What are the reasons for the success of Quetta Gladiators?

[Sub-Zero]

-Sarfraz as Captain?
-Being Underdogs, so less pressure and expectations from everywhere?
-Team performing well despite a few players failing; like Anwar Ali, their worst bowler last season, and few other inconsistent players as well?
-Squad is far from perfect, but what would happen if Sarfraz gets some really good players in, an unbeaten run maybe?

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

They have not huge stars, so players actually work hard and don't think their previous performances will carry them like some of the other teams. Even their Pakistani players are hard working and humble. You don't have Akmals either, so that helps.

 

[Square Drive]

Sarfraz.

Brilliant captain and fighter.

 

[Sarfarazian92]

Their local players aren't in the national team so this is an opportunity for them to prove a point which is why they work harder and take these matches more seriously.

Karachi Kings has all big names and more than half of their players are T20 WC champs so they don't think this league will affect them much which is why they play without passion.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Their local players aren't in the national team so this is an opportunity for them to prove a point which is why they work harder and take these matches more seriously.

Karachi Kings has all big names and more than half of their players are T20 WC champs so they don't think this league will affect them much.

Let's hope it stays that way

 

[Syed1]

Sarfaraz, the best captain in Pakistan much to the dismay of PP experts.

 

[Kamil1979]

Simply they are very united than all others only Ahmed shahzad playing for himself others all playing for team

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Their overseas players and Sarfaraz's captaincy.

 

[RehanG]

Their local players aren't in the national team so this is an opportunity for them to prove a point which is why they work harder and take these matches more seriously.

Karachi Kings has all big names and more than half of their players are T20 WC champs so they don't think this league will affect them much which is why they play without passion.

Their captain is national captain...

 

[Sarfarazian92]

Their captain is national captain...

Usko hata ke

 

[Hamza_]

They need to get in Umar Amin instead of Shafiq for the next match.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

It's simple: they are an unit. They have a good leader and do not rely on one person. Everyone is important in its role.

Whereas teams like Karachi, Lahore expect too much from the likes of Gayle, Pollard, Baz knowing they are inconsistent. As a result others either take their role lightly or get demotivated because the big names aren't doing much anyway.

It's awesome for the franchise to have one super star but dangerous to have more of these inconsistent players. Someone like Jayawardene could prove to be more useful in the long run than a Pollard who will only perform in one or two games.

 

[MMHS]

Has to give lots of credit to Sarfu - not only leading well, but today he stood firm under pressure & didn't let early wickets or increasing asking to affect him. As Captain finishing the match as not out is the ultimate for a batsman captain - he led from the front. Tactically, he was always good; a game of 40 overs is perfect for his fitness & stamina.

 

[GoUgandaCranes]

so the anecdote is, a certain manager within a company was able to provide brilliant results year after year and the whole company was kinda surprised how he managed to perform so brilliantly every year with such limited resources. the secret for him was that he would only hire lucky people. and to do that, what he would do is that anytime he needed new resources, he would give an ad, get the cv's and chuck 90% out without any reason citing that if a person is lucky enough, he or she will manage my cut.

i see the same thing for quetta gladiators as of now. the fast bowling they have is atrocious at best with anwar ali and thisara parera being the corner stones of their attack. the three left arm spinners that they have are either already considered as ttf or are too green to actually cause an impact and are actually similar sort of bowlers with literally no variety.

to top it off they have a robust opening pair in the form of shehzad and shafiq and an out of form kp.

and no way in the world they could have predicted that rossouw will come and just own the league.

sarfaraz isn't a bad captain, but he isn't brilliant and he is doing a good job with very limited resources (that he has actually selected himself so the blame can't be put on anyone else). let us hope he carries the streak to international cricket as well now.

 

[Sub-Zero]

it's truly mind boggling:
Worst Batting line up = QG
Worst Bowling Attack = QG
Least expensive team = QG
Worst Team overall on paper = QG
Dropped Catches/Mediocre fielding = QG
Best Captain = QG
Best Results = QG

 

[Mamoon]

Sarfraz tactics and Nawaz’s bowling have been badly exposed outside UAE. They are too dependent on Roy and Watson firing at the top.

They were clearly the biggest beneficiaries of playing PSL in UAE.

 

[Syed1]

Sarfraz tactics and Nawaz’s bowling have been badly exposed outside UAE. They are too dependent on Roy and Watson firing at the top.

They were clearly the biggest beneficiaries of playing PSL in UAE.

So departing from what you said in the OP?

