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ISLAMABAD: Right-handed Test opener Ahmed Shehzad will lead the defending champions Rawalakot Hawks in the forthcoming second edition of Kashmir Premier League.

The right-handed experienced batter, who was a part of the Hawks’ side that lifted the inaugural title of KPL, has been handed the responsibility to captain the side in the upcoming second edition.

Taking to Twitter, the KPL franchise Rawalakot Hawks confirmed Ahmed as their captain for the next edition of KPL.

“The wait is over! Here is Hawks Captain, Ahmed Shahzad,” Hawks announced.

The wait is over! Here is Hawks Captain @iamAhmadshahzad. #WeAreHawks | #KheloAazadiSe | #KingdomValleyKPL | #RawalakotHawksTV | #RawalakotTrophyTour pic.twitter.com/LYIQdakELj

— Rawalakot Hawks (@HawksKPL) August 4, 2022

It is pertinent to mention here that the KPL 2 will feature seven teams in this year’s edition including Hawks, Jammu Janbaz, Mirpur Royals, Muzaffarabad Tigers, Kotli Lions, Overseas Warriors, and Bagh Stallions.

The star-studded tournament will embark on August 13 with the defending champions Hawks taking on newly-introduced Janbaz in the curtain raiser at Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium.

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ISLAMABAD: The Kashmir Premier League (KPL) has dropped the official anthem ‘Khelo Aazadi Se’ for the upcoming second edition of the league, scheduled to commence on August 11.

Featuring national singers Sahir Ali Bagga and Aima Baig, Khelo Aazadi Se displays enthusiasm for the KPL 2.

In order to boost the excitement of the fans, the energetic anthem also features top Pakistan players including Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal, Sharjeel Khan, and Azam Khan.

 

The KPL management also made sure to promote Kashmiri music in the composition of the anthem, whereas, some breathtaking visuals of the beauty of the valley were also included.

It is pertinent to mention here that the second edition of the KPL will kick off on August 11 at Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium. The final of the event will be contested on August 25 at the same venue.

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ISLAMABAD: All seven franchises of the Kashmir Premier League (KPL) have completed their squads for the forthcoming second season of the glittering T20 League, scheduled to commence on August 11.

With the KPL 2 final draft unfolded on Saturday, all seven franchises of the league have finalized their squads for the forthcoming event, which includes some prominent names like Shahid Afridi, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal, Ahmed Shehzad, and Imad Wasim.

In a star-studded players’ draft, the seven franchises finalized an 18-player lineup by recruiting players in seven different categories.

All the picks from today's draft. Best of luck to all the teams for the upcoming season! #KheloAazadiSe l #KPLDraftS2 pic.twitter.com/axQMfvwrnC

— Kashmir Premier League (@kpl_20) July 21, 2022

 

Rawalakot Hawks: Mohammad Amir (Icon Player), Ahmed Shahzad (Platinum), Hussain Talat (Platinum), Asif Afridi (Diamond), Zaman Khan (Diamond), Amad Butt (Gold), Bismillah Khan (Gold), Zeeshan Malik (Silver), Musaddiq Ahmed (Silver), Faisal Akram (Silver), Ammad Alam (Silver), Saeedullah (Emerging), Ehsanullah (Emerging), Zain-ul-Hasan (Kashmir), Saif Ali (Kashmir), Atif Sheikh (Kashmir), Roya Farhan Khan (Kashmir), Kashif Ali (Kashmir)

Muzaffarabad Tigers: Mohammad Hafeez (Icon Player), Sohail Tanvir (Platinum), Iftikhar Ahmed (Platinum), Haseebullah Khan (Diamond), Anwar Ali (Diamond), Zeeshan Ashraf (Gold), Arshad Iqbal (Gold), Mir Hamza (Silver), Ahmed Safi Abdullah (Silver), Salman Fayyaz (Silver), Taimur Sultan (Silver), Aqib Liaquat (Emerging), Amir Khan (Emerging), Aqib Ilyas (Silver), Saad Bin Zafar (Kashmir), Inzamam-ul-Haq (Kashmir), Osman Maroof (Kashmir), Usama Fazal (Kashmir)

