The Pakistan Super League (PSL) player draft for this year took place at Lahore Fort, Pakistan. A total of 39 Bangladeshi cricketers were in the draft pool, but only three managed to secure teams.
From the Silver category, Rishad Hossain was picked by Lahore Qalandars, and Liton Das joined Karachi Kings. From the Gold category, Nahid Rana was selected by Peshawar Zalmi.
The tournament, featuring six teams, is scheduled to begin on April 10. Despite coinciding with the IPL, star players like David Warner, Kane Williamson, Rassie van der Dussen, Sam Billings, and Colin Munro will participate in the PSL.
Let’s look at the complete squads of the six teams after the draft:
Peshawar Zalmi
Babar Azam, Saim Ayub, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Mohammad Haris, Corbin Bosch, Mohammad Ali, Nahid Rana, Ahmed Daniel, Alzarri Joseph, Hussain Talat, Abdul Samad, Mehran Mumtaz, Asif Yaqoob, Sufiyan Muqeem, Najibullah Zadran, Ali Raza, Max Bryant, Maj Sadaqat.
Karachi Kings
David Warner, Adam Milne, Liton Das, Abbas Afridi, James Vince, Kane Williamson, Hasan Ali, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nabi, Omar Bin Yousuf, Mirza Mamun Imtiaz, Riazullah, Fawad Ali, Shan Masood, Aamer Jamal, Irfan Khan Niazi, Tim Seifert, Zahid Mahmood, Arafat Minhas, Mir Hamza.
Islamabad United
Naseem Shah, Shadab Khan, Matthew Short, Haider Ali, Salman Ali Agha, Azam Khan, Imad Wasim, Jason Holder, Ben Dwarshuis, Riley Meredith, Sam Billings, Rassie van der Dussen, Colin Munro, Rumman Raees, Andres Gous, Mohammad Nawaz, Hunain Shah, Salman Irshad, Saad Masood.
Quetta Gladiators
Finn Allen, Mark Chapman, Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Amir, Rilee Rossouw, Mohammad Zeeshan, Danish Aziz, Kusal Mendis, Sean Abbott, Akeal Hosein, Mohammad Wasim Jr., Saud Shakeel, Faheem Ashraf, Khwaja Naafay, Usman Tariq, Haseebullah Khan, Khurram Shahzad, Kyle Jamieson, Hasan Nawaz.
Lahore Qalandars
Fakhar Zaman, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Daryl Mitchell, Kusal Perera, Haris Rauf, Sikandar Raza, Tom Curran, Salman Ali Mirza, Mohammad Naeem, Zaman Khan, Jahandad Khan, Abdullah Shafique, Rishad Hossain, Mohammad Akhlaq, David Wiese, Asif Ali, Asif Afridi, Momin Qamar, Mohammad Azab.
Multan Sultans
Mohammad Rizwan, Usama Mir, Michael Bracewell, David Willey, Iftikhar Ahmed, Usman Khan, Aamer Azmat, Johnson Charles, Yasir Khan, Shahid Aziz, Ubaid Shah, Tayyab Tahir, Josh Little, Gudakesh Motie, Akif Javed, Faisal Akram, Mohammad Hasnain, Chris Jordan, Kamran Ghulam.
This year’s PSL promises exciting cricket action with a mix of local and international talent.
