Pakistan Super League (PSL) News & Discussions

[WaLeEdK2]

Karachi kings reminds me of a high school teams logo. Still awesome though. Looking forward to watch some great matches.

 

[Raja.Pakistani]

Hadd ho ghi. Pakistan one day captain azar ali ko silver category k last round main pick kia wo b lagta ha tarus kha k..teams so far..amost complete

@WebMaster please merge this thread with other PSL and also change the Title about discussion about PSL.. One sticky topic for all PSL news/update

 

[ghazi52]

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Amir and Afridi the top picks on opening day of PSL draft


Pakistan’s Twenty20 skipper Shahid Afridi on Monday became the first pick of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) after Peshawar Zalmi signed up the flamboyant all-rounder to play for its franchise.

With 308 cricketers on board, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) kicked off players’ drafting for ‘Platinum’, ‘Diamond’ and ‘Gold’ categories in National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Lahore.

The Karachi Kings squad, being led by Shoaib Malik (bottom left) bolstered their bowling line with the signing of Mohammad Amir (top row second from right). - AFP
he coach of the Islamabad United side, Dean Jones, pictured during the player draft. - AFP

(From left to right) Former cricketers Ijaz Ahmed, Mohammad Akram, Ramiz Raja, Dean Jones, Mushtaq Ahmed, Moin Khan and Wasim Akram pose at the start of the draft. - AFP

Pakistan’s Twenty20 skipper Shahid Afridi on Monday became the first pick of the PSL, signed by Peshawar Zalmi. - AFP

Dean Jones and Islamabad team director Wasim Akram follow the draft picks.
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[ghazi52]

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What we know so far
Islamabad United

• Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan, Platinum)
• Andre Russell (West Indies, Platinum)
• Shane Watson (Australia, Platinum)
• Samuel Badree (West Indies, Diamond)
• Mohammad Irfan (Pakistan, Diamond)
• Brad Haddin (Australia, Diamond)
• Sharjeel Khan (Pakistan, Gold)
• Mohammad Sami (Pakistan, Gold)
• Khalid Latif (Pakistan, Gold)
• Babar Azam (Pakistan, Silver)
• Imran Khalid (Pakistan, Silver)
• Kamran Ghulam (Pakistan, Silver)
• Umar Amin (Pakistan, Silver)
• Sam Billings (England, Silver)
• Ruman Raees (Pakistan, Emerging)
• Amad Butt (Pakistan, Emerging)
• Ashar Zaidi (England, Supplementary)
• Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan, Supplementary)
• Hussain Talat (Pakistan, Supplementary)
• Umar Siddiq (Pakistan, Supplementary)

Karachi Kings

• Shoaib Malik (Pakistan, Platinum)
• Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh, Platinum)
• Sohail Tanvir (Pakistan, Platinum)
• Immad Wasim (Pakistan, Diamond)
• Ravi Bopara (England, Diamond)
• Lendl Simmons (West Indies, Diamond)
• Mohammad Amir (Pakistan, Gold)
• Bilawal Bhatti (Pakistan, Gold)
• James Vince (England, Gold)
• Iftikhar Ahmed (Pakistan, Silver)
• Nauman Anwar (Pakistan, Silver)
• Mushfiqur Rahim (Bangladesh, Silver)
• Usama Mir (Pakistan, Silver)
• Sohail Khan (Pakistan, Silver)
• Mir Hamza (Pakistan, Emerging)
• Saifullah Bangash (Pakistan, Emerging)
• Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka, Supplementary)
• Shahzaib Hasan (Pakistan, Supplementary)
• Fawad Alam (Pakistan, Supplementary)

