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Teams strengthen squads in PSL 8 replacement draft

LAHORE: All six Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchises beefed up their squads in the replacement draft that took place over a conference call on Wednesday.

The six teams added players to their squads in the third and fourth supplementary pick rounds before naming replacements for the players who were partially or fully unavailable. Each side could pick a maximum of one foreign cricketer in the two supplementary rounds.

Peshawar Zalmi, who had reserved their pick in the second supplementary round in the HBL PSL 8 Player Draft in December, picked fast bowler Khurram Shahzad.

In the first pick of the third supplementary round, Peshawar Zalmi picked Haris Sohail, who recently made a comeback to the Pakistan ODI side.

Lahore Qalandars, who had the second pick, named Ahsan Bhatti, a left-arm spin all-rounder and product of their player development programme. Islamabad United and Karachi Kings picked Tom Curran and Ben Cutting, who played for Peshawar Zalmi last season, respectively. Quetta Gladiators and Multan Sultans, who had the fifth and sixth picks, included Qais Ahmed and Kieron Pollard, who has previously turned out for Karachi Kings.

The fourth supplementary round followed the reverse order in which Multan Sultans took Ammad Butt, who was with Peshawar Zalmi in the last edition. Quetta Gladiators picked Saud Shakeel. Karachi Kings and Islamabad United picked Musa Khan, who was previously in Islamabad United, and Zafar Gohar, while Lahore Qalandars and Peshawar Zalmi reserved their picks.

The six franchises also named replacements for the players who are partially or fully unavailable.

In the Platinum category, Lahore Qalandars picked Sam Billings for Rashid Khan; Peshawar Zalmi replaced Rovman Powell with Richard Gleeson; Islamabad United picked Gus Atkinson and Tymal Mills for Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Alex Hales. Multan Sultan replaced David Miller with Izharulhaq Naveed. Quetta reserved their pick for Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga.

In the Diamond category, Islamabad United and Peshawar Zalmi reserved their picks for Fazalhaq Farooqi and Mujeeb ur Rehman; Quetta Gladiators picked Dwaine Pretorius and Will Jacks for Odean Smith and Jason Roy.

Multan Sultan reserved their replacements for Akeal Hosein and Tim David in the Gold category.

In the Silver category, Quetta Gladiators and Lahore Qalandars replaced Naveen ul Haq with Nuwan Thushara and Harry Brook with Shane Dadswell.

In the supplementary picks, Lahore Qalandars’ Jordan Cox was replaced with Kusal Mendis, Multan Sultans’ Adil Rashid with Wayne Parnell and Karachi Kings’ Tabraiz Shamsi with Faisal Akram. Islamabad United reserved their pick for Moeen Ali.

Rovman Powell, David Miller, Odean Smith, Akeal Hosein and Tabraiz Shamsi will potentially be unavailable to their franchises from 8 March onwards due to bilateral limited overs series between the West Indies and South Africa.

Adil Rashid, Moeen Ali and Jason Roy are potentially unavailable because of the England versus Bangladesh limited overs series to their franchises from 26 February till 14 March. Alex Hales will join the HBL PSL 8 from 26 February onwards. Tim David will join the tournament from 3 March. Jordan Cox will be available to Lahore Qalandars from 21 February as he is on the England Lions tour of Sri Lanka. Wanindu Hasaranga will leave the tournament from 3 March.

Afghanistan cricketers may become unavailable to their teams for brief duration due to potential international commitment.

Supplementary and replacements picks on Wednesday (25 January 2023):

Peshawar Zalmi – Supplementary: Khurram Shahzad and Haris Sohail. Replacement:  Richard Gleeson

Lahore Qalandars – Supplementary: Ahsan Bhatti. Replacement: Sam Billings, Shane Dadswell and Kusal Mendis

Islamabad United – Supplementary: Tom Curran and Zafar Gohar. Replacement: Gus Atkinson and Tymal Mills

Karachi Kings – Supplementary: Ben Cutting and Musa Khan. Replacement: Faisal Akram

Quetta Gladiators – Supplementary: Qais Ahmed and Saud Shakeel. Replacement: Dwaine Pretorius, Will Jacks and Nuwan Thushara

Multan Sultans – Supplementary: Kieron Pollard and Ammad Butt. Replacement: Wayne Parnell and Izharulhaq Naveed.

PSL 8 Draft: ‘We’ll pick players according to our team plans’ Wasim Akram

KARACHI: Legendary fast bowler and Karachi Kings President, Wasim Akram, has disclosed that his franchise will pick the players in today’s PSL Draft according to their team plans devised for the upcoming season of the Pakistan Super League. 

The much-awaited players’ Draft for the eighth edition of the PSL will begin shortly as the players and management of all six franchises have gathered in Karachi.

In an exclusive talk with ARY News before the Draft, Karachi Kings President said every team would be trying to pick the best players for their side.

“We will try to pick players according to our plans,” he said.

Wasim, popularly known as Sultan of Swing added that in franchise cricket, the teams kept on switching players and experimenting with new names.

Karachi Kings have already recruited veteran Shoaib Malik and promising Haider Ali with last season’s skipper Babar Azam in a trade with Peshawar Zalmi. Meanwhile, it has retained Imad Wasim, Sharjeel Khan, Mohammad Amir, Qasim Akram, Aamir Yamin and Mir Hamza.

