Kotli Lions

Kotli Lions (Urdu: کوٹلی لائنز) is a Pakistani professional T20 franchise that takes part in the Kashmir Premier League.[2][3] The team is captained by Khurram Manzoor and coached by Mushtaq Ahmed.[4][5][6][7] The franchise represents the city of Kotli, the capital of the Kotli District.[8]

Kotli Lions
کوٹلی لائنز
LeagueKashmir Premier League
Personnel
CaptainKhurram Manzoor
CoachMushtaq Ahmed
OwnerTBA[1]
Team information
CityKotli, Kashmir
Colors
Founded2021 (2021)
History
KPL wins0

T20 kit

History

2021 season

In the 2021 KPL, Kotli Lions won 1 match, lost 3 and had one match end in no result in the group stage. They finished last in the group and were eliminated from the competition.

2022 season

In May 2022, former Pakistani captain, Sarfaraz Ahmed, announced that he would represent Kotli Lions in the 2022 KPL.[9] Khurram Manzoor was announced as the team’s icon player and captain.[10] During the 2022 KPL, the KPL terminated Kotli Lions’ management after they weren’t able to pay outstanding payments. Kotli Lions’ head coach Saeed Azad left the team and was replaced by Mushtaq Ahmed. The KPL management temporarily took over Kotli Lions.[11]

Team identity

Year Kit Manufacturer Front Branding Back Branding Chest Branding Sleeve Branding
2021 Faizan Steel Hashmi Ispaghol Dawn Media Group Salaam Takaful
2022 GFS Builders & Developers Express News

Current squad

Name Nat. Birth date
  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  •  *  denotes a player who is fully unavailable
  •  *  denotes a player who will be partially unavailable
Abbreviation of nationality Ages are correct as of 21 July 2022
No. Name Nat. Birth date Category Batting style Bowling style Signed year Notes
Batsmen
6 Imran ShahPakistan (1999-06-16)16 June 1999 (aged 23)EmergingRight-handed2022
12 Ahsan AliPakistan (1993-12-10)10 December 1993 (aged 28)DiamondRight-handedLeg break2021
18 Naveed MalikPakistan (1995-03-18)18 March 1995 (aged 27)KashmiriRight-handedRight-arm medium-fast2022
42 Khurram ManzoorPakistan (1986-06-10)10 June 1986 (aged 36) IconRight-handedRight-arm off spin2022Captain
44 Khalid UsmanPakistan (1986-03-01)1 March 1986 (aged 36)GoldRight-handedLeft-arm orthodox spin2021
100 Omair YousufPakistan (1998-12-27)27 December 1998 (aged 23)Right-handed2022Post-draft signing
Hanif AzadPakistan (1997-08-07)7 August 1997 (aged 24)SilverRight-handed2022
All-rounders
17 Hasan MohsinPakistan (1998-01-11)11 January 1998 (aged 24)SilverRight-handedRight-arm medium2022
22 Danish AzizPakistan (1995-11-20)20 November 1995 (aged 26) PlatinumLeft-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2022
Basit AliPakistanKashmiri2022
Mirwais KhanPakistan (1991-05-04)4 May 1991 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2022Post-draft signing
Wicket-keepers
54 Sarfaraz AhmedPakistan (1987-05-22)22 May 1987 (aged 35) PlatinumRight-handedRight-arm off spin2022
Abdul RehmanPakistan Supplementary2021
Bowlers
03 Mujtaba GhayasPakistan (1987-07-27)27 July 1987 (aged 34)KashmiriRight-handedRight-arm medium2021
5 Nadeem KhalilPakistan (1997-11-01)1 November 1997 (aged 24)KashmiriRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium2021
8 Khurram ShehzadPakistan (1999-11-25)25 November 1999 (aged 22)DiamondRight-handedRight-arm medium2021
16 Hassan KhanPakistan (1998-10-16)16 October 1998 (aged 23)SilverRight-handedLeft-arm orthodox2022
23 Irfan Ali QasmiPakistanEmergingRight-handedLeg spin2022
97 Irfanullah ShahPakistan (1995-05-05)5 May 1995 (aged 27) GoldRight-handedRight-arm medium-fast2021
Mushtaq KalhoroPakistan (1997-03-13)13 March 1997 (aged 25) SilverRight-handedRight-arm medium-fast2022
Zayyan KhanPakistanKashmiri2022