Lahore Qalandars

• Chris Gayle (West Indies, Platinum)
• Umar Akmal (Pakistan, Platinum)
• Dwayne Bravo (West Indies, Platinum)
• Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan, Diamond)
• Yasir Shah (Pakistan, Diamond)
• Sohaib Maqsood (Pakistan, Diamond)
• Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh, Gold)
• Kevon Cooper (West Indies, Gold)
• Cameron Delport (South Africa, Gold)
• Zafar Gohar (Pakistan, Silver)
• Hammad Azam (Pakistan, Silver)
• Zia-ul-Haq (Pakistan, Silver)
• Zohaib Khan (Pakistan, Silver)
• Azhar Ali (Pakistan, Silver)
• Naved Yasin (Pakistan, Emerging)
• Adnan Rasool (Pakistan, Emerging)
• Abdul Razzaq (Pakistan, Supplementary)
• Mukhtar Ahmed (Pakistan, Supplementary)
• Ehsan Adil (Pakistan, Supplementary)
• Imran Butt (Pakistan, Supplementary)

Peshawar Zalmi

• Shahid Afridi (Pakistan, Platinum)
• Wahab Riaz (Pakistan, Platinum)
• Darren Sammy (West Indies, Platinum)
• Kamran Akmal (Pakistan, Diamond)
• Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan, Diamond)
• Chris Jordan (England, Diamond)
• Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh, Gold)
• Junaid Khan (Pakistan, Gold)
• James Allenby (Australia, Gold)
• Aamir Yamin (Pakistan, Silver)
• Dawid Malan (England, Silver)
• Imran Khan Jr. (Pakistan, Silver)
• Shahid Yousuf (Pakistan, Silver)
• Abdur Rehman (Pakistan, Silver)
• Musaddiq Ahmed Ali (Pakistan, Emerging)
• Hasan Ali (Pakistan, Emerging)
• Mohammad Asghar (Pakistan, Supplementary)
• Brad Hodge (Australia, Supplementary)
• Israrullah (Pakistan, Supplementary)
• Taj Wali (Pakistan, Supplementary)

Quetta Gladiators

• Kevin Pietersen (England, Platinum)
• Ahmed Shehzad (Pakistan, Platinum)
• Sarfraz Ahmed (Pakistan, Platinum)
• Anwar Ali (Pakistan, Diamond)
• Jason Holder (West Indies, Diamond)
• Luke Wright (England, Diamond)
• Zulfiqar Babar (Pakistan, Gold)
• Umar Gul (Pakistan, Gold)
• Elton Chigumbura (Zimbabwe, Gold)
• Bilal Asif (Pakistan, Silver)
• Asad Shafiq (Pakistan, Silver)
• Mohammad Nawaz (Pakistan, Silver)
• Saad Nasim (Pakistan, Silver)
• Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan, Silver)
• Akbar-ur-Rehman (Pakistan, Emerging)
• Bismillah Khan (Pakistan, Emerging)
• Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka, Supplementary)
• Aizaz Cheema (Pakistan, Supplementary)
• Ramiz Raja Jr. (Pakistan, Supplementary)

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[CHD]

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What we know so far
Islamabad United

• Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan, Platinum)
• Andre Russell (West Indies, Platinum)
• Shane Watson (Australia, Platinum)
• Samuel Badree (West Indies, Diamond)
• Mohammad Irfan (Pakistan, Diamond)
• Brad Haddin (Australia, Diamond)
• Sharjeel Khan (Pakistan, Gold)
• Mohammad Sami (Pakistan, Gold)
• Khalid Latif (Pakistan, Gold)
• Babar Azam (Pakistan, Silver)
• Imran Khalid (Pakistan, Silver)
• Kamran Ghulam (Pakistan, Silver)
• Umar Amin (Pakistan, Silver)
• Sam Billings (England, Silver)
• Ruman Raees (Pakistan, Emerging)
• Amad Butt (Pakistan, Emerging)
• Ashar Zaidi (England, Supplementary)
• Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan, Supplementary)
• Hussain Talat (Pakistan, Supplementary)
• Umar Siddiq (Pakistan, Supplementary)

