The draft took place on December 15, 2022, with a total of 36 foreign players entering the rounds, along with several local players. The draft took place after the six franchises around their list of players’ retentions.
Unlike last season, when matches were played in Lahore and Karachi, the 2023 edition will see the addition of Multan and Rawalpindi as well as the venues. Earlier Peshawar and Quetta were considered as venues too but Peshawar’s Arab Niaz Stadium was declared unfit to host matches while Quetta’s Bugti Stadium was removed due to logistical reasons.
Bugti Stadium also hosted an exhibition PSL match last week with several star former and current Pakistan players participating but the game was marred by an explosion outside the venue. The match also saw Iftikhar Ahmed hit Wahab Riaz for six sixes in an over.
With less than 48 hours to go for the match, we take a look at the list of PSL captains and coaching staff.
PSL 2023: All captains and coaches
Islamabad United: Shadab Khan (captain), Azhar Mahmood (coach), Saeed Ajmal (assistant and spin bowling coach), Ashley Wright (batting coach),
Karachi Kings: Imad Wasim (captain), Johan Botha (coach), Michael Smith (assistant coach), Ravi Bopara (batting coach), Wasim Akram (president and mentor),
Lahore Qalandars: Shaheen Afridi (captain), Aaqib Javed (head coach and CEO), Mansoor Rana (batting coach), Waqas Ahmed (bowling coach), Shehzad Butt (fielding coach), Ben Dunk (power-hitting coach)
Multan Sultans: Mohammad Rizwan (captain), Andy Flower (head coach), Abdul Rehman (assistant coach), Mushtaq Ahmed (spin bowling coach), Ottis Gibson (fast bowling coach)
Peshawar Zalmi: Babar Azam (captain), Darren Sammy (head coach), Inzamam Ul-Haq (president), Mohammad Akram (bowling coach), Kamran Akmal (batting mentor), James Foster (fielding coach
Quetta Gladiators: Sarfraz Ahmed (captain), Moin Khan (head coach), Umar Gul (bowling coach), Viv Richards (mentor)
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