KARACHI: Pakistan’s all-format captain Babar Azam has been named the skipper of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise Peshawar Zalmi for the upcoming eighth edition of the marquee league.

“Announcing [King Babar] as Peshawar Zalmi’s Captain for [PSL 8,” Peshawar Zalmi announced on Twitter.

 

Last month witnessed one of the biggest trades in the history of the PSL when Peshawar Zalmi recruited the most successful batter of the tournament Babar with former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik and enterprising batter Haider Ali.

Babar represented the Kings since the second edition of the marquee league after leaving Islamabad United after the inaugural edition.

Amid his run with the 2020 champions, Babar became the highest run-getter of the league as he accumulated 2413 runs in just 68 matches.

Notably, Babar led his former franchise Karachi Kings in the previous edition of PSL and also won the 2020 title under the captaincy of Kings’ captain Imad Wasim.

Meanwhile, the players’ draft of the upcoming PSL 8 will be held in Karachi on Thursday.

The Pakistan Cricket Board had already revealed the pick order for the drafts, where defending champions Lahore Qalandars will make the first pick followed by  Quetta Gladiators and 2021 champions Multan Sultans.

The champions of the 2020 edition, Karachi Kings will make the fourth pick, while two-time champions Islamabad United will have the fifth pick.

The 2017 champions Peshawar Zalmi, on the other hand, will make the last pick in the draft.

Furthermore, the marquee tournament is slated to take place next year from February 9 to March 19 with Karachi, Multan, Lahore and Rawalpindi selected as host venues for the eighth edition of PSL.

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