Captain, vice-captain ruled out, Amir to lead Karachi in eliminator

Amir will be Karachi’s fourth captain in the tournament, with England skipper Eoin Morgan also leading the line in Imad’s absence in the last couple of games.

Karachi have had terrible luck with their skippers in previous editions as well, with former skipper Shoaib Malik once resigning in the middle of a campaign.

But on Wednesday afternoon, it came to light that Afridi too will not be able to take the field because of an injury.

Pakistan Super League franchise Karachi Kings received a huge blow hours before their eliminator encounter against Peshawar Zalmi.

Amir, who has been leading the new ball attack for Karachi, will take over as captain for the all-important match.

Left-arm fast bowler Mohammed Amir was given the responsibility to solve the leadership puzzle.

With Karachi captain Imadi Wasim already out of the contest with a head injury, the responsibility was on seasoned campaigner Shahid Afridi to lead the charge.