{"id":372824,"date":"2023-12-07T00:40:38","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T19:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=372824"},"modified":"2023-12-07T00:40:38","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T19:40:38","slug":"shane-watson-takes-charge-as-quetta-gladiators-head-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/shane-watson-takes-charge-as-quetta-gladiators-head-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"Shane Watson takes charge as Quetta Gladiators head coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> Karachi<br \/>\nQuetta Gladiators has appointed former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson, as the head coach for the franchise in the upcoming 2024 PSL edition.<br \/>\nThis marks the first coaching change for Gladiators since the inception of the tournament.<br \/>\nFormer Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Moin Khan, who held the coaching position for eight years, will now assume the role of team director for the side.<br \/>\nThe 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.<br \/>\nWatson, who became a key player for the Gladiators after joining in 2018 following a two-year stint with Islamabad United, played a significant role in the team\u2019s success.<br \/>\nHis three-season tenure with the franchise until 2020 solidified his position as arguably their greatest overseas player.<br \/>\nIt is worth noting that the HBL Pakistan Super League Player Draft 2024 will take place at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore on Wednesday, 13 December 2023.<br \/>\nThe list of overseas players who are available for the upcoming tournament has been revealed, showcasing an unprecedented count of 254 international cricket players.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karachi Quetta Gladiators has appointed former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson, as the head coach for the franchise in the upcoming 2024 PSL edition. 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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Moin Khan, who held the coaching position for eight years, will now assume the role [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-372824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Shane Watson takes charge as Quetta Gladiators head coach<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/shane-watson-takes-charge-as-quetta-gladiators-head-coach\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Shane Watson takes charge as Quetta Gladiators head coach\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Karachi Quetta Gladiators has appointed former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson, as the head coach for the franchise in the upcoming 2024 PSL edition. 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