The draft for the ninth edition of the Pakistan Super League has concluded as all six teams have roped in eighteen players each. The players for each team have been categorized in Platinum, Diamond, Gold, Silver, Emerging and Supplementary category.
As each team tried to create the best combination for the upcoming tournament, Islamabad United have loaded a treat for the pace-enthusiasts with recruiting Hunain Shah and Ubaid Shah to join their brother Naseem Shah. Meanwhile, Lahore Qalandars have retained their premier player Fakhar Zaman who was initially released from the squad. Multan Sultans have also managed to repick their pacer Shahnawaz Dahani while they have also chosen Chris Jordan to boost their pace attack.
Peshawar Zalmi have maintained a fair balance between the young and the veteran players including the likes of Lungi Ngidi and Mehran Mumtaz to their blend. They have also used retained their promising pacer Salman Irshad. Furthermore, Quetta Gladiators have roped in veteran Usman Qadir to supplement their spin attack while Karachi Kings have new stars with Mohammad Nawaz, Anwar Ali and young Arafat Minhas joining their camp.
Here are the finalized lineups for all teams:
Islamabad United
Platinum: Shadab Khan, Naseem Shah, Jordan Cox
Diamond: Imad Wasim (Mentor), Azam Khan, Tymal Mills
Gold: Alex Hales, Faheem Ashraf, Colin Munro
Silver: Rumman Raees, Shahab Khan, Matthew Forde, Salman Ali Agha, Qasim Akram
Emerging: Hunain Shah, Ubaid Shah
Supplementary: Tom Curran
Lahore Qalandars
Platinum: Shaheen Afridi, Fakhar Zaman, Rassie van der Dussen
Diamond: Haris Rauf (BA), David Wiese, Sahibzada Farhan
Gold: Sikandar Raza, Abdullah Shafique, Zaman Khan
Silver: Mirza Tahir Baig (demotion), Rashid Khan, Dan Lawrence, Jahandad Khan
Emerging: Syed Faridoun Mehmood
Supplementary: Shai Hope, Kamran Ghulam
Multan Sultans
Platinum: Mohammad Rizwan, Iftikhar Ahmed, David Willey
Diamond: Khushdil Shah, Usama Mir, Dawid Malan
Gold: Abbas Afridi, Reeza Hendricks, Reece Topley
Silver: Ihsanullah (BA), Usman Khan, Tayyab Tahir, Shahnawaz Dahani, Mohammad Ali
Emerging: Faisal Akram, Yasir Khan
Supplementary: Chris Jordan, Aftab Ibrahim
Peshawar Zalmi
Platinum: Babar Azam, Rovman Powell, Noor Ahmed
Diamond: Saim Ayub, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Asif Ali
Gold: Mohammad Haris (BA), Aamer Jamal, Naveen-ul-Haq
Silver: Khurram Shehzad, Daniel Mousley, Umair Afridi, Arif Yaqoob, Salman Irshad (Retained using Right-to-Match card)
Emerging: Haseebullah Khan, Mohammad Zeeshan
Supplementary: Lungi Ngidi, Mehran Mumtaz
Quetta Gladiators
Platinum: Rilee Rossouw, Sherfane Rutherford, Mohammad Amir
Diamond: Jason Roy, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mohammad Wasim Jr.
Gold: Mohammad Hasnain, Abrar Ahmed, Sarfaraz Ahmed (BA)
Silver: Will Smeed, Usman Qadir, Sajjad Ali Jnr, Saud Shakeel, Adil Naz
Emerging: Khawaja Nafay
Supplementary: Akeal Hussain, Sohail Khan
Karachi Kings
Platinum: Kieron Pollard, Daniel Sams, Mohammad Nawaz
Diamond: James Vince, Hasan Ali, Tim Siefert
Gold: Shan Masood (BA), Shoaib Malik (Mentor), Tabraiz Shamsi
Silver: Mir Hamza (demotion), Mohammad Akhlaq, Arafat Minhas, Anwar Ali, Mohammad Amir Khan, Sirajuddin
Emerging: Irfan Khan Niazi
Supplementary: Saad Baig, Jamie Overton
As the lineups for the each team have been finalized for the upcoming edition of the PSL, the fans are eagerly looking forward to the commencement of the tournament, waiting for the favorite players to showcase their skills on the field.
Source: Pro Pakistani
