Amir to captain Karachi against Peshawar as Imad, Afridi ruled out

Loss of both spinning all-rounders huge setback for Karachi side

With Karachi Kings skipper Imad Wasim out injured and veteran all-rounder Shahid Afridi joining him on the sidelines, it is up to Muhammad Amir to lead the line in the side’s all-important eliminator against defending champions Peshawar Zalmi.



Amir will be Karachi’s fourth captain in the tournament, with England skipper Eoin Morgan also leading the line in Imad’s absence in the last couple of games.

The news will come as a blow to many Karachi fans as they had been hoping their two frontline spinners will be available for the game.

Karachi have had terrible luck with their skippers in previous editions as well, with former skipper Shoaib Malik once resigning in the middle of a campaign.