Let’s do Peshawar Zalmi Squad Analysis for PSL 2023. They completed their squad by retaining a few players and adding fresh ones with new draft picks for season 2023. Their biggest boost and achievement is the inclusion of Pakistan’s batting sensation and heartthrob Babar Azam.
What is meant by Peshawar Zalmi?
Zalmi is a Pashto language word that means “Youth”. Hence means Peshawar Youth.
Peshawar Zalmi Owner
The team is owned by Javed Afridi. Peshawar Zalmi was established in 2015 following the announcement of the inaugural Pakistan Super League (PSL) by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
Peshawar Zalmi New Kit for PSL 2023
Peshawar Zalmi revealed new home and away kits for the HBL Pakistan Super League season The new Zalmi PSL 2023 uniforms were officially unveiled by the club on January 3, 2023.
He said that the front of the jersey features a mandarin collar in black, and a uniquely woven and embedded intricate geometric pattern in hues of lemon yellow, symbolizing the connection Peshawar Zalmi holds with its fanbase.
The bold yet minimalistic design is reflective of the contemporary design philosophy practiced by Peshawar Zalmi, he added.
An imperative addition to the jersey is the badge of authenticity, the emblem crafted in velvet holds the franchise logo embedded into it with a sheen that adds to the element of authenticity.
“The training kit is a testament to the fact that Peshawar Zalmi is consistent with the fashion trends of the year”, said Nausherwan Effendi.
He said that the training kit for the franchise is a combination of dark values in indigo accompanied by vibrant chroma of crimson and tangerine. The kit is an ode to the city of flowers and the warm color palette reflects its people, he added.
The alternate kit for PSL season 8, a classic, timeless, and elegant amalgamation of darker values of black and gold, the alternate jersey features the horns of a Markhor, the national animal of Pakistan and the mascot for Peshawar Zalmi as well.
Peshawar Zalmi Logo
The logo of Peshawar Zalmi symbolizes the traditional Pashtun headdress with three stumps. The logo has three color shades that are yellow, blue, and white.
Peshawar Zalmi History
Zalmi won the PSL title in 2017 and has had a consistent run since, making the finals in 2018, 2019, and 2021 and the eliminator in 2020 and 2022. The history revealed that they underwhelming in performance with each coming year.
Players salaries and categories in PSL 2023
The highest category is of Platinum. In this category, players earn US$ 130K -170K(Maximum PKR 4 Core 8 Lakh). Diamond category players earn US$ 85K equivalent (PKR 20400000). Gold category players earn US$ 50K (PKR 8800000). Silver Category players earn US$25K (PKR 6500000). For the Emerging category player earn US$ 7490 (PKR 1947000).
Peshawar Zalmi Performance in PSL 7
Peshawar Zalmi was in 3rd position out of a total of 6 teams.
Peshawar Zalmi Released the players list for PSL 2023
1.Liam Livingstone(Platinum) 2. Hazratullah Zaizi (Platinum )3. Shoaib Malik (Diamond) 4. Haider Ali( Diamond )5. Saqib Mahmood (Gold) 6. Hussain Talat (Gold)7. Kamran kmal(Silver)8. Sameen Gull(Silver) 9. Sirajuddin (Silver) 10.Muhammad Aamer (Emerging)11. Ben Cutting (Supplementary).
Peshawar Zalmi Biggest trade with Karachi Kings for PSL 8
Peshawar Zalmi snapped Pakistan all-format skipper Babar Azam in a trade deal with Karachi Kings, exchanging him with Haider Ali and Shoaib Malik. Babar Azam played for six years for Karachi Kings and prior to that played with Islamabad United.
Peshawar Zalmi Captain for PSL 2023
Babar Azam will be the skipper of Peshawar Zalmi from PSL 8. Babar averaged 43.60 and a strike rate of 121.97. He is the highest scorer with 2413 runs in 68 matches.
Peshawar Zalmi Players Retention List for PSL 2023
Every team can retain up to 8 players. Each of the six teams was allowed to retain eight players ahead of the next season of the PSL, but Peshawar was the only side to retain seven.
1. Skipper Babar Azam(Platinum) 2. Wahab Riaz (Diamond) 3. Sherfane Rutherford (Diamond & overseas) 4. Mohammad Haris (Gold) 5. Aamir Jamal (Silver and Brand Ambassador) 6. Salman Irshad (Silver)7.Tom-Kohler Cadmore (Silver).
The retentions will be followed by a draft, where sides can finalize 18 players. Players have been divided into the following categories – Platinum, Diamond, Gold, Silver, Emerging, and Supplementary. All the teams are required to complete a squad of 18 players, which will include 3 players each in platinum, diamond, and gold categories, 5 in the silver category, 2 in emerging, and up 2 in supplementary categories.
Peshawar Zalmi Draft Picks of PSL 2023
PSL 8 draft was held on 15th December 2022 at Karachi.
Picked Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Rovman Powell in the platinum category. Picked Mujeeb ur Rehman in the Diamond Category. Picked Danish Aziz in the Gold category. Saim Ayub and Usman Qadir are in the Silver category. Sufyan Muqeem and Haseeb Ullah Khan in the Emerging. Picked Jimmy Neesham as a Supplementary player.
