David Warner officially named Pakistani team captain
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The Pakistan Super League will be witnessing a massive revamp in the upcoming season, as several franchises have included new players and appointed new captains for the side. Former Australian great David Warner has also been appointed captain of one of the franchises.
The PSL have included two new players in the upcoming season, and hence all teams are revamping their squads with a major auction that took place previously. While some players were officially retained by the teams, Karachi Kings retained their star player, David Warner.
The Pakistan Super League will be played from the 26th of March, and hence, it is destined to clash with the IPL 2026 season. This will be the 11th season of the PSL, and it will mark several new players who switched to the tournament after their exit from the IPL.
David Warner appointed as the captain of Karachi Kings
PSL franchise Karachi Kings had picked David Warner to play his first-ever PSL season in 2025 after the former Australian legend was sidelined from the IPL following a poor season in 2024. He was then retained by the Kings for a whopping PKR 7.90 crores during the auction.
Warner will now be leading the Karachi Kings side as their skipper after having served as their lead batter, who scored 368 runs across 11 matches in the last season and led them to the knockouts. He batted with a strike rate of 153.97.
The announcement you’ve all been waiting for 😍
— Karachi Kings (@KarachiKingsARY) March 10, 2026
The leader, the legend, the King, David Warner returns as captain, ready to take the #KingsSquad to new heights in the upcoming season of the #HBLPSL 💙❤ pic.twitter.com/C0HMXmrw4U
Warner is the third-highest-paid overseas cricketer in the PSL
In the first-ever PSL auction after they shifted from their traditional draft system, Australian veteran batter Steve Smith was marked as the highest-paid cricketer. The new franchise Sialkot Stallionz roped him in for a whopping PKR 14 crores as a direct signing.
This pick made on Smith's exploits in the PSL is praiseworthy and was then followed by a bunch of Pakistani cricketers who did not cross the 8.65 crore mark. However, Daryl Mitchell, the New Zealand all-rounder, made his way to the second spot with 8.05 crores.
Australian T20 kingpin David Warner was retained in the side by Karachi Kings, and they paid him a massive PKR 7.9 crores. He became the PSL 2026's third-highest-paid overseas player.
A Brief Trivia of David Warner's T20 Stats
David Warner, the legend of T20 cricket from Australia, has 14028 runs in the shortest format of the game in over 432 games that he has played. He has 10 centuries to his name in his glorious career and batted with a strike rate of 140.64.
David Warner PSL stats
| Tournament | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSL | Karachi Kings | 11 | 11 | 0 | 368 | 86 | 33.45 | 239 | 153.97 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 11 |
A true legend of the IPL, he had amassed 6565 runs in the World's most prestigious T20 tournament and is the most successful overseas player in the Indian domestic tournament. He has also been playing a full-time role for the Sydney Sixers over the last two BBL seasons and has amassed 838 runs in 20 games.
After his glorious debut for the Karachi Kings in 2025, he made debuts in the Men's Hundred and the MLC as well. Warner has been a regular contributor, be it in whichever tournament or franchise he has starred for.
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