Karachi Kings

• Shoaib Malik (Pakistan, Platinum)
• Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh, Platinum)
• Sohail Tanvir (Pakistan, Platinum)
• Immad Wasim (Pakistan, Diamond)
• Ravi Bopara (England, Diamond)
• Lendl Simmons (West Indies, Diamond)
• Mohammad Amir (Pakistan, Gold)
• Bilawal Bhatti (Pakistan, Gold)
• James Vince (England, Gold)
• Iftikhar Ahmed (Pakistan, Silver)
• Nauman Anwar (Pakistan, Silver)
• Mushfiqur Rahim (Bangladesh, Silver)
• Usama Mir (Pakistan, Silver)
• Sohail Khan (Pakistan, Silver)
• Mir Hamza (Pakistan, Emerging)
• Saifullah Bangash (Pakistan, Emerging)
• Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka, Supplementary)
• Shahzaib Hasan (Pakistan, Supplementary)
• Fawad Alam (Pakistan, Supplementary)

Lahore Qalandars

• Chris Gayle (West Indies, Platinum)
• Umar Akmal (Pakistan, Platinum)
• Dwayne Bravo (West Indies, Platinum)
• Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan, Diamond)
• Yasir Shah (Pakistan, Diamond)
• Sohaib Maqsood (Pakistan, Diamond)
• Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh, Gold)
• Kevon Cooper (West Indies, Gold)
• Cameron Delport (South Africa, Gold)
• Zafar Gohar (Pakistan, Silver)
• Hammad Azam (Pakistan, Silver)
• Zia-ul-Haq (Pakistan, Silver)
• Zohaib Khan (Pakistan, Silver)
• Azhar Ali (Pakistan, Silver)
• Naved Yasin (Pakistan, Emerging)
• Adnan Rasool (Pakistan, Emerging)
• Abdul Razzaq (Pakistan, Supplementary)
• Mukhtar Ahmed (Pakistan, Supplementary)
• Ehsan Adil (Pakistan, Supplementary)
• Imran Butt (Pakistan, Supplementary)

Peshawar Zalmi

• Shahid Afridi (Pakistan, Platinum)
• Wahab Riaz (Pakistan, Platinum)
• Darren Sammy (West Indies, Platinum)
• Kamran Akmal (Pakistan, Diamond)
• Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan, Diamond)
• Chris Jordan (England, Diamond)
• Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh, Gold)
• Junaid Khan (Pakistan, Gold)
• James Allenby (Australia, Gold)
• Aamir Yamin (Pakistan, Silver)
• Dawid Malan (England, Silver)
• Imran Khan Jr. (Pakistan, Silver)
• Shahid Yousuf (Pakistan, Silver)
• Abdur Rehman (Pakistan, Silver)
• Musaddiq Ahmed Ali (Pakistan, Emerging)
• Hasan Ali (Pakistan, Emerging)
• Mohammad Asghar (Pakistan, Supplementary)
• Brad Hodge (Australia, Supplementary)
• Israrullah (Pakistan, Supplementary)
• Taj Wali (Pakistan, Supplementary)

Quetta Gladiators

• Kevin Pietersen (England, Platinum)
• Ahmed Shehzad (Pakistan, Platinum)
• Sarfraz Ahmed (Pakistan, Platinum)
• Anwar Ali (Pakistan, Diamond)
• Jason Holder (West Indies, Diamond)
• Luke Wright (England, Diamond)
• Zulfiqar Babar (Pakistan, Gold)
• Umar Gul (Pakistan, Gold)
• Elton Chigumbura (Zimbabwe, Gold)
• Bilal Asif (Pakistan, Silver)
• Asad Shafiq (Pakistan, Silver)
• Mohammad Nawaz (Pakistan, Silver)
• Saad Nasim (Pakistan, Silver)
• Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan, Silver)
• Akbar-ur-Rehman (Pakistan, Emerging)
• Bismillah Khan (Pakistan, Emerging)
• Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka, Supplementary)
• Aizaz Cheema (Pakistan, Supplementary)
• Ramiz Raja Jr. (Pakistan, Supplementary)

