LONDON: The Pakistan Super League team Peshawar Zalmi on Friday nominated the Nobel Laureate Malala Yousuf Zai as team’s face and ambassador ahead of the next season of the league.
Malala, who belongs to the Swat district of Pakistan’s province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in return presented a copy of her book ‘I am Malala’ to Javed. The book was published in 2013 and has sold more than one and a half million copies across the globe.
“It is an honour for us to be associated with Malala Yousafzai who has made Pakistan proud by winning the Nobel Prize. PZ Foundation will also support Malala’s cause for girls’ education in Pakistan and in other countries,” said Javed Afridi after meeting Malala and her family.
Peshawar Zalmi is one of the five teams which are a part of the Pakistan Super League. During the draft for the second edition of the cash-rich T20 league, which is going to be held in February, former Pakistan T20 captain Shahid Afridi handed over franchise’s captaincy to 2016 World T20-winning West Indies captain Darren Sammy.
The second edition of Pakistan Super League will be played from February 9th to March 7th.
