A few days after the conclusion of the 2021 KPL the President of the KPL, Arif Malik, announced that a seventh team named Jammu Janbaz would be added to the KPL in order to pay tribute to the martyrs of Jammu.[5][6] In July 2022, it was announced that former Pakistani captain, Shahid Afridi, would join Jammu Janbaz as a mentor.[7][8] On 15 July 2022, it was announced that Sharjeel Khan would join Jammu Janbaz as their icon player.[9]