Kotli Lions: Khurram Manzoor (Icon Player), Danish Aziz (Platinum), Sarfaraz Ahmed (Platinum), Ahsan Ali (Diamond), Khurram Shahzad (Diamond), Irfanullah Shah (Gold), Khalid Usman (Gold), Mushtaq Ahmed Kalhoro (Silver), Hassan Khan (Silver), Hanif Azad (Silver), Hassan Mohsin (Silver), Imran Shah (Emerging), Irfan Ali Kasmi (Emerging), Zayyan Khan (Kotli Lions), Basit Ali (Kashmir), Naveed Malik (Kashmir), Mujtaba Gayyaz (Kashmir), Nadeem Khalil (Kashmir)

Bagh Stallions: Kamran Akmal (Icon Player), Rumman Raees (Platinum), Sohaib Maqsood (Platinum), Amir Yamin (Diamond), Umar Amin (Diamond), Kashif Bhatti (Gold), M Imran Jr (Gold), Mohammad Sarwar (Silver), Mohammad Sharoon Siraj (Silver), Abdullah Jamal (Silver), Aitizaz Habib Khan (Silver), Maaz Khan (Emerging), Sajjad Ali (Emerging), Hassan Raza (Kashmir), Daniyal Allah Ditta (Kashmir), Amir Shahzad (Kashmir), Arsalan Arif (Kashmir), Raja Farhan (Kashmir)

Mirpur Royals: Shoaib Malik (Icon Player), Imad Wasim (Platinum), Haris Sohail (Platinum), Ali Imran (Diamond), Salman Irshad (Diamond), Abrar Ahmed (Gold), Mohammad Akhlaq (Gold), Kashif Ali (Silver), Mohammad Hamza Arshad (Silver), Zubair Khan Lodhy (Silver), Zaid Alam (Silver), Hassan Nawaz (Emerging), Ali Razzaq (Emerging), Sufyan (Kashmir), Shan (Kashmir), Umar Hayat (Kashmir), Faizan Saleem (Kashmir), Shadab Majeed (Kashmir)

Jammu Janbaz: Sharjeel Khan (Icon Player), Faheem Ashraf (Platinum), Shahid Afridi (Platinum), Umar Akmal (Diamond), Sahibzada Farhan (Diamond), Usama Mir (Gold), Akif Javed (Gold), Imran Khan Sr (Silver), Umar Siddique Khan (Silver), Shahzab (Silver), Ahmed Khan (Silver), Hamza Shah Afridi (Emerging), Samiullah Afridi (Emerging), Nakash (Kashmir), Faisal Altaf (Kashmir), Naseer Najam (Kashmir), Mohammad Shahzad (Kashmir), Mehran Mumtaz (Kashmir)

Overseas Warriors: Asad Shafiq (Icon Player), Azam Khan (Platinum), Kamran Ghulam (Platinum), Mohammad Imran Randhawa (Diamond), Sohail Khan (Diamond), Umaid Asif (Gold), Saif Badar (Gold), Adil Amin (Silver), Bilal Asif (Silver), Ali Shafiq (Silver), Mohammad Shahzad (Silver), Umar Zeeshan Loya (Emerging), Khuwaja Mohammad (Emerging), Farhan Shafi (Kashmir), Shahzad (Kashmir), Hashim Ali (Kashmir), Saad Asif (Kashmir), Malik Nisar (Kashmir)

It is pertinent to mention here that, unlike its inaugural edition, KPL 2 will not feature foreign players.

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ISLAMABAD: All seven franchises of the Kashmir Premier League (KPL) have announced their retentions for the forthcoming second season of the glittering T20 League, scheduled to commence on August 1.

According to the details shared by the KPL, all the KPL franchises have retained full allocations of five players, except, Mirpur Royals, Bagh Stallions, and Overseas Warriors as the three teams retained four players each.

