PSL 2022: Shaheen Shah Afridi to lead Lahore Qalandars: Pakistan pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi has been appointed as the skipper for Lahore Qalandars in the upcoming PSL edition. Lahore Qalandars CEO Atif Rana made the announcement on Monday (December 20). Follow InsideSport.in for more updates
PSL 2022: Shaheen Shah Afridi named as Lahore Qalandars’ captain for upcoming PSL season
Shaheen Shah Afridi too took to his Twitter handle to share the gratitude. “What a humbling journey, Alhumdulillah! It’s a huge honor to Captain @lahoreqalandars – the most popular franchise of @thePSLt20 We’ll play together as a team and win both hearts and the trophy iA Thanks @sameenrana @atifnaeemrana & @AJavedOfficial bhai for the opportunity,” Afridi wrote on Twitter
What a humbling journey, Alhumdulillah!
It's a huge honor to Captain @lahoreqalandars – the most popular franchise of @thePSLt20.
We'll play together as a team and win both hearts and the trophy iA Thanks @sameenrana ,@atifnaeemrana & @AJavedOfficial bhai for the opportunity. pic.twitter.com/dPihe8hCNM
— Shaheen Shah Afridi (@iShaheenAfridi) December 20, 2021
Shaheen Shah Afridi had earlier, expressed his desire to captain Lahore Qalandars. Afridi said that he is looking forward to leading Qalandars if given the opportunity.
Afridi will replace Sohail Akhtar who led the side in the last two editions. Under Akhtar’s captaincy, Qalandars’ finished as runner-up in PSL 2020 edition. Afridi made his PSL debut with Lahore Qalandars in 2018 and is one of the mainstays for the franchise. Afridi is also the leading wicket-taker for Lahore Qalandars picking up 50 wickets from 37 games.
The Qalandars is the only franchise that is yet to win the PSL title.
Lahore Qalandars Squad:
Shaheen Shah Afridi (capt), Rashid Khan, David Wiese, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hafeez, Sohail Akhtar, Zeeshan Ashraf, Ahmed Daniyal, Fakhar Zaman, Phil Salt, Harry Brook, Abdullah Shafique, Kamran Ghulam, Dean Foxcroft, Zaman Khan, Maaz Khan, Samit Patel, Syed Faridoun
PSL 2022: Shaheen Shah Afridi named as Lahore Qalandars’ captain for upcoming PSL season
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