Kotli Lions (Urdu: ) is a Pakistani professional T20 franchise that takes part in the Kashmir Premier League. The team is captained by Khurram Manzoor and coached by Mushtaq Ahmed. The franchise represents the city of Kotli, the capital of the Kotli District.
In the 2021 KPL, Kotli Lions won 1 match, lost 3 and had one match end in no result in the group stage. They finished last in the group and were eliminated from the competition.
In May 2022, former Pakistani captain, Sarfaraz Ahmed, announced that he would represent Kotli Lions in the 2022 KPL. Khurram Manzoor was announced as the team's icon player and captain. During the 2022 KPL, the KPL terminated Kotli Lionsâ management after they weren't able to pay outstanding payments. Kotli Lionsâ head coach Saeed Azad left the team and was replaced by Mushtaq Ahmed. The KPL management temporarily took over Kotli Lions.
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