Australia’s former opener David Warner took over Karachi Kings captain from Shan Masood for the next season 10 of Pakistan Super League (PSL) under the direction of Pakistan skipper, the Karachi Kings finished in fifth place with eight points and six defeats. With a change of hierarchy, the Kings will seek to revive their hopes for challenge for the title. “Big Energy. Maggal Moves. Captain Warner is ready. David Warner is responsible and ready to lead #Kingssquad in #Hblpslx,” said Karachi Kings subtitled on Instagram.
The winner of the ODI World Cup and T20 is considered one of the high -level openers in all formats. Over the past decade, he has led various teams in different leagues.
Warner entered the draft of the PSL earlier this year after being invented in the mega Indian auction of the Premier League (IPL) in Djeddah last November.
Karachi Kings acquired Warner as the first choice in the Platinum category during the draft of the PSL 10 players, which was held in Hazoori Bagh historic in Lahore.
The experienced SouthPaw has an impressive record in the T20, collecting 12,913 points with its name in 399 games at an average of 37.00 while maintaining an impressive striking rate of 140.23.
The owner of Karachi Kings, Salman Iqbal, welcomed Warner, and said as a city of Geo News: “We warmly welcome David Warner to the Karachi Kings family as a captain. His leadership and winning performances align perfectly with the vision of our team.”
“At the same time, we sincerely appreciate that Shan Masood the captain of last season. His efforts built a solid base for Karachi Kings, and we are delighted that there is an integral part of the team,” added Iqbal.
Karachi Kings Squad for PSL 10: David Warner (C), Abbas Afridi and Adam Milne (All Platinum), James Vince, Hasan Ali, Khushdil Shah (All Diamond), Shan Masood, Muhammad Irfan Khan and Aamir Jamal (All Gold), Arafat Minhas (Brand Ambassador), Tim Seifert, Zahid Mahmood, Litton Das and Mir Hamza (All Money), Fawad Ali and Riazullah (both emerging), Omair Bin Yousuf, Kane Williamson, Mohammad Nabi and Mirza Mamoon (all additional).
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