Captains

No. Nat. Player From To Mat Won Lost Tie NR SR (%)
1 Pakistan Kamran Akmal 2021 2021 5 1 3 0 1 25.00
2 Pakistan Khurram Manzoor 2022 present 7 2 3 0 2 40.00

Coaches

No. Nat. Name From To
1 Pakistan Abdul Razzaq 2021 2021
2 Pakistan Saeed Azad 2022 2022
3 Pakistan Mushtaq Ahmed 2022 present

Result summary

Overall result in KPL

YearPldWon Loss NR Tied SR(%) PositionSummary
2021 5131025.006/6Group Stage
2022 7232040.004/6Play-offs

Head-to-head record

OppositionSpanMatWonLostTied (won)Tied (lost)NRSR(%)
Bagh Stallions2021–present2020000.00
Jammu Janbaz2022–present110000100.00
Mirpur Royals2021–present2010100.00
Muzaffarabad Tigers2021–present2020000.00
Overseas Warriors2021–present310002100.00
Rawalakot Hawks2021–present210001100.00

Source: , Last updated: 31 January 2022

Statistics

Most runs

Nat. Player From To Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100 50
Pakistan Ahsan Ali 2021 present 9 9 384 54.86 99 0 4
Pakistan Asif Ali 2021 2021 4 4 142 47.33 67 0 1
Pakistan Sarfaraz Ahmed 2022 present 5 4 119 119.00 52* 0 1
Pakistan Kamran Akmal 2021 2021 4 4 102 25.50 60 0 1
Pakistan Khurram Manzoor 2022 present 5 5 130 32.50 85* 0 1

Source: , Last updated: 23 August 2022

Most wickets

Nat. Player From To Matches Overs Wickets Average BBI 4w 5w
Pakistan Khurram Shahzad 2021 present 9 31.0 12 25.67 3/27 0 0
Pakistan Irfanullah Shah 2021 present 8 29.0 9 28.11 3/35 0 0
Pakistan Basit Ali 2022 present 4 12.4 6 17.33 2/19 0 0
Pakistan Danish Aziz 2022 present 4 11.0 3 27.33 2/27 0 0
Pakistan Hassan Khan 2022 present 5 14.2 3 35.67 2/11 0 0

Source: , Last Updated: 23 August 2022

References

  1. Khan, Huzaifa (18 August 2022). "Chaos takes over Kashmir Premier League". Samaa. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  2. "Kashmir Premier League 2021: Schedule, time, venue and all details inside". Geo Television Network. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  3. "Teams in the KPL". www.espncricinfo.com.
  4. "Umar Gul says sorry to Rashid Latif". cricwick.net. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  5. "'Family Premier League': Umar Gul, Rashid Latif Engage In Heated Banter After Former Pacer Alleges Nepotism In KPL". Cricket Country. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  6. Samaa Web Desk (2 August 2022). "Rashid Latif hits back after Umar Gul calls KPL 'Family Premier League'". Samaa. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  7. Khan, Huzaifa (18 August 2022). "Chaos takes over Kashmir Premier League". Samaa. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  8. "Abdul Razzaq to coach Kotli Lions in KPL". The News International. 30 June 2021.
  9. "Sarfaraz Ahmed signs for Kotli Lions, set to captain the franchise in KPL 2022". Cricket Pakistan. 11 May 2022.
  10. "Here're the retentions of teams for Kashmir Premier League season 2". www.geosuper.tv. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  11. Khan, Huzaifa (18 August 2022). "Chaos takes over Kashmir Premier League". Samaa. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
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