The reigning PSL Champions Peshawar Zalmi is all set to stage its own global T20 league next year. Javed Afridi, the owner of Peshawar Zalmi and other key stakeholders have stressed their plans for creating a league on a global scale named Global Zalmi League.
Peshawar Zalmi also did give a hint earlier when they included players from China in the squad for the coming season. Global League is all set to take franchise’s name and brand to another level and also will help in getting the game to new consumers in the world. Peshawar Zalmi did confirm the news on their official social accounts made on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Approximately 16 teams will take part in the Global Zalmi League with talent selected from 16 countries for the next year’s competition. The league will also players from various parts of the world. Abraash Khan who led Canada Zalmi team will be part of the competition set to be organized by Peshawar Zalmi.
He is set to lead Global Zalmi team for the forthcoming competition that will be played next year. Let’s take a look at Global Zalmi squad which have played for teams like Canada Zalmi, Melbourne Zalmi, London Zalmi, USA Zalmi, Dubai Zalmi, Kashmir Zalmi, China Zalmi and Bahrain Zalmi.
Global Zalmi Squad:
Junaid Siddiqui, Abraash Khan, Faizan Amin, Rayyan Pathan, Rameez Ahmed, Sagheer Afridi, Adnan Khan, Usman Sahar, Junaid Aziz, Yatin Arora, Sagheer Afridi, Zeeshan Rehman, Zeeshan Khan, Jahanzeb Khan and Usman Sahar,
The schedule and details related to the Global Zalmi league will soon be finalized and announced by Peshawar Zalmi. The brand manager for Peshawar Zalmi has been pleased with the teams and players that will part in the next year’s competition. The squad selected contains a bunch of talented players that are all set to showcase their talents on the grandest stage of them all in the form of Global Zalmi League.
The franchise Peshawar Zalmi has been linked to various causes around Pakistan and organizing Global Zalmi league will be huge milestone for them. Javed Afridi, who is the owner of Peshawar Zalmi also made acquisitions in the Global T20 League in South Africa but the lack of sponsorship saw the competition postponed for next year.
Peshawar Zalmi are also set to defend their title in the upcoming season of Pakistan Super League that will begin from 9th February. The fans will be hoping that Peshawar Zalmi can successfully defend their crown this time around. Peshawar Zalmi will be no longer have legendary all-rounder Shahid Afridi in their ranks as the star was roped in by Karachi Kings.
The squad still looks strong in absence of Shahid Afridi as Peshawar Zalmi will look towards senior players to deliver with the bat and ball. Peshawar Zalmi will be determined to make sure they start the season a good note as Javed Afridi’s main agenda for the next year will be to see his franchise successfully defend their crown.