Views from the greats
“World best cricket talent has been picked to be a part of all the participating teams which shows the importance of the league,” says Wasim Akram

“The league is a great way of the learning for our young players who will be earning handsome money besides gaining the much needed experience,” says Ramiz Raja

“Let’s create an atmosphere where everyone can learn from each other,” says Mushtaq Ahmed

Shahid Afridi said he would have loved to play for any team but it made more sense for him to play for Peshawar Zalmi because it complements the work his foundation is doing in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s remote areas.

Giving credit to the PCB for organising the mega cricket league, Afridi said the platform should be used to promote new faces and to encourage new talent.

Karachi Kings didn’t hesitate in signing up the former captain Shoaib Malik to play for them, while Quetta Gladiators got England star Kevin Pietersen.

But Lahore Qalandars perhaps made the most interesting pick for its franchise by signing West Indian hardhitter Chris Gayle. Shane Watson of Australia was picked up by Islamabad United.

The PSL has already finalised the sale of commercial rights for franchises, broadcast, and title sponsorship.

“By opting for a draft system in place of a player auction, PSL will ensure a level-playing field as each team will have to choose a certain number of players from each category. As a result of this, each team will spend an equal amount on drafting players. Top players will, therefore, play for all five teams,” the PCB said in a statement.

The PSL player list includes 137 Pakistani and 171 foreign players.
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Islamabad is a very balanced side with king misbah in the middle order

 

[ghazi52]

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Views from the greats

“World best cricket talent has been picked to be a part of all the participating teams which shows the importance of the league,” says Wasim Akram

“The league is a great way of the learning for our young players who will be earning handsome money besides gaining the much needed experience,” says Ramiz Raja

“Let’s create an atmosphere where everyone can learn from each other,” says Mushtaq Ahmed

Shahid Afridi said he would have loved to play for any team but it made more sense for him to play for Peshawar Zalmi because it complements the work his foundation is doing in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s remote areas.

Giving credit to the PCB for organising the mega cricket league, Afridi said the platform should be used to promote new faces and to encourage new talent.

Karachi Kings didn’t hesitate in signing up the former captain Shoaib Malik to play for them, while Quetta Gladiators got England star Kevin Pietersen.

But Lahore Qalandars perhaps made the most interesting pick for its franchise by signing West Indian hardhitter Chris Gayle. Shane Watson of Australia was picked up by Islamabad United.

The PSL has already finalised the sale of commercial rights for franchises, broadcast, and title sponsorship.

“By opting for a draft system in place of a player auction, PSL will ensure a level-playing field as each team will have to choose a certain number of players from each category. As a result of this, each team will spend an equal amount on drafting players. Top players will, therefore, play for all five teams,” the PCB said in a statement.

The PSL player list includes 137 Pakistani and 171 foreign players.
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[Jazzbot]

Sad to see no Sami Aslam, Sadaf Hussain, Muhammad Nawaz etc in the drafts.

 

[EAK]

Lahore and Peshawar looking deadly on paper.. Quetta is also very well balanced.. had high hopes for Karachi but they look worst... .. PSL

 

[CHD]

 

[ghazi52]

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[Raja.Pakistani]

All the five franchises have finalized their squads. 98 players picked.

Sad to see no Sami Aslam, Sadaf Hussain, Muhammad Nawaz etc in the drafts.

Muhamamd nawaz is with quetta

Theme song of PSL..could have been better..ali zafar was not good choice

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[farhan_9909]

Quetta team the most balanced of all

 

[Kabira]

So there are only 5 teams?

 

[Raja.Pakistani]

So there are only 5 teams?

yea right now its 5 but may extend to more in coming years

 

[The Sandman]

Jeetay ga bhai LAHORE jeetay ga!!!!