Hyderabad Kingsmen is a professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that competed in 2026 Pakistan Super League. Team is based in the Hyderabad city of Pakistan. This was the debut season of the Kingsmen alongside Rawalpindiz.
Kingsmen came into existence after Pakistan Cricket Board successfully conducted an auction for 2 new teams to expand the league from 6 to 8 teams. They were coached by Jason Gillespie in 2026 season and Marnus Labuschagne was the captain of the team.
Squad
Pakistan Super League introduced auction model for the first time in 2026 season, allowing teams to select players by bidding in Pakistani rupees. Teams were also allowed to directly sign one foreign player who was not part of previous season. Hyderabad chose Marnus Labuschagne as their directly signed player. Teams were also allowed to retain upto 4 players who were part of their squads in previous season while new teams were allowed to sign 4 players before auction to match with other franchises. Hyderabad selected Saim Ayub, Usman Khan, Maaz Sadaqat and Akif Javed as their retentions.
Player auction for the PSL 11 was held on 11 February 2026. Following is the full squad of Hyderabad Kingsmen after player auction and Retentions.
+ Key Players with international caps are listed in bold. denotes a player who is fully unavailable. denotes a player who will be partially unavailable.
No.NameNationalityBirth dateSalaryBatting styleBowling styleYear signedNotesBatsmen33Marnus LabuschagnePKR 5.88 croreRight-handedRight-arm leg break202680Irfan Khan NiaziPKR 2.90 croreRight-handedRight-arm medium202611Shayan JahangirPKR 60 lakhRight-handedRight-arm medium202698Sharjeel KhanPKR 60 lakhLeft-handedSlow left arm orthodox2026—Saad AliPKR 60 lakhRight-handedRight-arm medium20261Tayyab ArifPKR 60 lakhRight-handed—2026Wicket-keepers55Kusal PereraPKR 3.10 croreLeft-handed—202678Usman KhanPKR 4.62 croreRight-handed—2026All-rounders63Saim AyubPKR 12.60 croreLeft-handedRight-arm off break202632Glenn MaxwellPKR 4.50 croreRight-handedRight-arm off break202616Maaz SadaqatPKR 3.50 croreLeft-handedSlow left arm orthodox202698Hassan KhanPKR 1.85 croreRight-handedSlow left arm orthodox202673Hammad AzamPKR 60 lakhRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium2026—Rizwan MehmoodPKR 60 lakhRight-handedRight-arm leg break202655Ahmed HussainPKR 60 lakhLeft-handedLeft-arm leg break2026Bowlers88Akif JavedPKR 1.96 croreRight-handedLeft-arm fast202611Mohammad AliPKR 2.15 croreRight-handedRight-arm medium-fast202634Riley MeredithPKR 4.20 croreRight-handedRight-arm fast202641Ottniel BaartmanPKR 1.10 croreRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium202673Hunain ShahPKR 60 lakhRight-handedRight-arm medium202684Asif MehmoodPKR 60 lakhRight-handedRight-arm medium2026 Source: ESPNcricinfo
Coaching and Management Staff The franchise appointed former Pakistan Test coach and former Australian pacer Jason Gillespie as their head coach.
Head Coach: Jason Gillespie Fielding Coach: Grant Bradburn Batting Coach: Hanif Malik Assistant Coach: Craig White
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