TOP PAKISTANI CRICKETERS TO FEATURE IN VITALITY BLAST 2023 – BABAR AZAM IN VITALITY BLAST?
BABAR AZAM IN VITALITY BLAST:
Vitality Blast is a premium T20 tournament that is played in England and many international cricketers feature in this T20 tournament from all around the world. This tournament is also famous for the inclusion of Pakistani players and the same is the case this year with a total of 8 Pakistani cricketers signed by the respective teams will feature in the 21ST edition of the Vitality Blast.
Eight players from the Pakistan team will feature in this tournament that is set to start on 20TH May at the Edgbaston cricket stadium, many premium Pakistani players have featured in this league like Shaheen Shah, Hassan Ali, and even Babar Azam has also played this league who hardly plays any other T20 league other than PSL nowadays.
PLAYERS LIST IN VITALITY BLAST:
Pakistan’s premium pacers Shaheen Shah Afridi and Hassan Ali, star all-rounder Shadab Khan, left-arm spinner Zafar Gohar, left-handed opener Shan Masood, leg-spinner Usama Mir and some young players like Haider Ali and Zaman Khan have also signed for this year’s Vitality Blast.
- SHAHEEN SHAH AFRIDI
- HASSAN ALI
- SHADAB KHAN
- ZAFAR GOHAR
- SHAN MASOOD
- USAMA MIR
- HAIDER ALI
- ZAMAN KHAN
ALL THE PLAYERS AND THE DETAILS ABOUT THEIR TEAMS IN THIS YEAR’S VITALITY BLAST WILL BE GIVEN AS FOLLOW;
SHAHEEN SHAH AFRIDI:
Pakistan’s premium pacer, Shaheen Shah Afridi – the two consecutive PSL-winning captain will be seen in action at this year’s Vitality Blast for the Nottinghamshire Outlaws.
Shaheen Shah also played Vitality Blast in 2020, he played that edition of the T20 Blast for Hampshire Hawks and this will be his new team this season.
HASSAN ALI:
Another experienced bowler of the Pakistan team, Hassan Ali after his impressive bowling performances in the County Cricket. He will also feature in this T20 Blast this year and will play for the Warwickshire County Team.
SHADAB KHAN:
One of the world’s best all-rounders, Shadab Khan has also signed a deal with the Sussex Sharks for this season of the Vitality Blast and he will represent them in this tournament with full availability as well.
ZAFAR GOHAR:
Another talented spinner from Pakistan cricket, Zafar Gohar will play for Gloucestershire County Team in the Vitality Blast 2023 season. He is a left-arm spinner and is a very handy batsman as well.
He has become a very important member of this team because of his consistent match-winning performances for his team in county cricket, that too with both bat and ball.
SHAN MASOOD:
The left-handed opening batsman of the Pakistan team, Shan Masood has also been drafted in for the 2023 Vitality Blast by the Yorkshire team – he is also named as the captain of the Yorkshire team in this season of the Vitality Blast.
Shan Masood also featured in the Vitality Blast last year for the Derbyshire Falcons and scored many runs for his team in the previous edition of the tournament.
USAMA MIR:
Pakistan’s leg-spinner Usama Mir will be in action for the Worcestershire Rapids in the 2023 Vitality Blast and he will be available for the opening round of the tournament as posted by the official account of the Rapids.
Usama Mir is a very talented leg-spinner, he recently made his debut for Pakistan in ODI cricket and has proved his value in the team. He was given the opportunity, and he delivered.
HAIDER ALI:
Haider Ali has been signed for this year’s T20 Blast by the Derbyshire Falcons, he is a top-order batsman of the Pakistan team who has also played for Peshawar Zalmi and Karachi Kings in the Pakistan Super League.
ZAMAN KHAN:
Zaman Khan is another youngster from the Pakistan team, he has been given this opportunity by Mickey Arthur, the head of the Derbyshire team as well as the newly appointed director of the Pakistan cricket team.
Zaman Khan has also made his T20 debut for the Pakistan team and has given many match-winning performances for his PSL team in the most crucial matches, and surely he will show his talent again in T20 Blast.
WILL BABAR AZAM FEATURE IN THE 2023 VITALITY BLAST?
Although, there is no cricket scheduled for the Pakistan team in the upcoming two months, and their next scheduled matches are against the Sri Lankan team but still there are no updates regarding Babar Azam’s signing in the Vitality Blast 2023 season.
Pakistani captain, Babar Azam has previously played for the Somerset Team in the Vitality Blast and has scored tons of runs for his team in the T20 Blast. The inclusion of the Pakistani skipper in this tournament will be finalized in a few days, as the fans of Babar Azam will be hoping to see him back on the field so that they can enjoy watching him bat.