Jammu Janbaz: Shahid Afridi (Platinum), Sharjeel Khan (Icon), Sahibzada Farhan (Diamond), Umar Akmal (Diamond), and Mehran Mumtaz (Kashmiri).

Rawalakot Hawks: Mohammad Amir (Icon), Ahmed Shehzad (Platinum), Hussain Talat (Platinum), Asif Afridi (Diamond), and Zaman Khan (Diamond).

Muzaffarabad Tigers: Mohammad Hafeez (Icon), Iftikhar Ahmed (Platinum), Anwar Ali (Diamond), Zeeshan Ashraf (Gold), Arshad Iqbal (Gold).

Overseas Warriors: Asad Shafiq (Icon), Azam Khan (Platinum), Kamran Ghulam (Platinum), and Sohail Khan (Gold).

Kotli Lions: Khurram Manzoor (Icon), Ahsan Ali (Diamond), Khurram Shahzad (Diamond), Irfanullah Shah (Gold), and Khalid Usman (Gold).

Mirpur Royals: Shoaib Malik (Icon Player), Salman Irshad (Diamond), M.Akhlaq (Diamond), and Abrar Ahmed (Diamond).

Bagh Stallions: Kamran Akmal (Icon Player), Sohaib Maqsood (Platinum), Amir Yamin (Diamond), and M. Imran Jr (Gold).

It is pertinent to mention here that the players’ draft for the second edition of KPL will be held on July 21.

Furthermore, unlike its inaugural edition, KPL 2 will not feature foreign players. However, KPL president Arif Malik claimed that the PCB permitted them to draft only those foreign players, who retired from international cricket five years ago.

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LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has allowed its seven centrally-contracted players to participate in the forthcoming second edition of the Kashmir Premier League (KPL).

According to the details, the tournament director of KPL Rashid Latif requested the PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja to get the centrally-contracted players on board for the upcoming second edition.

After successful talks between the KPL management and the PCB, the cricket board has given a green signal to seven players to participate in the league, commencing on August 1.

As a result, Fawad Alam (Red Ball Category B), Azhar Ali (Red Ball Category A), Abid Ali (Red Ball Category D), Nauman Ali (Red Ball Category C), Haseebullah, Mohammad Huraira, Ali Usman (all three Emerging Category) will be available for selection in KPL draft, scheduled on July 21.

It is pertinent to mention here that, unlike its inaugural edition, KPL 2 will not feature foreign players. However, KPL president Arif Malik claimed that the PCB permitted them to draft only those foreign players, who retired from international cricket five years ago.

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KARACHI: Pakistan’s former captain and legendary cricketer Shahid Afridi has stated that he likes working at the grass-root level where he can create considerable impact as he becomes the brand ambassador of the Kashmir Premier League (KPL).

Speaking on the occasion of the signing ceremony held today, Afridi claimed that he prefer to work on a level where he had the opportunity to train and polish the skills of young cricketers.

“I like working at the grass-root level where I can create a significant impact,” he said. ” I like sharing the dressing room with young cricketers where I can share my experience with them.”

He further expressed his sympathy for the people of Indian-occupied Kashmir over human rights violations claiming that he never demanded the annexation of the region to Pakistan.

“I never demanded Kashmir to become part of Pakistan, however, I always raise my voice over the oppression inflicted upon Kashmiri people,” he said.

He went on to claim that through this league he wanted to spread a message of peace and cheer the people of Kashmir.

“Political matters are up to the politicians. We just want to make the people of Kashmir happy by playing good cricket,” he concluded.

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KARACHI: Pakistan’s former captain and legendary bowler Wasim Akram believed the national team’s performance in the Asia Cup would be crucial ahead of the high-voltage game between India and Pakistan in the forthcoming T20 World Cup, scheduled later this year.

“It is definitely an exciting clash. We won against them [India] last time but we will have to look at our team’s form in the Asian Cup first,” he said on Kashmir Premier League’s (KPL) live session.

