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[ad_1] Quetta Gladiators has appointed former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson, as the head coach for the franchise in the upcoming 2024 PSL edition.  This marks the first coaching change for Gladiators since the inception of the tournament.   🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 𝙎𝙃𝘼𝙉𝙀 𝙒𝘼𝙏𝙎𝙊𝙉 𝘼𝙋𝙋𝙊𝙄𝙉𝙏𝙀𝘿 𝘼𝙎 𝙃𝙀𝘼𝘿 𝘾𝙊𝘼𝘾𝙃 The Quetta Gladiators owner and the team management has decided to appoint Former Australian all-rounder and Gladiators’ best run-getter in the PSL, @ShaneRWatson33 as head coach of the team.… pic.twitter.com/Ig7SEWQWTZ — Quetta Gladiators (@TeamQuetta) December 6, 2023 Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Moin Khan, who held the coaching position for eight years, will now assume the role of team director for the side. The Gladiators emerged as the most reliable team in the PSL throughout the initial four editions. They secured a spot in the final three times and clinched the title in 2019.  Watson, who became a key player for the Gladiators

[ad_1] Quetta Gladiators captain, Sarfaraz Ahmed, blamed his bowlers for the team's poor performance in their recent match against Lahore Qalandars at the Rawalpindi cricket stadium. During the post-match conference, Sarfaraz appeared frustrated with the team's lack of runs on the scoreboard but quickly shifted the blame onto his bowlers.  ALSO READ:  Waqar slams Sarfaraz Ahmed's batting approach against Qalandars He stated that the bowlers had let the team down by conceding too many runs even after taking early wickets inside the first ten overs. "We made a lot of mistakes. We didn't ball well in the first ten overs, even after taking seven wickets. It was a complete setback performance from our team. We aimed to restrict Lahore under 100 runs, but it didn't happen as we didn't ball at the right areas," he said. "We gave away 52 runs in the next six overs, which easily shifted the momentum towards the Qalandars," he added. Sarfar