Quetta Gladiators is a Pakistani professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that will compete in 2026 Pakistan Super League. The team is based in the Quetta city of Pakistan. This will be the eleventh consecutive season of the Gladiators in the Pakistan Super League after renewing their franchise agreement for another decade in December 2025.
Quetta finished 2nd in the 2025 Pakistan Super League losing final to Lahore Qalandars. They are currently coached by Sarfraz Ahmed and captained by Saud Shakeel.
Squad Pakistan Super League introduced an auction model for the first time in the 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. Gladiators signed Spencer Johnson as their directly signed player. Teams were also allowed to retain up to 4 players who were part of their squads in previous seasons, while new teams were allowed to sign 4 players before the auction to match with other franchises. Quetta retained Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq, Hassan Nawaz and Shamyl Hussain from their squad.
Player auction for the PSL 11 was held on 11 February 2026. Following is the full squad of Quetta Gladiators after the 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 signedNotesBatsmen07Hassan NawazPKR 3.92 croreRight-handedRight-arm off break202518Shamyl HussainPKR 84 lakhLeft-handed—202632Rilee RossouwPKR 5.55 croreLeft-handedRight-arm off break202670Bevon JacobsPKR 60 lakhRight-handedRight-arm medium202659Saud ShakeelPKR 65 lakhLeft-handedSlow left arm orthodox202647Ben McDermottPKR 1.10 croreRight-handedRight-arm medium2026Wicket-keepers36Khawaja NafayPKR 6.50 croreRight-handed—202644Bismillah KhanPKR 60 lakhRight-handed—20266Sam HarperPKR 60 lakhRight-handed—2026All-rounders23Arafat MinhasPKR 1.10 croreLeft-handedSlow left arm orthodox202658Jahandad KhanPKR 2.50 croreLeft-handedLeft-arm fast-medium202630Brett HamptonPKR 60 lakhRight-handedRight-arm medium202659Tom CurranPKR 4.20 croreRight-handedRight-arm medium2026Bowlers7Usman TariqPKR 5.6 croreRight-handedRight-arm off break202440Abrar AhmedPKR 7.0 croreRight-handedRight-arm leg break202445Spencer JohnsonPKR 5.6 croreLeft-handedLeft-arm fast202637Faisal AkramPKR 1.25 croreLeft-handedLeft-arm wrist spin202614Waseem Akram JrPKR 60 lakhRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium202618Khan ZebN/APKR 60 lakhRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium2026 Source: Cricinfo
Coaching and Management Staff NamePosition Moin Khan Director Sarfaraz Ahmed Head coach Krishmar Santokie Bowling coach Viv Richards Mentor
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