KARACHI: Wasim Akram – mentor and president of Karachi Kings, believes that Peter Moores brought a lot of new things with him as franchise’s head coach.
Speaking in ARY News’ show ‘Bouncer’, Akram said Moores has vast experience of coaching in white-ball cricket.
“Moores brings in a vast experience of coaching in white-ball cricket. He has a good cricketing mind and brings a lot of new things to the team,” he said.
“Our players like Joe Clarke played under him and you can see their impact at such a young age,” the legendary cricketer said.
It must be noted here that Moores was appointed as head coach of Kings for PSL 7 following his vast coaching experience. Remember, Moores coached England’s team twice.
KARACHI: Head coach Karachi Kings – Peter Moores is looking forward to working with the number-one T20I batter – Babar Azam in the upcoming seventh edition of the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL).
While talking to ARY Sports, Moores praised Babar’ batting technique and termed it as an exciting opportunity for him to work with him.
” It is always exceptional to watch Babar Azam play. Yes, it is an exciting opportunity for me and I am looking forward to working with him,” Moores said.
Moores also discussed that he is currently working on the team plans, however, he wants the Kings to play aggressive cricket.
ٰ”I am currently working on the team plans. We have to play aggressive cricket and will make the Kings fans happy with our performance,” Moores said.
“We have the opportunity to utilize all the players. We have to play well with both bat and ball,” he said.
Moores also praised the HBL PSL, termed it as a quality league and among the bests.
Dougie Brown, Kings’s assistant coach, on the other hand, said it is good to face the tough teams in the early stages while talking about the Kings’ opening match against the defending champions Multan Sultans.
Brown, however, also said that every match is important for the Kings.
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KARACHI: Karachi Kings, the most followed franchise of the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL), escalated their preparations for the forthcoming HBL PSL 7, head coach Peter Moores also joined the Kings’ training camp today.
The Kings’ players will train in the National Bank Stadium for the second day in a row, as head coach Moores and assistant head coach Brown have joined the training camp to boost up preparations for the forthcoming HBL PSL 7.
Umaid Asif, the Kings’ all-rounder, is set to join the camp today. Whereas, Kings’ President – Wasim Akram will monitor the performances of the players.
Yesterday, Pakistan’s star players including Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, and Sharjeel Khan also attended the first training camp of the Kings under the supervision of Akram.
Kings will take on defending champions Multan Sultans in the opening match of the HBL PSL 7 on January 27 at National Stadium Karachi.
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KARACHI: Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise Karachi Kings has appointed former England cricketer Peter Moores as its new head coach for season seven.
Kings’ newly appointed head coach, Moores, who has twice coached England’s National Cricket team, acknowledged the PSL as one of the best leagues and expressed his excitement to be a part of the Kings family.
“I am very excited to be a part of Karachi Kings family. PSL is one of the best tournaments in the world.”, he said.
Moores also praised the culture and passion of Pakistan’s cricketers and fans, and expressed hope that he can help Kings win another title.
“The culture and the spirit of the people here is admirable. Every effort will be made to win the trophy again for Karachi Kings.”, he concluded.
Moores also has valuable coaching experience with franchise teams. He also helped Nottingham to become the 2020 champions as head coach.
It should be noted that Kings have recently named Babar Azam as their captain for the upcoming PSL season.
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