Peshawar Zalmi Complete Squad for PSL 2023
1. Babar Azam-Captain (Platinum) 2. Bhanuka Rajapaksa (Platinum & Overseas) 3. Rovman Powell (Platinum & Overseas) 4. Sherfane Rutherford (Diamond & Overseas) 5. Wahab Riaz (Diamond)6. Mujeeb ur Rehman (Diamond & Overseas)7. Mohammad Haris (Gold) 8. Danish Aziz (Gold) 9. Arshad Iqbal (Gold) 10.Saim Ayub (Silver)11. Usman Qadir (Silver)12. Salman Irshad (Silver ) 13. Tom Kohler Cadmore (Silver)14. Aamir Jamal (Silver)15. Sufyan Muqeen(Emerging)16. Haseeb Ullah Khan(Emerging)17. Jimmy Neesham (Supplementary)
Peshawar Zalmi 3rd and 4th Supplementary Picks for PSL 2023
PCB decided to increase the size of players to 20. The six HBL Pakistan Super League franchises beefed up their squads in the replacement draft that took place over a conference call on Wednesday. The six HBL Pakistan Super League franchises beefed up their squads in the replacement draft that took place over a conference call on 25.01.2022.
The six teams added players to their squads in the third and fourth supplementary pick rounds before naming replacements for the players who were partially or fully unavailable. Each side could pick a maximum of one foreign cricketer in the two supplementary rounds.
Peshawar Zalmi, who had reserved their pick in the second supplementary round in the HBL PSL 8 Player Draft in December, picked fast bowler Khurram Shahzad.
In the first pick of the third supplementary round, Peshawar Zalmi picked Haris Sohail, who recently made a comeback to the Pakistan ODI side.
Replacement picks of Peshawar Zalmi for PSL 2023
Rovman Powell, David Miller, Odean Smith, Akeal Hosein and Tabraiz Shamsi will potentially be unavailable to their franchises from 8 March onwards due to bilateral limited-overs series between the West Indies and South Africa.
Adil Rashid, Moeen Ali and Jason Roy are potentially unavailable because of the England versus Bangladesh limited overs series to their franchises from 26 February till 14 March. Alex Hales will join the HBL PSL 8 from 26 February onwards. Tim David will join the tournament on 3 March. Jordan Cox will be available to Lahore Qalandars from 21 February as he is on the England Lions tour of Sri Lanka. Wanindu Hasaranga will leave the tournament from 3 March.
Peshawar Zalmi picked Richard Gleeson for Rovman Powell. Peshawar included Peter Hatzoglou of Australia as a replacement for Mujeebur Rehman who will be available after February 19.
Peshawar Zalmi picked Shakib Ul Hassan for PSL 2023
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was picked by the Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise Peshawar Zalmi for the league’s eighth edition as their reserved supplementary pick. He will be available until 26 Feb. Then he will join the Bangladesh team to host England on their home soil. He is indeed the world’s best all-rounder.
Peshawar Zalmi Best Final Playing XI for PSL 2023
1. Babar Azam 2. Mohammad Haris 3.Saim Ayub 4. Tom Kohler Kadmore (Overseas) 5. Haris Sohail 6.Rovman Powell (Overseas) /James Neesham 7. Aamir Jamal 8. Mujeeb ur Rehman/ Peter Hatzoglou (Overseas)/Shakib ul Hassan 9. Sufyan Muqeem10. Wahab Riaz 11. Arshad Iqbal/Khurram Shahzad
Peshawar Zalmi Coaching Staff for PSL 2023
Daren Sammy reappointed as Peshawar Zalmi’s head coach for PSL 8 replacing James Foster who has served for PSL 2020 and 2021. Inzamam ul haq is batting coach. Muhammad Akram bowling coach. Arshad khan is the team manager.
Peshawar Zalmi Squad Strengths for PSL 2023
They have some gun batters in the arsenal like Tom Kohler Cadmore, Rovman Powell and Mohammad Haris. Everyone is excited to see the young rising talent of Saim Ayub. Babar Azam’s inclusion is a big boost for Peshawar Zalmi. Everyone knows in the world that Babar Azam is Wall and an iconic player of the world. Some good bowlers with likes of Mujeeb ur Rehman, Arshad Iqbal, and leading wicket-taker of PSL Wahab Riaz.
Peshawar Zalmi Squad Weaknesses for PSL 2023
Batting is well-balanced. Bowling is all to worry about for Peshawar Zalmi. Not many wicket-taking options. Need proper work to select the best 5 bowlers available in the pool.
Final Conclusion on Peshawar Zalmi Squad for PSL 8
Batting is well balanced with all ingredients to gun batters like Muhammad Haris, Saim Ayub, Kohler Cadmore and Rovman Powell. World’s best anchoring batter like Babar Azam. But bowling is something to ponder about a lot. No so many wicket-taking options in power play and also in death overs. Most bowlers are young inexperienced pool of domestic bowlers. Only Wahab Riaz is experienced one but he too is expensive on most of the occasions. Seeing Peshawar Zalmi in the playoff. But for them Multan Sultans and Islamabad United are the teams to beat in playoffs and in crunch semi finals and final.
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