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Multan Sultans have announced Australia’s Ashton Turner as the new captain of the franchise ahead of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 11, set to run from March 26 to May 3.
The appointment was confirmed via the team’s official social media channels, alongside the signing of the seasoned middle-order batter and five-time Big Bash League (BBL) champion.
Turner, 33, has established himself as a T20 specialist across multiple global leagues, including the BBL, Men’s The Hundred, IPL, SA20, and the CPL.
In his T20 career so far, he has amassed 4,103 runs in 252 matches at a strike rate of 142.56, including 17 fifties, while also claiming 38 wickets.
Internationally, Turner has featured in 19 T20Is for Australia, scoring 110 runs and taking four wickets.
Turner previously played for Multan Sultans in the last PSL season, appearing in three matches and scoring 15 runs.
He now succeeds Mohammad Rizwan, who captained the Sultans in 58 matches, winning 33 and losing 25, with a win percentage of 56.89%.
Rizwan notably led the team to their maiden PSL title in 2021, defeating Peshawar Zalmi in the final. However, in PSL 11, Rizwan will be leading the new PSL franchise Pindiz.
Notably, the revival of Multan Sultans for PSL 11 comes after a series of last-minute franchise changes.
The original Sultans franchise was acquired by the Walee Group and rebranded as Pindiz, initially raising doubts about the team’s participation.
However, on March 3, the PSL franchise formerly known as Sialkot Stallionz was rebranded as Multan Sultans following a majority takeover by CD Ventures.
Gohar Shah, CEO of CD Ventures, acquired the majority stake from OZ Developers, who had purchased the franchise for PKR 1.85 billion, raising the franchise’s annual valuation to PKR 2 billion.
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