It was a very nice decision to organize Pakistan's very own league named Pakistan Super League. Pakistan Super League will actually boost Pakistan's cricket talent and create new talented players. Pakistan's bench strength will increase and Pakistan will be able to create back up talent for all formats i.e. Test, ODI and Twenty20.
The teams participating in PSL are:
Karachi Kings: Karachi Kings finished 4th in last years PSL. Karachi Kings won only two matches in the entire PSL last year in 2016. This year Karachi Kings hired Chris Gayle who is a top Twenty20 player in cricket leagues all around the world. Karachi Kings have the services of Kumar Sangakkara,Imad Wasim, Shoaib Malik, Kieron Pollard and Mohammad Amir in their team. Karachi Kings this time fared a little better than last time. They finished third in PSL 2017 a position above last years champion Islamabad United.
Quetta Gladiators: Quetta Gladiators finished 2nd in last years PSL. Viv Richards a legendary player of his time seems to be a great influence of the team coaching Quetta Gladiators. Viv Richards is proving to be a great mentor for the team. His valuable experience and input will be very beneficial for this team. Quetta has been a successful team in PSL despite being the cheapest franchise in both editions of PSL. They finished runners up in both editions of PSL so far.
Lahore Qalandars: Lahore Qalandars finished bottom of the league in both editions of PSL so far. Lahore Qalandars had Chris Gayle as a player in 2016 edition of PSL but this time they didnt have the services of Chris Gayle as a player who was bought by Karachi Kings. This is why Lahore Qalandars campaign this time failed.
Islamabad United: Islamabad United finished fourth in PSL 2017 a place just above Lahore Qalandars in this year's PSL. Misbah ul Haq is captain of Islamabad United who were champions of PSL 2016. This time they lost to Karachi Kings in the eliminator to finish fourth.
Peshawar Zalmi: Peshawar Zalmi had the services of Shahid Afridi who is an all time great of Twenty20 internationals all round the world. Darren Sammy who is former captain of West Indies was captain of Peshawar Zalmi. Peshawar Zalmi defeated Quetta Gladiators to become champions of PSL 2017 which was staged historically for the first time in Pakistan in Lahore.
