Islamabad United Cricket Team’s Theme Song and Kit Launch Event held
Islamabad —By.Asghar Ali Mubarak
ISLAMABAD: – Islamabad United Cricket has on other day unleashed its kit and theme song for Pakistan Super League (PSL). Captain Misbah ul-Haq’s men clearly seemed that they wanted to win. Misbah’s wife also seemed excited on this occasion.As the skipper arrived at the inaugural ceremony of Islamabad United’s kit and anthem, he was greeted warmly by the team as well as the crowd. He said that his team was all set to perform in the PSL. Islamabad United Kit was revealed during team’s launching ceremony held in Pak-China Friendship Centre. Theme song ‘’United We Win ‘’performed by singer Ali Zafar who is the star ambassador of the team as well. Theme song launched in an event held in Pak-China Friendship Center. Actor, model and singer Fawad Khan and Ali Zafar are the brand ambassadors for the franchise. Islamabad United is a Pakistani professional Twenty20 franchise team that will compete in the Pakistan Super League. The team is based in Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan and was formed in 2015 to compete in the first season of the Pakistan Super League. The franchise is owned by Leonine Global Investments through its sports entity Leonine Global Sports. The team will be captained by Pakistan’s most successful test captain Misbah-ul-Haq and coached by former Australian player Dean Jones. The team director will be former Pakistani fast bowler Wasim Akram. In 2015, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced that the inaugural season of the Pakistan Super League would take place in February 2016 in the United Arab Emirates. On 3 December 2015, the PCB unveiled the owners of five city-based franchises. The Islamabad franchise was sold to Leonine Global Sports for US$15 Million. The team logo and name was revealed on 22 December 2015 in a ceremony held at the Polo Club in Islamabad. The logo features a lion; the team’s primary colors are orange and yellow. The jersey also incorporates the roaring lion logo on the bottom left of the shirt. The Dunya News and FM 101 are the media Partners for the team. ts time to unveil the Islamabad United PSL 2016 team squad. Pakistan Super League 2016 (PSL) is on its way, The Islamabad United team based in Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan. The franchise was formed in December 2015 after the announcement of Pakistan Super League. Team Owners for Islamabad United are Venture Capital Leonine Global Sports, a group of investors from UAE. The team will be captained by the current Pakistani Test Captain Misbah-ul-Haq who is famous for his aggressive style of cricket with a tremendous technique to back it up. The brand ambassador for the team is none other but the Australian all-rounder Shane Watson. Here I am gonna present the final Islamabad United PSL 2016 Team Squad.
Win or lose, all people want to watch is boundaries and over boundaries and wickets being taken. Islamabad United is one packed team with aggressive all-rounder’s and fiery pace attack, and fieldsmen. Being one of the most expensive teams in the Tournament and representing the Capital City, it has become one of the people’s favorite team and with the kind of squad they have; they are surely a contestant for the title. The Islamabad United franchise is owned by the Venture Capital Leonine Global Sports, a group of investors based in UAE. The enclosed deal for the team was priced at a whooping US$15 Million making it one of the most expensive teams in the tournament right at number three.The team name being Islamabad United where United shows the unity among the people of the nation. Team logo was revealed on 21 December 2015 in a ceremony held at Polo Club in Islamabad. The Logo features a lion and official signatures of the team. Team management at the event said that the logo symbolizes courage, power and aggression. Read Islamabad United PSL 2016 Team Squad in detail.The players picked up by the franchise after the final draft includes the Aussie all-rounder Shane Watson and wicket-keeper Brad Haddin, the West Indian all-rounder Andre Russell and Samuel Badree, former Pakistan Captain Misbah ul Haq, Mohammad Irfan, Sharjeel Khan, Mohammad Sami and other Pakistani native player like Khalid Latif, Babar Azam, Imran Khalid, Kamran Ghulam, Umar Amin, the English player Sam Billings, Rumman Raees, and Amad Butt. The team squad is as under:
Shane Watson (Australia Cricket Team)
Andre Russell (West Indies Cricket Team)
Misbah ul Haq (Pakistan Cricket Team)
Samuel Badree (West Indies Cricket Team)
Mohammad Irfan (Pakistan Cricket Team)
Brad Haddin (Australia Cricket Team)
Sharjeel Khan (Pakistan Cricket Team)
Mohammad Sami (Pakistan Cricket Team)
Khalid Latif (Pakistan Cricket Team)
Babar Azam (Pakistan Cricket Team)
Imran Khalid (Pakistan Cricket Team)
Kamran Ghulam (Pakistan Cricket Team)
Umar Amin (Pakistan Cricket Team)
Sam Billings (England Cricket Team)
Rumman Raees (Pakistan Cricket Team)
Amad Butt (Pakistan Cricket Team)
The Supplementary players are Ashar Zaidi, Saeed Ajmal, Umar Siddiq.
The management staff includes the former Australian player Dean Jones as the head coach andPakistan’s Pakistan’s Tauseef Ahmed as Assistant Coach. They are certainly expected to bring their experience into play and bring the best possible outcome from this young and talented Islamabad United team.
The all-time great legend Wasim Akram, known for his pace attack, is one of the greatest mentors to the young players throughout the world. This is evident from the results he produced undertaking the role of mentor cum consultant for the Kolkata Knight Riders in Indian Premier League. With the experience and talent of Misbah Ul Haq and Shane Watson along with Brad
Islamabad United Kit was revealed during team’s launching ceremony held in Pak-China Friendship Centre. Theme song ‘’United We Win ‘’performed by singer Ali Zafar who is the star ambassador of the team as well. Theme song launched in an event held in Pak-China Friendship Center. Actor, model and singer Fawad Khan and Ali Zafar are the brand ambassadors for the franchise. Islamabad United is a Pakistani professional Twenty20 franchise team that will compete in the Pakistan Super League. The team is based in Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan and was formed in 2015 to compete in the first season of the Pakistan Super League. The franchise is owned by Leonine Global Investments through its sports entity Leonine Global Sports. The team will be captained by Pakistan’s most successful test captain Misbah-ul-Haq and coached by former Australian player Dean Jones. The team director will be former Pakistani fast bowler Wasim Akram. In 2015, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced that the inaugural season of the Pakistan Super League would take place in February 2016 in the United Arab Emirates. On 3 December 2015, the PCB unveiled the owners of five city-based franchises. The Islamabad franchise was sold to Leonine Global Sports for US$15 Million. The team logo and name was revealed on 22 December 2015 in a ceremony held at the Polo Club in Islamabad. The logo features a lion; the team’s primary colors are orange and yellow. The jersey also incorporates the roaring lion logo on the bottom left of the shirt. The Dunya News and FM 101 are the media Partners for the team.


