participate in today’s training session. Their arrival is expected to significantly strengthen the team’s balance, providing depth in both batting and bowling departments.

The coaching staff expressed confidence that the inclusion of experienced international players will enhance team performance and cohesion ahead of crucial matches in the tournament. The players are eager to acclimatize to local conditions and contribute to the team’s success in the league.

Quetta Gladiators management welcomed the players and emphasized their commitment to delivering strong performances for their fans throughout the tournament.
 
Quetta Gladiators is one of those rare teams in this competition where the local players are the biggest match-winners. And they are all young players too, so you are rooting for them to succeed.

Saud Shakeel really needs to step it up. Because you can't have the captain opening the batting and delivering such mediocre performances with the bat. He has a good cricketing IQ and is one of the better captains in the tournament. but unfortunately he is bound by his batting limitations.

Regardless, his position in the side is not under threat. However, when Sam Harper joins the squad, it would be foolish to have him bat anywhere but as opener. He was Player of the Tournament in the BBL and is coming off a great year.

Quetta can be an even better side if they drop Saud or Shamyl down to 3 and have Sam Harper open the batting. Rossouw looks finished so they need to dump him out as well. Ben McDermott is okay but I would rather have an exciting up-and-comer like Bevon Jacobs batting at 5. Hassan Nawaz at 4 should also not even be a question. He won QG so many games last season. He has earned that position.

1. Sam Harper (wk)
2. Shamyl Hussain
3. Saud Shakeel (c)
4. Hassan Nawaz
5. Bevon Jacobs
6. Khawaja Nafay
7. Tom Curran
8. Ahmed Daniyal
9. Alzarri Joseph
10. Abrar Ahmed
11. Usman Tariq
 
Mr. Nadeem Omar, Owner of Quetta Gladiators, has officially announced that former Pakistan all-rounder Sohail Tanvir will join the team as the Bowling Coach. He is scheduled to join the squad on March 31.

Team Manager Azam Khan stated that the inclusion of Sohail Tanvir will provide a valuable learning opportunity for Quetta Gladiators’ fast bowlers. He expressed confidence that Tanvir’s experience and expertise will help improve the bowlers’ performance and further strengthen the team’s bowling attack.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
Quetta Gladiators is one of those rare teams in this competition where the local players are the biggest match-winners. And they are all young players too, so you are rooting for them to succeed.

Saud Shakeel really needs to step it up. Because you can't have the captain opening the batting and delivering such mediocre performances with the bat. He has a good cricketing IQ and is one of the better captains in the tournament. but unfortunately he is bound by his batting limitations.

Regardless, his position in the side is not under threat. However, when Sam Harper joins the squad, it would be foolish to have him bat anywhere but as opener. He was Player of the Tournament in the BBL and is coming off a great year.

Quetta can be an even better side if they drop Saud or Shamyl down to 3 and have Sam Harper open the batting. Rossouw looks finished so they need to dump him out as well. Ben McDermott is okay but I would rather have an exciting up-and-comer like Bevon Jacobs batting at 5. Hassan Nawaz at 4 should also not even be a question. He won QG so many games last season. He has earned that position.

1. Sam Harper (wk)
2. Shamyl Hussain
3. Saud Shakeel (c)
4. Hassan Nawaz
5. Bevon Jacobs
6. Khawaja Nafay
7. Tom Curran
8. Ahmed Daniyal
9. Alzarri Joseph
10. Abrar Ahmed
11. Usman Tariq
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This is a powerful batting line up
 
Quetta Gladiators' Ahmed Daniyal suffered a right hamstring injury while completing a third run on the fifth ball of last over of their innings. He has been taken to hospital for further scans.

His participation in the remainder of the ongoing Match 13 will be determined on the extent of injury and clearance from Quetta Gladiators' medical team.
 
They let alot of key players go. Faheem Ashraf, Khurram Shahzad, Kusal Mendis were the backbone of their team last season. And now they are all playing for some other team. You could have made more of an effort to retain them. Meanwhile over-the-hill Rossouw who can't play spin if his life depended on it is still in the squad. Pace attack looks severely depleted too now with Ahmed Daniyal out, and they still have a mountain to climb on the points table.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
They let alot of key players go. Faheem Ashraf, Khurram Shahzad, Kusal Mendis were the backbone of their team last season. And now they are all playing for some other team. You could have made more of an effort to retain them. Meanwhile over-the-hill Rossouw who can't play spin if his life depended on it is still in the squad. Pace attack looks severely depleted too now with Ahmed Daniyal out, and they still have a mountain to climb on the points table.
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They had Gohar Shah sitting with them in the Auction

I think that bloke confused them a bit. His intentions are good but even he’s well off the mark with some of his thoughts
 
Rana said:
They had Gohar Shah sitting with them in the Auction

I think that bloke confused them a bit. His intentions are good but even he’s well off the mark with some of his thoughts
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They've been in this league since the start. Should have a better sense of who your best players are. Just because someone gives you advice, doesn't necessarily means you take it either. They had a pretty decent side that was easily one of the top 3 in the league, and now I wouldn't even put them in the top 4.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
They've been in this league since the start. Should have a better sense of who your best players are. Just because someone gives you advice, doesn't necessarily means you take it either. They had a pretty decent side that was easily one of the top 3 in the league, and now I wouldn't even put them in the top 4.
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They still have one of the better squads in this edition. With 2 new teams, the quality of lineups tends to get depleted a little.
 
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