Lahore Qalandars upped the ante in PSL 2025’s quirky awards saga, presenting their captain, Shaheen Shah Afridi, a 24k gold-plated iPhone 16 Pro in a playful jab at Karachi Kings. The gesture follows Karachi’s widely mocked decision to award James Vince a hair dryer for his match-winning century against Multan Sultans on April 12.
The Lahore Qalandars shared a video on social media, showing their management gifting the lavish phone to Afridi, captioned:
The iPhone has landed
Our Captain Qalandar receives a gift he’s worthy of
A custom 24K Gold-plated iPhone 16 Pro, made just for Lahore Qalandars’ main man, Shaheen!
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The post, dripping with cheek, took a swipe at Karachi Kings’ odd prize choice, which had sparked online trolling.
Vince, named ‘Most Reliable Player of the Match’ by sponsor Dawlance, received the hair dryer in Karachi’s dressing room after his 42-ball ton secured a four-wicket win against Multan Sultans. His amused Instagram post, “Lovely upgrade on the hotel dryer,” only fueled the memes. Karachi Kings doubled down, later giving Hasan Ali a trimmer after his 4/28 against Lahore, despite a 65-run loss.
Here’s hoping Karachi Kings learn from this and move away from ridiculous player prizes or at least not brag about it on social media.
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