2021 Pakistan Super League players draft

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The players draft for the sixth edition of the 2021 Pakistan Super League, which is the franchise T20 cricket league of Pakistan, took place on 10 January 2021.[1] Before the draft, the teams were allowed to retain a maximum of 8 players and make any transfers that they saw necessary. More than 400 players from over 20 different countries featured at the draft. From these players, the teams each selected 16 players along with 2 extra supplementary players to complete their 18 man squads. The draft was completed one month before the main tournament the 2021 Pakistan Super League (2021 PSL) started, in late February. Due to the suspension of the tournament because of COVID-19, a replacement draft was held.[2]

Background

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced that the two-time champions Islamabad United would have the first pick, this was decided by a random draw.[3] Before the draft, the PCB announced the renewal categories for all Pakistani players who played in the previous season.[4][5] Soon after, the list of overseas players was released.[6] Luke Ronchi was released from Islamabad United squad as he was announced as unable to participate due to his new role as New Zealand batting coach.[7]

Transfer and trade

On 9 January 2021, Alex Hales was announced as transferring from Karachi Kings to Islamabad United in exchange of Colin Ingram, who went the other way.[8]

Retained players

On 9 January 2021, the PCB announced the retention players list. All the teams were allowed to retain a maximum of 8 players from the previous season.[8][9]

Class Islamabad United Karachi Kings Lahore Qalandars Multan Sultans Peshawar Zalmi Quetta Gladiators
Platinum
Diamond
Gold
Silver
Emerging

Draft picks

The draft took place on 10 January and over 400 players from 20 different countries registered.[10] Islamabad United, the two-time champions, got the first pick in the opening round of the draft choosing wildcard Hasan Ali.[11] Islamabad United were followed by Multan Sultans (second), Lahore Qalandars (third), Peshawar Zalmi (fourth), Quetta Gladiators (fifth) and Karachi Kings (sixth).[12] After the draft, Shoaib Malik was involved in a car crash. He was said to be "perfectly all right".[13] The category salaries were as follows:[14]

  • Platinum: US$130,000-US$170,000
  • Diamond: US$60,000-US$85,000
  • Gold: US$40,000-US$50,000
  • Silver: US$15,000-US$25,000
  • Emerging: US$7,500
  • Supplementary: US$50,000
Class Islamabad United Karachi Kings Lahore Qalandars Multan Sultans Peshawar Zalmi Quetta Gladiators
Platinum
Diamond
Gold
Silver
Emerging
Supplementary

Source: [11]

Replacements

Following players were replaced in PSL replacement draft.[15]

Player Team Replaced with Notes
New Zealand Colin Munro (diamond) Islamabad United Australia Fawad Ahmed Unavailable for full competition due to quarantine issues
England Chris Jordan (supplementary) Islamabad United Northern Ireland Paul Stirling Unavailable for full competition due to national duties
England Reece Topley (silver) Islamabad United United States Ali Khan
England Liam Livingstone (gold) Peshawar Zalmi England Tom Kohler-Cadmore
Jamaica Chris Gayle (platinum) Quetta Gladiators South Africa Faf du Plessis Unavailable partially due to national duties
Afghanistan Rashid Khan (platinum) Lahore Qalandars Nepal Sandeep Lamichhane
South Africa Dale Steyn (supplementary) Quetta Gladiators Pakistan Hasan Khan Unavailable partially due to personal reasons
Pakistan Akif Javed (supplementary) Islamabad United Pakistan Zeeshan Zameer Unavailable for full competition due to injury
Pakistan Dilbar Hussain (gold) Lahore Qalandars Pakistan Salman Mirza
South Africa David Miller (platinum) Peshawar Zalmi Afghanistan Waqar Salamkheil Unavailable partially due to domestic duties

Replacement Draft

In April 2021, the replacement draft for the postponed 2021 PSL took place.[16]

Class Islamabad United Karachi Kings Lahore Qalandars Multan Sultans Peshawar Zalmi Quetta Gladiators
Platinum Jamaica Andre Russell
Diamond
Gold
Silver
Supplementary

Mini Replacement Draft

After the 2021 PSL was once again postponed from May to June 2021, there was a Mini Replacement Draft.[17]

Player Team Replacement Notes
Australia Ben Cutting Quetta Gladiators Afghanistan Zahir Khan Unavailable for full competition due to quarantine issues
Bangladesh Mahmudullah Riyad Multan Sultans Cricket West Indies Shimron Hetmyer Unavailable for full competition due to duties
South Africa Janneman Malan Islamabad United Cricket West Indies Brandon King
Bangladesh Shakib Al Hasan Lahore Qalandars Afghanistan Rashid Khan
Bangladesh Liton Das Karachi Kings Pakistan Mohammad Haris
Cricket West Indies Obed McCoy Multan Sultans Zimbabwe Blessing Muzarabani
Australia Joe Burns Lahore Qalandars Singapore Tim David Unavailable for full competition due to others reason
Pakistan Shahid Afridi Multan Sultans Pakistan Asif Afridi Ruled out due to injury

Replacement after partially

Player Team Replacement Notes
South Africa David Miller Peshawar Zalmi Afghanistan Hazratullah Zazai Unavailable partially due to national team duties
Cricket West Indies Shimron Hetmyer Multan Sultans Cricket West Indies Johnson Charles
Cricket West Indies Fabian Allen Peshawar Zalmi Pakistan Khalid Usman
Cricket West Indies Fidel Edwards Peshawar Zalmi Pakistan Sameen Gul
Cricket West Indies Andre Russell Quetta Gladiators United Arab Emirates Zahoor Khan Ruled out due to injury


References

  1. ^ "Fizz named in PSL draft under 'Platinum' category". The Daily Star.
  2. ^ "PSL to conduct replacement draft ahead of 2021 season resumption". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Pick order for first round of PSL 2021 draft confirmed". Dunya News.
  4. ^ "PCB announces players' categories for HBL PSL 2021". Dawn. 25 Dec 2020.
  5. ^ "PSL 2021: Categories for local players announced". Samaa.
  6. ^ "PCB announces star-studded list of foreign players available for PSL 2021". Dawn. 5 January 2021.
  7. ^ "PSL 2021: Luke Ronchi to miss the league this season". Geo Super.
  8. ^ a b "Franchises complete retention, release and trade process ahead of HBL PSL 2021 Player Draft". Cricketworld. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  9. ^ "PSL draft 2021: Draft date, pick order, platinum roster, retained & signed players for Pakistan Super League". Wisden. 8 January 2021.
  10. ^ "PSL 2021 draft: Live updates". The News.
  11. ^ a b "How the six PSL franchises stack up and their likely first XIs". ESPN Cricinfo.
  12. ^ "PSL draft 2021: Draft date, pick order, platinum roster, retained & signed players for Pakistan Super League". Wisden. 8 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Shoaib Malik 'perfectly all right' as sports car crashes into truck after PSL draft". Geo.
  14. ^ "PSL 6 draft: Islamabad pick Hasan Ali, Quetta take Gayle, Chris Lynn goes to Multan". The Correspondent. 10 January 2021.
  15. ^ "Du Plessis, Fawad, Tom-Kohler Cadmore, Stirling and Ali Khan join HBL PSL 6". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  16. ^ "Lahore Qalandars bag Shakib Al Hasan, Quetta Gladiators sign Andre Russell". ESPNcricinfo.
  17. ^ "Multan Sultans sign Shimron Hetmyer in PSL mini replacement draft". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

External links

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  1. ^ "How Much Players Salary in PSL 2022 in All Categories | News | T20 World Cup 2022". 16 December 2021.
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