No Result
View All Result
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
MM News
اردو
  • Home
  • Latest News
  • Showbiz
    Ana de Armas in a scene from "Ballerina." (Lionsgate via AP)

    How to watch Ana de Armas’ ‘Ballerina’ online

    SI Film

    Love Guru Review: Hit or flop?

    (Credit: Europa Press)

    ‘I Am Georgina’ won’t return as Netflix ends show about Ronaldo’s girlfriend

    Ali Zafar drops first Shina song ‘Karay Karay’ on Eidul Adha

    Ali Zafar releases first Shina language song ‘Kare Kare’

    Hania Aamir, known for her lively spirit, surprised fans with a photo carousel from Makkah, Saudi Arabia while Sana Javed, dressed in a peach ensemble, celebrated Eid with her cricketer husband Shoaib Malik

    Pakistani celebs celebrate Eidul Adha 2025 in style

    Directed by Tarun Mansukhani and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, Housefull 5 features a power-packed lineup including Akshay Kumar and Abhishek Bachchan

    When will Akshay Kumar’s ‘Housefull 5’ get OTT release?

  • Thought Box
  • Business
  • Opinions
  • Technology
  • The Other Side
MM News
  • Home
  • Latest News
  • Showbiz
    Ana de Armas in a scene from "Ballerina." (Lionsgate via AP)

    How to watch Ana de Armas’ ‘Ballerina’ online

    SI Film

    Love Guru Review: Hit or flop?

    (Credit: Europa Press)

    ‘I Am Georgina’ won’t return as Netflix ends show about Ronaldo’s girlfriend

    Ali Zafar drops first Shina song ‘Karay Karay’ on Eidul Adha

    Ali Zafar releases first Shina language song ‘Kare Kare’

    Hania Aamir, known for her lively spirit, surprised fans with a photo carousel from Makkah, Saudi Arabia while Sana Javed, dressed in a peach ensemble, celebrated Eid with her cricketer husband Shoaib Malik

    Pakistani celebs celebrate Eidul Adha 2025 in style

    Directed by Tarun Mansukhani and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, Housefull 5 features a power-packed lineup including Akshay Kumar and Abhishek Bachchan

    When will Akshay Kumar’s ‘Housefull 5’ get OTT release?

  • Thought Box
  • Business
  • Opinions
  • Technology
  • The Other Side
No Result
View All Result
No Result
View All Result
MM News
اردو
  • Latest
  • Thought Box
  • Showbiz
  • Business & Stock
  • Opinions
  • Technology
  • The Other Side-Pakistan
Home Opinion & Editorial Opinion

Troubled Karachi Kings

Nigah Muhammad by Nigah Muhammad
February 10, 2022

PSL is a success story that every Pakistani should be proud of. It took eight long years for the PCB to finally launch it, and when it happened, it began capturing everyone’s imagination: schools, offices, restaurants and shops – everyone was talking about it everywhere. Experts are now considering PSL as one of the biggest leagues in the world of cricket.

Quetta Gladiators’ impressive victory against Lahore Qalandars in the 15th match marked the end of the first leg of the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2022. After successfully hosting the first 15 matches of the tournament, the action will be now be shifted from Karachi to Lahore from February 10. The two-day break in between will allow teams to regroup and complete their planning as Peshawar Zalmi, Quetta Gladiators, and Karachi Kings have a lot of catching up to do.

As far as Karachi Kings are concerned, if we look at the last 6 seasons, this team somehow reaches the qualifiers while it once became the champion. It is worth mentioning here that cricket is always considered as a game of impossibilities in which it is difficult for anyone team to make a final prediction.

Undoubtedly the team which has suffered the most has been Karachi Kings. After appointing Babar Azam as captain, the Kings had hoped for a change of fortune but not the one where they would lose all five of their Karachi-leg matches. If you look at the Karachi Kings squad, apart from Babar Azam, no world-class batter was included.

Karachi Kings have only English batter Joey Clarke who became a part of the franchise by performing well in the recent Big Bash League. For any player, weather and wicket are of utmost importance and since Joey Clarke came to Pakistan for the first time, he has had great difficulty in adjusting to the local conditions and as a result, he has failed to show his full potential.

In addition to Joe Clarke, Karachi Kings have the services of Louis Gregory, whom Babar Azam made part of his own team as the Pakistan captain had played along with Louis Gregory in Somerset. However, Louis Gregory also failed to show any significant performance. One of the reasons for this may be that the batting all-rounder is more valuable than the bowling all-rounder in the T20s.

If we talk about England’s Chris Jordan, he is undoubtedly a good bowler of T20 format but he had played only two matches for Karachi Kings so it is not appropriate to question his performance. To pile more misery on them, the Kings have also lost main pacers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Ilyas due to injuries.

If we talk about the local players of Karachi Kings, there is no doubt that Sharjeel Khan is an explosive opener and played good innings against Multan Sultan in the first match but later he failed also to score. Sahibzada Farhan was Pakistan’s top scorer in the recent domestic season, it was also a good inclusion but unlike the domestic season, he could not show his colors in PSL.

There are talented bowlers like Amir Yameen, Umaid Asif, Mohammad Ilyas in the franchise but here also the absence of Mohammad Amir was noticeable because unless the absence of a big name makes a significant difference in the performance of other players.

This year, Karachi Kings got two emerging players – Muhammad Taha and Rohail Nazir. Taha has played all five matches but when it comes to usage of emerging players, the responsibility falls on the captain. This is the same Mohammad Taha who led Sindh to victory in the recent domestic match by displaying extraordinary batting.

