HBL PSL 8: Babar Azam officially joins Peshawar Zalmi

Pakistan all-format Captain Babar Azam will play for Peshawar Zalmi in the eighth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).

With 2,413 runs in 68 matches, the renowned right-handed batter is the PSL's all-time leading scorer.

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Babar played for Islamabad United in the PSL's inaugural season. Babar was assigned to the Kings before the PSL 2017 player draft. Since then, he has represented Karachi Kings in six seasons and has also captained the team this season.

The tournament will start from February 9 to March 19 next year and will be played at four venues — Lahore, Karachi, Rawalpindi, and Multan. 

Before the trade and retention window closed on Friday evening, 2017 champions Zalmi acquired Babar in the Platinum category and the first pick in the supplementary round for Haider Ali and Shoaib Malik, who will be joining Karachi Kings, the winners of the 2020 edition, in the Platinum and Diamond categories, respectively.

King Bobby 👑⚡@babarazam258 Welcome to the #YellowStorm #BabarYellowStorm #Zalmi #HBLPSL pic.twitter.com/NF85NnQtDv

— Peshawar Zalmi (@PeshawarZalmi) November 11, 2022