 

[Mamoon]

So departing from what you said in the OP?

Who is the OP?

 

[moghul]

They have worst captain and he is also bad batsman and 2nd worst keeper ( after Akmal ) .

 

[Hasan123]

They always seem to have good overseas players and pitches did help. Sarfraz did a good job as captain. But he has been exposed now a rubbish captain. Roy and Watson are their main hopes with the bat. If they struggle, QG are up against it.

 

[Shazzam]

The main problem I see is that Sarfraz is having a team combination issue. He is not able to find the right batsmen to come at third. Another issue is the local talent not doing so well. They need to figure there combination out before its too late. In my personal opinion Sarfraz needs to start having confidence in himself and start playing up the order. He is the perfect batsmen who can play around guys like Watson and Roy.

 

[shamaan]

The main problem I see is that Sarfraz is having a team combination issue. He is not able to find the right batsmen to come at third. Another issue is the local talent not doing so well. They need to figure there combination out before its too late. In my personal opinion Sarfraz needs to start having confidence in himself and start playing up the order. He is the perfect batsmen who can play around guys like Watson and Roy.

Local talent azam Khan has won them 2 games husnain has the most wickets in psl this season

 

[Shazzam]

Local talent azam Khan has won them 2 games husnain has the most wickets in psl this season

What has Azam Khan done after that? Why are we struggling to find a local number 3 batsmen? Aside from Husnain what are Sohail Khan and Naseem Shah doing?

 

[shamaan]

What has Azam Khan done after that? Why are we struggling to find a local number 3 batsmen? Aside from Husnain what are Sohail Khan and Naseem Shah doing?

What has shezard done,ahsan ali ??
Did you see the spell of naseem today??

 

[Shazzam]

What has shezard done,ahsan ali ??
Did you see the spell of naseem today??

Missed it. Was it good?

Yeah thats what I said when I said they can’t find a local number three batsmen. Those two have done nothing. I think the only other batsmen they have is Khurrum Monzoor. He’s not that good either.

 

[chacha kashmiri]

The main problem I see is that Sarfraz is having a team combination issue. He is not able to find the right batsmen to come at third. Another issue is the local talent not doing so well. They need to figure there combination out before its too late. In my personal opinion Sarfraz needs to start having confidence in himself and start playing up the order. He is the perfect batsmen who can play around guys like Watson and Roy.

This is not the same team as last year
There's no Akmal or bravo for starters
A lot of youngsters and all the experience at the top of the order
Watson needs to come into the middle order imo

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Like some other teams Quetta relied too much on their experienced foreign players. These foreigners are losing their touch with time and age. Also not retaining Roussouw was a poor one considering he was still pretty young unlike Watson.

Peshawar Zalmi had the same issues with Sammy and then Kami not being that consistent as he used to be.

 

[shamaan]

Missed it. Was it good?

Yeah thats what I said when I said they can’t find a local number three batsmen. Those two have done nothing. I think the only other batsmen they have is Khurrum Monzoor. He’s not that good either.

2 overs 6 runs beat the bat on some occasions also had imaam dropped off at slip

Babar azam can easily bat at number three but I get your point

 

[shah_1]

They are missing Rille

It was a dumb decision to select Roy ahead of him

 

[shah_1]

Sarfraz has picked most Pakistani player that are his friends

I just hate it

 

[saeed5646]

The main problem I see is that Sarfraz is having a team combination issue. He is not able to find the right batsmen to come at third. Another issue is the local talent not doing so well. They need to figure there combination out before its too late. In my personal opinion Sarfraz needs to start having confidence in himself and start playing up the order. He is the perfect batsmen who can play around guys like Watson and Roy.

Sarfraz doesn't have "fitness" to bat at 4 .He is hiding at 6 due to tiredness of wicket keeping.

Also he seems to think his small cameos are good enough to make a comeback in international team .Hopefully zeeshan shows some competition to wake him up again.

 

[sweep_shot]

Quetta Gladiators is a bit like Rajasthan Royals.

They are supposed to be the underdogs but they punch above their weight.

I think their team balance is good and Sarfaraz is not a bad leader.

 

[Hawkeye]

Sarfraz tactics and Nawaz’s bowling have been badly exposed outside UAE. They are too dependent on Roy and Watson firing at the top.

They were clearly the biggest beneficiaries of playing PSL in UAE.

100% this.

A poor team, revolving around a past-his-prime spin basher Sarfraz and his friends like Nawaz, Anwar Ali and Ahmed Shehzad.

Watson, Roy, Cutting, their only hope.