Karachi Kings is a professional franchise of Pakistan Super League. The team founded in 2015 and had played seven season until 2022. In 2020, for the first time they become the champions. South African cricketer, Johan Botha current head coach of the team. Imad Wasim is the skipper of the Karachi Kings, he got low cricket season in 2022 after not being included in T20 squad for world cup. Karachi Kings players salaries reported, contracts after PSL 2023 draft revealed.
| Players | Base Salary | Draft Category | Status | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haider Ali | $170k | Platinum | Local | 2023 |
| Imran Tahir | $170k | Platinum | Overseas | 2023 |
| Matthew Wade | $170k | Platinum | Overseas | 2023 |
| Imad Wasim | $130k | Diamond | Local | 2023 |
| James Fuller | $130k | Diamond | Overseas | 2023 |
| James Vince | $130k | Diamond | Overseas | 2023 |
| Andrew Tye | $60k | Gold | Overseas | 2023 |
| Mohammad Amir | $60k | Gold | Local | 2023 |
| Shoaib Malik | $60k | Gold | Local | 2023 |
| Aamer Yamin | $25k | Silver | Local | 2023 |
| Mir Hamza | $25k | Silver | Local | 2023 |
| Mohammad Akhlaq | $25k | Silver | Local | 2023 |
| Sharjeel Khan | $25k | Silver | Local | 2023 |
| Tayyab Tahir | $25k | Silver | Local | 2023 |
| Irfan Khan Niazi | $15k | Emerging | Local | 2023 |
| Qasim Akram | $15k | Emerging | Local | 2023 |
| Mohammad Umar | $15k | Supplementary | Local | 2023 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | $60k | Supplementary | Overseas | 2023 |
Highest Paid Karachi Kings Players In Season?
After current PSL draft of 2023, Imran Tahir and Mattew Wade two become the highest paid overseas players and Haider Ali who is well known for his hitting style hold contract worth of $170k equal to Wade and Tahir become top paid local player. The captain of the team Imad Wasim hold contract worth of $130k.
- Imad Wasim earn the captains tag after four years. He was last time awarded with captains tag back in 2018.
- Babar Azam highest run scorer for the Karachi Kings team, he scored 2055 runs in 56 matches for the team.
- Imad Wasim stands 5th in the list of highest runs scorer of Karachi Kings with 541 runs in 59 matches.
Mohammad Amir and Imad Wasim the two leading wicket takers for the Karachi Kings retain by the team for another year. Amir leads the list with 54 wickets while Imad as all rounder hold record 36 wickets in 59 matches.
More about Karachi Kings players salaries, draft picks, players injuries reported here, so far no new players details reported yet.