Taha is failed to show his abilities due to his batting slot. It is true that the management should warn the player who is making a mistake and ignoring the captain’s instructions but also use that player where the team needs him so that he can have a chance to correct his blunder.

Attributing blame to Babar Azam for Karachi’s worst performance is wrong. Because in the victory and defeat of any team, the whole management is equally responsible. Karachi Kings’ coach Wasim Akram is also responsible for the consecutive defeats.

Things are looking extremely difficult for Karachi Kings with the owner, Salman Iqbal, already making public statements and apologising for the franchise’s poor performances. Karachi Kings are weaker than other teams on papers and now if this team has to make a comeback then they have to play a very different game.

ShareTweetSendShare
Previous Post

India’s hijab ban

Next Post

Oil prices steady over US-Iran nuclear talks prospects

Related Stories

Opinion

The Betrayals Within: From Homes to Halls of Power

June 5, 2025
Opinion

AIF 2025 – A Rallying Cry for Unity in a Fractured World

May 31, 2025
Opinion

Eurasian Economic Union at 10: Looking Beyond the Decade

May 29, 2025
Opinion

Crimea at the Crossroads: Development, Identity, and Geopolitics

May 29, 2025
Opinion

A Bond Steeped in Friendship and Tea

May 22, 2025
Opinion

Kazakhstan’s Rising Arc

May 21, 2025
Opinion

Russia’s Great Victory Day – A Triumph of Courage and Sacrifice

May 21, 2025
Opinion

Israel stands firmly behind India in hostilities against Pakistan

May 9, 2025
Opinion

Britain’s Interference in China and Domestic Challenges

April 29, 2025
Opinion

Revamping Pakistan’s Outdated Education System

April 10, 2025
Next Post
OPEC+ surprise output cuts lift oil prices by $5 per barrel

Oil prices steady over US-Iran nuclear talks prospects

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Trending Stories

Business & Stock

Pakistan’s IT exports up by 23.7% to $2.8 billion in FY25

by MM News Staff
June 9, 2025
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Monday presenting the Pakistan Economic Survey 2024-25 in Islamabad (Image: Dawn News)
Business & Stock

Pakistan Economic Survey 2024–25: From inflation to growth – key takeaways

by MM News Staff
June 9, 2025
Pakistan Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb shows a copy of the economic survey of fiscal year 2024-2025 during a news conference in Islamabad, Pakistan June 9, 2025. — Reuters
Business & Stock

Pakistan misses growth target as Economic Survey 2024-25 unveiled

by MM News Staff
June 9, 2025
(Representational Image)
Top News

Rs22.21 billion allocated for Pakistani students to study abroad

by MM News Staff
June 9, 2025
Renna O’Rourke went into cardiac arrest after inhaling fumes from a compressed air product typically used to clean keyboards—an act also referred to as "huffing." (Image: Facebook)
Trending

What is the viral ‘dusting challenge’ that led to Arizona teen’s tragic death?

by MM News Staff
June 9, 2025

Opinion

munir ahmed oped
The Betrayals Within: From Homes to Halls of Power
June 5, 2025
- Munir Ahmed
munir ahmed oped
AIF 2025 – A Rallying Cry for Unity in a Fractured World
May 31, 2025
- Munir Ahmed
munir-ahmed-oped-2-1140x1140
Eurasian Economic Union at 10: Looking Beyond the Decade
May 29, 2025
- Munir Ahmed
No posts found
See all

Weather Updates

File photo
Bakra Eid 2025

Eidul Adha holidays: PDMA issues heatwave alert

by MM News Staff
June 5, 2025

Punjab Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has issued an alert regarding temperature rise and...

representative image

Severe heatwave warning issued nationwide for Eid holidays

June 5, 2025
President Asif Ali Zardari

World Environment Day: Climate disasters displace millions in Pakistan: President

June 5, 2025
Image: ET

Weather updates for Karachi and other parts of country

June 5, 2025
See all

Prices

Solar panels installed at a Peshawar park to meet lighting needs. (Image: Dawn.com)
Business & Stock

Govt likely to impose 18% sales tax on solar panels in budget 2025-26

by MM News Staff
June 6, 2025

Pakistan is poised to introduce major changes to its taxation framework in the upcoming...

Karachi consumers get Rs2.99/unit relief, power rates hiked elsewhere

June 5, 2025
(File)

Gold price increases Rs4,300 per tola

June 5, 2025
(Representational Image)

Will govt scrap solar net metering in budget 2025-26?

June 5, 2025
See all

Transport News

File
Transport

Karachi Green Line BRT to receive Rs42.7 billion in PSDP 2025-26

by MM News Staff
June 9, 2025

The federal government has set aside a total of Rs. 42.7 billion under the...

Lack of adequate public transportation facilities in Karachi has made rickshaws a popular transport.

Sindh govt bans four-seat rickshaws in Karachi

June 6, 2025

Air Karachi granted regular public transport license

June 5, 2025
(Representational Image, Credit: ProPakistani)

How to apply for Punjab electric taxi scheme

June 4, 2025
See all

MM Digital (Pvt.) Ltd.

MM News is a subsidiary of the MM Group of Companies. It was established in 2019 with the aim of providing people of Pakistan access to unbiased information. Contact Details: 03200201537

Quick Links

  • Home
  • Advertise
  • MM News Urdu
  • The Other Side-Pakistan
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy

Top Pages

  • Latest News
  • Showbiz
  • OP-ED
  • Technology
No Result
View All Result
  • Latest News
  • Showbiz
  • Thought Box
  • Business
  • Opinions
  • Technology

© Copyright 2024 MMNews - All Rights Reserved.