2026 Quetta Gladiators season
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| 2026 season | |||
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| Coach | Sarfraz Ahmed | ||
| Captain | Saud Shakeel | ||
| PSL 2026 | TBD | ||
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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.
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.[1] Teams were also allowed to directly sign one foreign player who was not part of previous season.[1] 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.[2] Quetta retained Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq, Hassan Nawaz and Shamyl Hussain from their squad.[3]
Player auction for the PSL 11 was held on 11 February 2026.[3] Following is the full squad of Quetta Gladiators after the player auction and retentions.[4]
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| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Salary | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 07 | Hassan Nawaz |  Pakistan |
21 August 2002 | PKR 3.92 crore | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2025 | |
| 18 | Shamyl Hussain | Pakistan |
10 October 2004 | PKR 84 lakh | Left-handed | — | 2026 | |
| 32 | Rilee Rossouw |  South Africa |
9 October 1989 | PKR 5.55 crore | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2026 | |
| 70 | Bevon Jacobs |  New Zealand |
6 May 2002 | PKR 60 lakh | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2026 | |
| 59 | Saud Shakeel | Pakistan |
5 September 1995 | PKR 65 lakh | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | 2026 | |
| 47 | Ben McDermott |  Australia |
12 December 1994 | PKR 1.10 crore | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2026 | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 36 | Khawaja Nafay | Pakistan |
13 February 2002 | PKR 6.50 crore | Right-handed | — | 2026 | |
| 44 | Bismillah Khan | Pakistan |
1 March 1990 | PKR 60 lakh | Right-handed | — | 2026 | |
| 6 | Sam Harper | Australia |
10 December 1996 | PKR 60 lakh | Right-handed | — | 2026 | |
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 23 | Arafat Minhas | Pakistan |
2 January 2005 | PKR 1.10 crore | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | 2026 | |
| 58 | Jahandad Khan | Pakistan |
16 June 2003 | PKR 2.50 crore | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2026 | |
| 30 | Brett Hampton | New Zealand |
30 April 1991 | PKR 60 lakh | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2026 | |
| 59 | Tom Curran |  England |
12 March 1995 | PKR 4.20 crore | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2026 | |
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 7 | Usman Tariq | Pakistan |
7 June 1995 | PKR 5.6 crore | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | |
| 40 | Abrar Ahmed | Pakistan |
16 October 1998 | PKR 7.0 crore | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2024 | |
| 45 | Spencer Johnson | Australia |
16 December 1995 | PKR 5.6 crore | Left-handed | Left-arm fast | 2026 | |
| 37 | Faisal Akram | Pakistan |
20 August 2003 | PKR 1.25 crore | Left-handed | Left-arm wrist spin | 2026 | |
| 14 | Waseem Akram Jr | Pakistan |
1 June 2002 | PKR 60 lakh | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2026 | |
| 18 | Khan Zeb | Pakistan |
N/A | PKR 60 lakh | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2026 | |
- Source: Cricinfo
Coaching and Management Staff
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Moin Khan | Director |
| Sarfaraz Ahmed | Head coach |
| Krishmar Santokie | Bowling coach |
| Viv Richards | Mentor |