Peshawar Haiders

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Peshawar Haiders
PH
Nickname(s)Zamung Team
Personnel
CaptainAkhlaq Hussain
OwnerDigital Entertainment World, Classic broadcasters, Afghan TV
Team information
City Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Colors Purple, blue
Founded2018

Peshawar Haiders (PH) is a Kabaddi club based in Peshawar, Pakistan that plays in the Super Kabaddi League. The team is currently led by Akhlaq Hussain. [1]

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Franchise history

Super Kabaddi League (SKL) is a professional Kabaddi league in Pakistan, based on the format of the group games and eliminator. The first edition of the tournament was played in 2018 with ten franchises representing various cities in Pakistan. [2]

It also has a dedicated following in Afghanistan.

Current squad

No.NameNationBirth datePosition
2Akhlaq Hussain (C) Flag of Pakistan.svg 26 May 1988 (age 35)All-Rounder
11Usman Zada Flag of Pakistan.svg 7 August 1992 (age 31)Raider
20Usman Khalid Flag of Pakistan.svg 7 October 1995 (age 28)Raider
23Subhan Aslam Flag of Pakistan.svg 17 September 1998 (age 25)Raider
9Qaiser Abbass Flag of Pakistan.svg 5 May 1991 (age 32)Raider
4Imran Ali Flag of Pakistan.svg 10 May 1992 (age 31)Raider
1M. Yousuf Flag of Pakistan.svg 5 April 1997 (age 26)Raider
27M. Yasin Flag of Pakistan.svg 20 April 1986 (age 37)Raider
22Abdul Rehman Flag of Pakistan.svg 1 January 1999 (age 25)Raider
3Milad Sherhak Flag of Iran.svg 9 May 1982 (age 41)All Rounder

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References

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