Former New Zealand batter Martin Guptill has expressed his pleasure after Kingsmen (FKS) Group secured the brand new outfit within the Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL).
On Thursday, December 8, PSL formally expanded forward of season 11, with Hyderabad and Sialkot confirmed as the 2 new franchises following a high-stakes public sale held on the Jinnah Conference Centre.
The 2 groups will make their debut in PSL season 11, becoming a member of the present six franchises, Karachi Kings, Lahore Qalandars, Peshawar Zalmi, Quetta Gladiators, Islamabad United, and Multan Sultans.
The official names of the Hyderabad and Sialkot groups might be introduced at a later stage.
The Hyderabad franchise was secured by the FKS Group, owned by Fawad Sarwar, after a profitable bid of Rs 1.75 billion.
Later, OZ Builders, owned by Hamza Majeed, clinched the Sialkot franchise with a record-breaking bid of Rs1.85 billion, the very best determine of the public sale.
Guptill, who has represented three franchises within the PSL from 2020 to 2024, shared his pleasure on Instagram.
The 39-year-old posted an image of Hyderabad homeowners receiving keys from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, Mohsin Naqvi, on his story.
“Kingsmen Cricket USA, how good is that this,” the caption of the submit learn.
For the unversed, PSL 11 is about to be the most important version of the match to this point with the addition of two new franchises.
The PSL 11 is scheduled to run from March 26 to Might 3, 2026.
