PSL 9: Rilee Rossouw reveals reason behind Mohammad Amir missing Karachi vs Quetta game

| 2025-01-16 04:56:58

Rilee Rossouw's men have opted to bowl first

Mohammad Amir looks back to the batter. - PCB

Pacer Mohammad Amir is not part of Quetta Gladiators' playing XI against Karachi Kings in the 16th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season nine at National Bank Cricket Arena.

Quetta's skipper Rilee Rossouw won the toss and opted to bowl first. The South African batter said that veteran pacer Sohail Khan has replaced Amir in the final XI.

"We have rested Amir since he has been playing a lot of cricket lately," he said.

Amir has featured in four games where he has picked four wickets at an economy rate of 8.63.

Karachi Kings: Shan Masood (c), Tim Seifert (wk), James Vince, Shoaib Malik, Kieron Pollard, Mohammad Nawaz, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Anwar Ali, Hasan Ali, Zahid Mehmood, Blessing Muzarabani

Quetta Gladiators: Jason Roy, Saud Shakeel, Khawaja Nafay, Rilee Rossouw (c), Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Akeal Hosein, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Sohail Khan, Usman Tariq, Abrar Ahmed

It must be noted that PSL 9's 9 Karachi leg started yesterday with Islamabad United defeating Karachi Kings. Earlier, Multan Cricket Stadium and Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium hosted 14 matches between them from February 17 to 27.