Furthermore, Karachi Kings President hailed the marquee tournament for reaching new heights of popularity, saying PSL has become a big brand now around the globe.

“This time more prominent names are joining the Pakistan Super League,” he said.

 

 

 

List of local players in gold category for PSL 8 Draft revealed

LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday released the list of local players placed in the gold category for the upcoming Pakistan Super League’s (PSL) Draft. 

A total of 43 talented local players, including a number of renowned names who have represented or currently serving Pakistan on the international stage, are listed in the gold category for the PSL 8 Draft.

 

The much-awaited players’ draft for the next year’s edition of the PSL will be held in Karachi on December 15.

Earlier, a list of foreign players in the gold category was also released on Sunday.

The Pakistan Cricket Board had already revealed the pick order for the drafts, where defending champions Lahore Qalandars will make the first pick followed by  Quetta Gladiators and 2021 champions Multan Sultans.

The marquee tournament is slated to take place next year from February 9 to March 19 with Karachi, Multan, Lahore and Rawalpindi selected as host venues for the eighth edition of PSL.

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List of local players in silver category for PSL 8 Draft released

LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday revealed the list of local players placed in the silver category for the upcoming Pakistan Super League’s (PSL) Draft. 

A total of 144 talented local players are listed in the silver category for the PSL 8 Draft, including several top performers of the domestic season.

The much-awaited players’ draft for the next year’s edition of the PSL will be held in Karachi on December 15.

Earlier, the list of foreign [players in the silver category was revealed on Wednesday England’s Ravi Bopara, Bangladesh’s Afif Hossain, Sri Lanka’s Akila Danajaya, Netherland’s Max O’Dowd and Vikramjit Singh and Scotland’s Richie Berrington, along with a number of foreign players aspiring to play one of the most exciting franchise leagues in the world.

Australia’s Aaron Finch, England’s Reece Topley, Tom Curran and Adil Rashid, South Africa’s Wayne Parnell, Lungi Ngidi and Rassie Van Der Dussen, Sri Lanka’s Dasun Shanaka and Wanindu Hasaranga, West Indies’ Nicholas Pooran and Evin Lewis and New Zealand’s Jimmy Neesham are some of the notable overseas players, who will feature in the drafts.

Afghanistan’s Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, Bangladesh’s Shakib-al-Hasan, England’s Alex Hales, Dawid Malan and Jason Roy, New Zealand’s Martin Guptill, Netherlands’ Colin Ackermann, South Africa’s Rilee Rossouw and David Miller, Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza are also confirmed for the drafts.

The Pakistan Cricket Board had already revealed the pick order for the drafts, where defending champions Lahore Qalandars will make the first pick followed by  Quetta Gladiators and 2021 champions Multan Sultans.

The marquee tournament is slated to take place next year from February 9 to March 19 with Karachi, Multan, Lahore and Rawalpindi selected as host venues for the eighth edition of PSL.

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PSL 8 Draft to take place in Karachi on December 15

KARACHI: The much-awaited players’ draft for the next year’s edition of the Pakistan Super League will be held in Karachi on December 15.

PSL confirmed on its official Twitter account on Wednesday that the drafts will take place in the port city next month for the upcoming edition of the biggest sports event in the country.

Australia’s Aaron Finch, England’s Reece Topley, Tom Curran and Adil Rashid, South Africa’s Wayne Parnell, Lungi Ngidi and Rassie Van Der Dussen, Sri Lanka’s Dasun Shanaka and Wanindu Hasaranga, West Indies’ Nicholas Pooran and Evin Lewis and New Zealand’s Jimmy Neesham are some of the notable overseas players, who will feature in the drafts.

Afghanistan’s Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, Bangladesh’s Shakib-al-Hasan, England’s Alex Hales, Dawid Malan and Jason Roy, New Zealand’s Martin Guptill, Netherlands’ Colin Ackermann, South Africa’s Rilee Rossouw and David Miller, Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza are also confirmed for the drafts.

The Pakistan Cricket Board had already revealed the pick order for the drafts, where defending champions Lahore Qalandars will make the first pick followed by  Quetta Gladiators and 2021 champions Multan Sultans.

The marquee tournament is slated to take place next year from February 9 to March 19 with Karachi, Multan, Lahore and Rawalpindi selected as host venues for the eighth edition of PSL.

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PCB gets sponsor for two drop in pitches: Ramiz Raja

LAHORE: Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board, Ramiz Raja addressed in Pakistan Super League season 7 draft, 2022.

Ramiz, while addressing the PSL 7 draft, said the connection between the cricket board and franchise owners is very crucial.

“The talent of our system can grow with the help of the franchises. I hope the franchises will bring more power with leadership,” Ramiz said.

“We have to make PSL bigger every year. We keep having meetings with the franchises, in this regard,” he added.

Ramiz is hopeful to improvise the league by introducing a new model.

“We will bring more money, a better package, and a better model. Our league is among the best leagues in the world, we will soon make announcements, which will take our cricket forward,” he said.

Ramiz is also keen on providing quality pitches in the domestic circuit.

“The pitches in domestic cricket have been disappointing if the pitches are not up to the mark, then we will not be able to succeed on away tours,” he said.

“Will bring thirty hybrid pitches, while agreed for two drop-in pitches. One will be pitched in Karachi and one will be laid in Lahore,” he concluded.

Ramiz also said that we need to do much more to help the system grow and flourish.

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