ISLAMABAD: Peshawar Zalmi have bolstered their bowling line-up for this year’s Pakistan Super League (PSL) with the inclusion of Corbin Bosch and Mohammad Ali, skipper Babar Azam said on Tuesday.
The statement after all six PSL franchises assembled their squads at the glittering PSL 2025 Player Draft in Lahore. The Twenty20 tournament is scheduled to take place between April 8 and May 19, with 116 players from 10 countries.
Azam said they had included all-rounders and further improved their bowling line-up, expressing his satisfaction over the selection of players for this year’s PSL edition.
“The main thing that we have discussed is our combination. Our batting line-up is very good and we have further improved bowling,” he said in a video shared on Tuesday.
Azam said they attached “great priority to bowlers” and picked South African Corbin Bosch and Muhammad Ali.
“So, these two picks of ours are very good, and the difficult numbers are 5 and 6. In that, you have to bring in a game-changer element and choose such a player, so we have seen that spark in him [Ali],” he said.
“We have seen that thing, that he can have a different impact. So, we have picked him in that sense, the way he played in the Champions Cup and the way he made an impact, he should make the same impact in this PSL.”
The Zalmi skipper said weather will have a lot to do with this year’s PSL and they have kept the combination according to the conditions.
“We have the spinner, Sufiyan Muqeem, with us,” he said. “So, we have made a very good combination and we are following the plan.”
Peshawar Zalmi squad: Babar Azam, Saim Ayub, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Corbin Bosch, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Haris, Abdul Samad, Hussain Talat, Nahid Rana, Arif Yaqoob, Najeebullah Zadran, Max Bryant, Mehran Mumtaz, Sufyan Moqim, Ali Raza and Maaz Sadaqat
Supplementary players – Ahmed Daniyal and Alzarri Joseph
Peshawar Zalmi bolster bowling line-up for PSL 2025 with Corbin Bosch, Mohammad Ali
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Peshawar Zalmi bolster bowling line-up for PSL 2025 with Corbin Bosch, Mohammad Ali
- The Pakistan Super League 2025 is scheduled to take place between April 8 and May 19, with 116 players from 10 countries
- Babar Azam says weather will have a lot to do with this year’s PSL and they have kept combination according to conditions
Pakistan explores ferry shipping to boost trade with Yemen, regional markets
- Pakistan commerce minister meets Yemeni envoy to discuss enhancing trade cooperation
- Yemeni ambassador calls for reviving bilateral agreements, strengthening trade mechanisms
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan said on Friday that his ministry is exploring the possibility of introducing ferry-based shipping services with Yemen to cut freight costs and boost bilateral, regional trade.
Pakistan has been attempting to enhance its ferry-based services with Middle Eastern countries in recent months. Islamabad granted its first-ever ferry service license to an international operator, Sea Keepers, for routes connecting Pakistan with Iran and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in August. Last month, Pakistan’s federal cabinet approved a ferry service to Oman from the southwestern port of Gwadar to boost trade and tourism.
Khan met Yemen’s Ambassador to Pakistan, Mohammed Motahar Alashabi, in Islamabad on Friday where both sides discussed enhancing trade and economic cooperation between the two countries.
“Jam Kamal highlighted the importance of creating efficient, low-cost logistics channels for small and medium enterprises and informed H.E. Alashabi that the ministry is examining the introduction of ferry-based small shipping services to reduce freight costs and improve turnaround time for regional trade,” the commerce ministry said.
“Both sides expressed confidence that sustained dialogue, improved logistics, and revival of formal cooperation mechanisms will help unlock new opportunities for trade and investment between Pakistan and Yemen.”
Alashabi expressed Yemen’s desire to expand commercial engagement with Pakistan, the commerce ministry said, stressing that Yemen continues to regard Islamabad as a “trusted partner” despite logistical and regional challenges in recent years.
He said nearly 300 Yemeni students are studying in Pakistan, highlighting strong people-to-people ties and confidence in Pakistan’s educational institutions. He stressed the need to revive bilateral agreements and strengthen mechanisms to boost trade between the nations.
Kamal said Pakistan placed a lot of emphasis on expanding trade with regional and nearby markets, adding that Pakistan’s growing entrepreneurial and SME sectors could benefit from improved access to close-proximity markets such as Yemen, Somalia, Ethiopia, and Oman.
