Which is the strongest squad in PSL 8?

[MenInG]

The drafts are done and seems that the sides have chosen who they want.

Of course, between now and the start of the tournament, there could be injuries and withdrawals, but the core part of each squad should remain the same.

So, which squad looks the strongest on paper, noting the fact that they may not end up as winners.

 

[ChipShot]

KK has a very good squad this time. Vince, Sharjeel, Wade, Haider, Malik, Imad, Qasim Akram, Yamin, Amir, Tye, Tahir

Zalmi has the weakest squad.

 

[MenInG]

Multan Sultans - Tim David and Rilee and Rizwan - good batting side.

 

[topspin]

Lahore Qalanders. They have the best pace bowler and spinner in Shaheen + Rashid Khan. Haris Rauf at the death will also help.

Also, they got some firepower with bat. I would say Harry Brook is the best batsman playing in this tournament.

 

[emranabbas]

Lahore qalandar for me

 

[Firebat]

Close contest between MS and LQ. Shaheen just tips in favour of LQ.

ISLU not far behind either.

 

[SamNJ]

Lahore Qalandars have a cheat code bowling attack.

 

[moghul]

LQ has the best squad and KK the bets captain . Zulmi and Quetta will compete for the last position this time.

 

[MenInG]

All eyes now on PSL 8!

LQ to defend their title but how strong are the other squads?

 

[MenInG]

So with the squads now complete - which is the strongest of them all?

 

[shamaan]

So with the squads now complete - which is the strongest of them all?

Can you post updated squads please.

 

[Saj]

Can you post updated squads please.

Islamabad United

Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Azam Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Colin Munro, Paul Stirling, Alex Hales, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abrar Ahmed, Sohaib Maqsood, Rumman Raees, Zeeshan Zamir, Hassan Nawaz, Moeen Ali, Mubasir Khan, Tom Curran, Zafar Gohar

Gus Atkinson (partial replacement for Rahmanullah Gurbaz), Tymal Mills (partial replacement for Alex Hales)

Karachi Kings

Haider Ali, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Shoaib Malik, Aamir Yamin, Mir Hamza, Sharjeel Khan, Qasim Akram, Matthew Wade, Imran Tahir, James Vince, James Fuller, Andrew Tye, Tayyab Tahir, Mohammad Akhlaq, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Tabraiz Shamsi, Mohammad Umar, Ben Cutting, Musa Khan

Faisal Akram (partial replacement for Tabraiz Shamsi)

Quetta Gladiators

Mohammad Nawaz, Iftikhar Ahmed, Jason Roy, Mohammad Hasnain, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Naveen ul Haq, Umar Akmal, Will Smeed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Naseem Shah, Odean Smith, Ahsan Ali, Umaid Asif, Muhammad Zahid, Abdul Bangalzai, Aimal Khan, Martin Guptill, Omair Bin Yousuf, Qais Ahmed, Saud Shakeel

Dwaine Pretorius (partial replacement for Odean Smith), Will Jacks (partial replacement for Jason Roy), Nuwan Thushara (partial replacement for Naveen ul Haq)

Multan Sultans

Mohammad Rizwan, Khushdil Shah, Rilee Rossouw, Shan Masood, Shahnawaz Dahani, Tim David, Abbas Afridi, Ihsanullah, David Miller, Josh Little, Akeal Hosein, Usama Mir, Usman Khan, Sameen Gul, Anwar Ali, Mohammad Sarwar, Adil Rashid, Arafat Minhas, Kieron Pollard, Ammad Butt

Wayne Parnell (partial/full replacement for Adil Rashid), Izharulhaq Naveed (partial replacement for David Miller)

Lahore Qalandars

Rashid Khan, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, David Wiese, Abdullah Shafique, Harry Brook, Kamran Ghulam, Zaman Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Hussain Talat, Sikandar Raza, Liam Dawson, Dilbar Hussain, Mirza Tahir Baig, Ahmed Danlyal, Shawaiz Irfan, Jordan Cox, Jalat Khan, Ahsan Bhatti

Sam Billings (partial replacement for Rashid Khan), Shane Dadswell (replacement for Harry Brook), Kusal Mendis (partial replacement for Jordan Cox)

Peshawar Zalmi

Babar Azam, Sherfane Rutherford, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Haris, Aamir Jamal, Salman Irshad, Tom-Kohler Cadmore, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Rovman Powell, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Danish Aziz, Arshad Iqbal, Saim Ayub, Usman Qadir, Suifyan Muqeem, Haseeb Ullah, Jimmy Neesham, Khurram Shahzad, Haris Sohail

Richard Gleeson (partial replacement for Rovman Powell)

 

[Rana]

Multan Sultans loaded with explosive middle order-lower order batsmen

Poor openers

 

[Hyder]

Multan has a v good attack.but lack in pace dept

Islu and Lq have balanced sides too.
These three teams look the best

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Multan or LQ.

 

[Mirpuri Don]

Multan Sultans.

 

[Saj]

Multan or LQ.

Brook is a huge loss for LQ. He could have been exceptional for them in PSL8.

Multan look good on paper to me.

 

[shamaan]

Multan have the best squad by a mile.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Brook is a huge loss for LQ. He could have been exceptional for them in PSL8.

Multan look good on paper to me.

Yeah. I didn't see the updated squads. Brook is indeed a big miss. Gotta be MS now.

 

[Saj]

Overall the squads seem to be a bit weaker this time around?

 

[KingOfPakBreakfast]

Brook is a huge loss for LQ. He could have been exceptional for them in PSL8.

Multan look good on paper to me.

LQ’s batting looks done, without Brook and Hafeez and with Shafique in no form at all. Im generally curious to see how this Shane Dadswell lad does. I think you’ll see Shahwaiz Irfan get some games at No.3 to play agressively. LQ are going to be either feast or famine, given that their bowling, now with Sikander Raza and Liam Dawson included, is world class.

 

[KingOfPakBreakfast]

Overall the squads seem to be a bit weaker this time around?

Brook is a big miss, and availability factors are annoying, however we’re getting Miller, Wade, Pollard, Tom Curran, Hasaranga as newcomers this year.

In any case, PSL is less about the established performers and more about the bright young things. Harry Brook announced himself in this comp last year, and I think we’ll see some new names emerge from the Comp this year as well

 

[akbarm96]

Brook is a big miss, and availability factors are annoying, however we’re getting Miller, Wade, Pollard, Tom Curran, Hasaranga as newcomers this year.

In any case, PSL is less about the established performers and more about the bright young things. Harry Brook announced himself in this comp last year, and I think we’ll see some new names emerge from the Comp this year as well

Knew it by miles that Brook was gonna be too busy during the PSL
there is a test series in february, limited overs in march and 1 series before... he's now their mainstay player now... They could have roped in Bairstow or Dewald Brewis in the draft