LAHORE: The draft event for the inaugural edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) is set to take place on Dec 21 and 22, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Thursday.
With 308 top local and foreign cricketers on the draft list, the five franchise owners will select players for their respective teams. The PSL has already finalised the sale of commercial rights for franchises, broadcast, and title sponsorship.
In a press statement issued today, the PCB said: “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 PSL player list includes 137 Pakistani and 171 foreign players.
The short-listed players have been divided into five categories:
Platinum
Diamond
Gold
Silver
Emerging
Cricket stars such as Shane Watson, Wahab Riaz, Kevin Pietersen, Shahid Afridi, Chris Gayle, James Anderson, Shoaib Malik, Darren Sammy, Grant Elliott, Lasith Malinga, Andre Russell, TM Dilshan, Marlon Samuels, Angelo Mathews and Shakib al Hasan have made themselves available for the draft.
