Shadab Khan, who just got married in Rawalpindi, joined Islamabad United's squad in Karachi ahead of Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 8 on Saturday.
Along with his wife, Shadab was welcomed by United's squad at a local hotel. Taking to Twitter, the two-time PSL champions shared the video of their captain's arrival.
Shadab got married to former Test cricketer Saqlain Mushtaq's daughter. His reception took place in Rawalpindi on February 9. Babar Azam, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Hassan Ali, Fakhar Zaman and many other cricketers attended Shadab's reception.
United's squad has assembled in Karachi but haven't started their training as of yet. They will have their first training session today at National Stadium, Karachi.
Islamabad will start their PSL 8 campaign against Karachi Kings on February 16.
Squad
Islamabad United: Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Azam Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Colin Munro, Paul Stirling, Alex Hales, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abrar Ahmed, Sohaib Maqsood, Rumman Raees, Zeeshan Zamir, Hassan Nawaz, Moeen Ali, Mubasir Khan, Tom Curran, Zafar Gohar,
Partial replacements: Tymal Mills, Gus Atkinson and Rassie van der Dussen
Fixtures
16 Feb — Karachi Kings v Islamabad United, National Bank Cricket Arena
19 Feb — Multan Sultans v Islamabad United, Multan Cricket Stadium
23 Feb — Peshawar Zalmi v Islamabad United, National Bank Cricket Arena
24 Feb — Quetta Gladiators v Islamabad United, National Bank Cricket Arena
27 Feb — Lahore Qalandars v Islamabad United, Gaddafi Stadium
3 Mar — Islamabad United v Karachi Kings, Pindi Cricket Stadium
5 Mar — Islamabad United v Quetta Gladiators, Pindi Cricket Stadium
7 Mar — Islamabad United v Multan Sultans, Pindi Cricket Stadium
9 Mar — Islamabad United v Lahore Qalandars, Pindi Cricket Stadium
12 Mar — Islamabad United v Peshawar Zalmi, Pindi Cricket Stadium