“I hope that Pakistan will win but as always it will be a close game,” he added.

He further lauded the skipper Babar Azam for being the top-ranked batter in the world while praising the team’s exceptional current form.

“Our team is performing really well. Also, our captain is in great form and currently the world’s top batter,” he maintained

Pakistan will lock horns against the arch-rival in the group stage of the ICC T20 World Cup on October 23 at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Akram, who is also the vice president of KPL, hailed the league for serving as a platform for the local players of Kashmir to showcase their talent while rejecting its comparison with the Pakistan Super League (PSL).

“People think KPL is in competition with PSL but that is not the case. KPL serves as a nursery that will provide players to the PSL,” he said.

“KPL proved a stepping stone for players like Zaman Khan and Salman Irshad, and every Kashmiri player can advance like these two,” Akram concluded.

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DUBAI: Pakistan star all-rounder Shahid Afridi joined the Kashmir Premier League (KPL) franchise Jammu Janbaz for the upcoming second edition, scheduled in August this year.

Afridi, who withdrew midway from the seventh edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), citing his injury vows, is set to make his return to competitive cricket as he will be seen in action for Jammu Janbaz in the second edition of the KPL. The former Pakistan captain will lead Janbaz in the second edition.

Following his inclusion, the star all-rounder claimed that he does not need any farewell as the support of the nation is enough for him.

“I don’t need a farewell for the retirement. The love of the people is too much for me,” Afridi stated.

The King of hearts and a cricketer who has been always ahead of his time, @SAfridiOfficial joins Jammu Janbaz as mentor and we won't be surprised if he plays a few matches as captain as well 😍🔥#JammuJanbaz #CricksLab #KhelJaanBaazoKa #ShahidAfridi #KPL2022 #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/d90YPRFmA8

— Jammu Janbaz (@JammuJanbaz) July 5, 2022

 

The icon player of the Pakistan Junior League (PJL) also opined on the newly-announced league and claimed it will bring new talent to the limelight.

“The Pakistan Junior League will bring more young and talented players to the limelight,” he claimed.

Afridi then went on to share his thoughts on the recently-revealed Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Central Contracts 2022-23 and said that the cricket board did injustice to a few players.

“The PCB Central Contracts caused injustice to three to four players,” he concluded.

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MUZAFFARABAD: Rashid Latif, The Director of Cricket Operations of Kashmir Premier League (KPL) claimed that some big names like Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Akhtar, and Wasim Akram will be a part of the second edition of the league.

Rashid, who visited the Muzaffarad Cricket Stadium on Wednesday to access the facilities and preparations for the upcoming second edition of the KPL, claimed that the big cricketing names will feature in the second season.

“The second season of Kashmir Premier League will be more successful than the previous one,” Rashid stated.

“Some big names like Shahid Afridi, Wasim Akram and Shoaib Akhtar will be part of the league,” he shared.

The former wicket-keeper batter, however, kept his focus on bringing the local talent of Kashmir to the limelight by benefitting from the league.

“It is our priority to make Kashmir’s local cricketers part of the league,” Rashid concluded.

It is apropos to mention here that the second edition of the KPL will commence on the first of August this year, while the final of the event will be played on August 14.

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ISLAMABAD: The management of the Kashmir Premier League (KPL) has planned to approach Virat Kohli, the former Indian captain, to play in the league’s second season.

In a video released on the KPL Twitter handle, the President of the league Arif Malik announced that a formal invitation will be sent to Kohli for the upcoming second edition.

“We are sending a formal invitation to Virat Kohli to participate in KPL 2 whether to play as a player or to watch a match as a guest with us. Now it’s up to him if he accepts our invitation or not,” he said.

“Like Virat, we are also open to hosting other Indian players as well as an attempt to promote peace between the two countries,” he added.

It is apropos to mention here that the second edition of the KPL will begin on August 1 and conclude on Pakistan’s Independence Day, August 14th.

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