PSL DRAFT
Quetta Gladiators chose Wanindu Hasaranga © Getty
Wanindu Hasaranga, David Miller, Alex Hales and Bhanuka Rajapaksa were among several star players picked during the PSL draft held on Thursday (December 15) ahead of the eighth edition of the T20 league. Pacer Naseem Shah and batter Fakhar Zaman were the two Pakistan players roped in during the Platinum round while Imran Tahir was also among the top picks.
Lahore Qalandars, who had the first pick in the Platinum round, opted for Zaman, Quetta Gladiators chose Hasaranga while Miller went to Multan Sultans. Karachi Kings roped in Matthew Wade, Islamabad United opted for Hales while Peshawar Zalmi, who were the last in the draft order for the first round, chose Rajapaksa.
In the second round of Platinum picks, the Gladiators held on to their pacer Naseem, Zalmi opted for Rovman Powell and the Kings went for veteran legspinner Tahir. United opted for Afghanistan’s Rahmanullah Gurbaz while the Sultans chose Josh Little. Qalandars, having already retained two Platinum players before the draft, weren’t allowed a pick in this round.
In the first round of Diamond picks, United opted for Fazalhaq Farooqi, Qalandars roped in Hussain Talat while Mujeeb ur Rahman was picked up by Zalmi. The Gladiators bagged the services of Odean Smith while the Kings, who had two picks available in this round, got hold of James Vince and James Fuller. Having already retained three Diamond category players, the Sultans could not participate in this round.
Zalmi, who had two Gold category picks available, opted for Danish Aziz and Arshad Iqbal while the Gladiators picked Ahsan Ali. Qalandars too had two picks in this round and they chose the in-form Sikandar Raza along with Liam Dawson. The Sultans bagged Akeal Hosein while the Kings roped in Andrew Tye. United, having retained three players in the Gold bracket, couldn’t pick any in this round.
The Sultans, who hadn’t retained any player in the Silver category, bagged Usama Mir, Usman Khan, Sameen Gul, Anwar Ali and Mohammad Sarwar Afridi. United had three Silver picks available and they went for Abrar Ahmed, Sohaib Maqsood and Rumman Raees. Saim Ayub and Usman Qadir were roped in by Zalmi while the Qalandars opted for Dilbar Hussain, Mirza Tahir Baig and Ahmed Daniyal. The Gladiators chose Umaid Asif and Mohammad Zahid. The Kings, meanwhile, got hold of Tayyab Tahir and Mohammad Akhlaq.
Some of the big international names were roped in during the Supplementary round. Zalmi bagged Jimmy Neesham, the Sultans brought in Adil Rashid while Martin Guptill went to the Gladiators. The Qalandars got Jordan Cox while Moeen Ali went to the United. In Round 2 of the Supplementary picks, the Gladiators opted for Omair Bin Yousuf while the Kings got Tabraiz Shamsi and Muhammad Umar. Jalat Khan was roped in by the Qalandars, Arafat Minhas by the Sultans while United got Mubasir Khan.
PSL Current Squads:
Islamabad United – Alex Hales (England), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan), Shadab Khan (all Platinum), Asif Ali, Fazal Haq Farooqi (Afghanistan), Wasim Jr (all Diamond), Azam Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali (all Gold), Abrar Ahmed, Colin Munro (New Zealand), Paul Stirling (Ireland), Rumman Raees, Sohaib Maqsood (all Silver), Hassan Nawaz, Zeeshan Zamir (both Emerging). Moeen Ali (England) and Mubasir Khan (Supplementary)
Karachi Kings – Haider Ali, Imran Tahir (South Africa), Matthew Wade (Australia) (all Platinum), Imad Wasim, James Fuller (New Zealand), James Vince (both England) (all Diamond), Andrew Tye (Australia), Mohammad Amir, Shoaib Malik (all Gold), Aamer Yamin, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Akhlaq, Sharjeel Khan, Tayyab Tahir (all Silver), Irfan Khan Niazi, Qasim Akram (both Emerging). Mohammad Umar and Tabraiz Shamsi (South Africa) (Supplementary)
Lahore Qalandars – Fakhar Zaman, Rashid Khan (Afghanistan), Shaheen Shah Afridi (all Platinum), Dawid Wiese (Namibia), Hussain Talat, Haris Rauf (all Diamond), Abdullah Shafique, Liam Dawson (England), Sikander Raza (Zimbabwe) (all Gold), Ahmad Daniyal, Dilbar Hussain, Harry Brook (England), Kamran Ghulam, Mirza Tahir Baig (all Silver), Shawaiz Irfan, Zaman Khan (both Emerging). Jalat Khan and Jordan Cox (England) (both Supplementary)
Multan Sultans – David Miller (South Africa), Josh Little (Ireland), Mohammad Rizwan (all Platinum), Khushdil Shah, Rilee Rossouw (South Africa), Shan Masood (all Diamond), Akeal Hosein (West Indies), Shahnawaz Dahani, Tim David (Australia) (all Gold), Anwar Ali, Sameen Gul, Sarwar Afridi, Usama Mir, Usman Khan (both Silver), Abbas Afridi, Ihsanullah (both Emerging). Adil Rashid (England) and Arafat Minhas (Supplementary).
Peshawar Zalmi -Babar Azam, Rovman Powell (West Indies), Bhanuka Rajapaksa (Sri Lanka), (all Platinum), Mujeeb Ur Rehman (Afghanistan), Sherfane Rutherford (West Indies), Wahab Riaz (all Diamond), Arshad Iqbal, Danish Aziz, Mohammad Haris (all Gold), Aamer Jamal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore (England), Saim Ayub, Salman Irshad, Usman Qadir (all Silver), Haseebullah Khan, Sufyan Muqeem (both Emerging). Jimmy Neesham (New Zealand) (Supplementary). Peshawar Zalmi will pick their second Supplementary at the Replacement Draft.
Quetta Gladiators – Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka) (all Platinum), Iftikhar Ahmed, Jason Roy (England), Odean Smith (West Indies) (all Diamond), Ahsan Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Sarfaraz Ahmed (all Gold), Mohammad Zahid, Naveen-ul-Haq (Afghanistan), Umar Akmal, Umaid Asif, Will Smeed (England) (all Silver), Aimal Khan, Abdul Wahid Bangalzai (both Emerging). Martin Guptill (New Zealand) and Omair Bin Yousuf (Supplementary).
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