Quetta Gladiators
The defending champions, and three-time finalists in the PSL, Quetta Gladiators have a value-for-money line-up, put together at US$ 1.1 million. All other teams have cost their owners significantly more.
Two of the players who make Quetta tick are Shehzad and , Akmal men who have both had their brushes with controversy. But head coach Moin Khan believes he knows how to handle them and get the best out of them, and they have played their part for Quetta. Shehzad was the second-highest scorer for the team last year with 311 runs to Watson's 430, but from four fewer games, while Akmal hit 277, fourth on the list with Rilee Rossouw's 295 putting him at No. 3.
Quetta have retained Watson, and have continued with left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz as their platinum pick. Among the overseas players, they have England's Jason Roy, Australians Ben Cutting and Fawad Ahmed, and welcome back Tymal Mills after he missed out last season. Arish Ali, the 19-year-old left-arm spinner, is quite the one to watch out for. Moin's son Azam Khan, meanwhile, might have attracted a fair bit of nepotism talk, but is an exciting power-hitter.
Strengths
The firepower at the top, with Roy, Watson, Shehzad and Akmal, is formidable. The squad is a carefully designed one, with depth and no obvious weak link. There is stability and consistency too, with Sarfaraz having led the side since the start of the competition.
Weaknesses
Though Hasnain is an established T20 bowler, he is still 19, and Shah hasn't quite exploded in the shortest format yet. That might mean premier spinner Nawaz might have a lot on his plate, and his record - 44 wickets in 46 games in the UAE and 35 in 51 in Pakistan - isn't fantastic. Fawad is also coming in on the back of some up-and-down form in the BBL. In Mills and Keemo Paul, though, there is some quality in the ranks.
Squad
Sarfaraz Ahmed (capt, wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Jason Roy, Shane Watson, Ahmed Shehzad, Ben Cutting, Umar Akmal, Mohammad Hasnain, Fawad Ahmed, Ahsan Ali, Naseem Shah, Sohail Khan, Tymal Mills, Abdul Nasir Arish Ali Khan, Azam Khan, Zahid Mehmood, Khurram Manzoor
Management staff
Nadeem Omar (owner), Viv Richards (mentor), Moin Khan (head coach), Abdul Razzaq (assistant coach), Azam Khan (manager), Nabeel Hashmi (media manager), Julien Fountain (fielding coach), Shakir Khilji (analyst), Nisar Khan (physio), Rashid Qureshi (trainer), Abdur Rauf (masseur)
Two of the players who make Quetta tick are Shehzad and , Akmal men who have both had their brushes with controversy. But head coach Moin Khan believes he knows how to handle them and get the best out of them, and they have played their part for Quetta. Shehzad was the second-highest scorer for the team last year with 311 runs to Watson's 430, but from four fewer games, while Akmal hit 277, fourth on the list with Rilee Rossouw's 295 putting him at No. 3.
Quetta have retained Watson, and have continued with left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz as their platinum pick. Among the overseas players, they have England's Jason Roy, Australians Ben Cutting and Fawad Ahmed, and welcome back Tymal Mills after he missed out last season. Arish Ali, the 19-year-old left-arm spinner, is quite the one to watch out for. Moin's son Azam Khan, meanwhile, might have attracted a fair bit of nepotism talk, but is an exciting power-hitter.
Strengths
The firepower at the top, with Roy, Watson, Shehzad and Akmal, is formidable. The squad is a carefully designed one, with depth and no obvious weak link. There is stability and consistency too, with Sarfaraz having led the side since the start of the competition.
Weaknesses
Though Hasnain is an established T20 bowler, he is still 19, and Shah hasn't quite exploded in the shortest format yet. That might mean premier spinner Nawaz might have a lot on his plate, and his record - 44 wickets in 46 games in the UAE and 35 in 51 in Pakistan - isn't fantastic. Fawad is also coming in on the back of some up-and-down form in the BBL. In Mills and Keemo Paul, though, there is some quality in the ranks.
Squad
Sarfaraz Ahmed (capt, wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Jason Roy, Shane Watson, Ahmed Shehzad, Ben Cutting, Umar Akmal, Mohammad Hasnain, Fawad Ahmed, Ahsan Ali, Naseem Shah, Sohail Khan, Tymal Mills, Abdul Nasir Arish Ali Khan, Azam Khan, Zahid Mehmood, Khurram Manzoor
Management staff
Nadeem Omar (owner), Viv Richards (mentor), Moin Khan (head coach), Abdul Razzaq (assistant coach), Azam Khan (manager), Nabeel Hashmi (media manager), Julien Fountain (fielding coach), Shakir Khilji (analyst), Nisar Khan (physio), Rashid Qureshi (trainer), Abdur Rauf (masseur)