Shaheen Afridi appointed skipper of PSL 2023 team

Lahore Qalandars’ Shaheen Shah Afridi has been named the captain of the Team of Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2023 by an independent panel. Headed by technical committee chairman Haroon Rashid, the panel also included commentators Bazid Khan, Daren Ganga, Nick Knight and Sana Mir as members. While selecting the side, the independent panel considered a number of T20 cricket aspects, including consistency, impact on the side and overall game, and best possible team combination so that this team can take on any T20 side on any given day at any venue in any conditions. Afridi inspired Qalandars to finish on top of the points table with seven wins, then helped his side to bounce back from a Multan Sultans drubbing in the qualifier by overcoming Peshawar Zalmi in Eliminator 2, and, finally slapped a 15-ball 44 not-out and took four for 51 to not only walk away with the player of the final award but also guided his side to their second successive PSL title. This is the fourth successive year Afridi has made it to the exclusive side since the PSL teams’ concept which was introduced in 2019. The side also includes Sultans' players Abbas Afridi and Ihsanullah, who won the… Read full this story

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