Quetta finished at the bottom of the table in the previous season, ending up outside the play-offs position twice in a row. Gladiators had a horrid outing in the previous campaign as they could only manage two wins in the entire tournament. Quetta was unlucky as two of their star players, Andre Russell and Faf du Plessis were ruled out of the tournament due to concussion.
Quetta Gladiators had a hard time last year. Gladiators lacked quality players and looked like a disjointed team throughout the competition in the previous edition. This time around though, Quetta Gladiators team players cover all the required bases and they have built a strong squad that has the potential to be the surprise packages of PSL 2022.
Quetta will be once again led by Sarfaraz Ahmed and this time he has a lot of quality and resources to play with. Quetta Gladiators team includes the likes of Shahid Afridi, James Vince and Iftikhar Ahmed, all three of which were traded in before the PSL 2022 draft. While experienced players such as Sohail Tanvir, Umar Akmal and James Faulkner will provide much-needed calmness to the team. The squad also include talented youngsters such as Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Khurram Shehzad and Noor Ahmad who will provide them with the energy on field. Quetta Gladiators players list also include international superstar, Jason Roy who is one of the most high-profile names in the tournament.
Quetta will kickstart their campaign against Peshawar Zalmi on 28 January at National Stadium Karachi. Their last group stage match will be against Karachi Kings on 20 February at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore. Quetta’s second match of the Pakhtoon derby against Peshawar Zalmi will be played on 15 February at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. Quetta Gladiators fixture list for PSL 2022 can be viewed here.