The Cricketer runs through everything you need to know ahead of the player draft for PSL6, which takes place on January 10 in Lahore
The player draft for the next edition of the Pakistan Super League.
The draft for the sixth edition of the Pakistan Super League will take place in Lahore on January 10.
The draft order for the opening round has already been decided: Islamabad United will pick first, followed by Multan Sultans, Lahore Qalandars, Peshawar Zalmi, Quetta Gladiators and Karachi Kings.
Each team can sign three players in the platinum category, and Pakistan Super League officials have already revealed the 25-man longlist of overseas players.
West Indies: Lendl Simmons, Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo, Carlos Brathwaite, Evin Lewis
England: Chris Jordan, Alex Hales, Moeen Ali, Dawid Malan, Tom Banton
South Africa: Colin Ingram, Imran Tahir, Rilee Rossouw, David Miller, Rassie van der Dussen, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel
Australia: Chris Lynn
Sri Lanka: Thisara Perera, Isuru Udana
Afghanistan: Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Bangladesh: Mustafizur Rahman
Nepal: Sandeep Lamichhane
Alex Hales was part of the Karachi Kings squad that won last year's tournament
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Platinum, Diamond, Gold (Foreign)
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In December, local players across the six franchises were recategorised based on last year’s competition.
Ahead of the draft, teams have chosen who among their squads they wish to retain, trade or release.
Alex Hales and Colin Ingram have traded places. English batsman Hales returns to Islamabad United, where he played in 2018 and 2019, with South African Colin Ingram going the other way, re-joining reigning champions Karachi Kings, for whom he also played in the past.
The swap marked the only trade completed by the six franchises, who have submitted their pre-draft lists of retained and released players.
Unsurprisingly, Karachi opted to keep hold of Babar Azam, who starred during their successful 2020 campaign. Likewise, Islamabad have retained the services of Shadab Khan.
Teams were permitted to hold onto up to eight players, though Peshawar Zalmi kept just five.
Mohammad Hafeez, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Wahab Riaz, Sarfraz Ahmed and Shahid Afridi were among the Pakistani players in the platinum category retained – by Lahore Qalandars, Peshawar, Quetta Gladiators and Multan Sultans, respectively.
Among the overseas players who will remain with their 2020 teams, Ben Dunk and David Wiese have signed on again with Qalandars, Imran Tahir and James Vince with Multan, Liam Livingstone with Peshawar and Ben Cutting with Quetta.
PSL Draft explained: The players, the price brackets, the process
Retained – Alex Hales (Platinum; traded from Karachi Kings); Asif Ali (gold); Colin Munro (diamond); Faheem Ashraf (diamond); Hussain Talat (gold, brand ambassador); Musa Khan (silver, successful relegation request); Shadab Khan (platinum); Zafar Gohar (silver, successful relegation request)
Released – Ahmer Safi Abdullah, Akif Javed, Amad Butt, Dale Steyn, Luke Ronchi (unavailable due to coaching duties in New Zealand), Phil Salt, Rassie van der Dussen, Rizwan Hussain, Rumman Raees and Saif Badar
Retained - Amir Yamin (gold); Arshad Iqbal (emerging); Babar Azam (platinum); Colin Ingram (platinum, traded from Islamabad United); Imad Wasim (diamond, successful relation request); Mohammad Amir (platinum); Sharjeel Khan gold) and Waqas Maqsood (silver, brand ambassador)
Released – Ali Khan, Awais Zia, Cameron Delport, Chadwick Walton, Chris Jordan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mitchell McCleneghan, Mohammad Rizwan, Umaid Asif, Umer Khan and Usama Mir
Retained - Ben Dunk (gold); David Wiese (diamond); Dilbar Hussain (gold); Fakhar Zaman (diamond, brand ambassador); Haris Rauf (diamond); Mohammad Hafeez; Shaheen Shah Afridi (both platinum) and Sohail Akhtar (silver, successful relegation request)
Released – Abid Ali, Agha Salman, Chris Lynn, Dane Vilas, Dilbar Hussain, Farzan Raja, Jaahid Ali, Maaz Khan, Mohammad Faizan, Salman Butt, Salman Irshad, Samit Patel, Seekkuge Prasanna and Usman Shinwari
Retained - Shahid Afridi (platinum), Imran Tahir (diamond, mentor); James Vince (gold); Khushdil Shah (diamond); Rilee Rossouw (platinum); Shan Masood (gold, successful relegation request); Sohail Tanvir (Diamond, brand ambassador); Usman Qadir (gold)
Released – Ali Shafiq, Asad Shafiq, Bilawal Bhatti, Fabian Allen, Junaid Khan, Moeen Ali, Mohammad Ilyas, Mohammad Irfan, Ravi Bopara, Rohail Nazir, Wayne Madsen and Zeeshan Ashraf
Retained – Haider Ali (gold); Kamran Akmal (diamond, successful relegation request); Liam Livingstone (gold); Shoaib Malik and Wahab Riaz (both platinum)
Released – Aamir Ali, Adil Amin, Amir Khan, Carlos Brathwaite, Hammad Azam, Hassan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Kieron Pollard, Lewis Gregory, Liam Dawson (unavailable), Mohammad Mohsin, Rahat Ali, Sikandar Raza, Tom Banton, Umar Amin and Yasir Shah
Retained - Anwar Ali (silver, successful relegation request); Azam Khan (gold); Ben Cutting (diamond); Mohammad Hasnain (diamond); Mohammad Nawaz (diamond); Naseem Shah (gold); Sarfaraz Ahmed (platinum) and Zahid Mahmood (silver, brand ambassador)
Released – Aarish Ali Khan, Abdul Nasir, Ahmed Shehzad, Ahsan Ali, Fawad Ahmad, Jason Roy (unavailable), Keemo Paul, Khurram Manzoor, Omair bin Yousuf, Shane Watson (retired), Sohail Khan, Tymal Mills (unavailable) and Umar Akmal (suspended)
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Chris Lynn enjoyed a fine tournament for Lahore Qalandars
The Cricketer understands that the price brackets for the 2021 tournament are as follows:
Platinum players will have a base price of $130,000 and a maximum price of $170,000.
Diamond players will have a base price of $60,000 and a maximum price of $85,000.
Gold players will have a base price of $40,000 and a maximum price of $50,000.
Silver players will have a base price of $15,000 and a maximum price of $25,000.
Emerging players will have a price of $7,500.
Supplementary players will have a price of $50,000.
It will be broadcast live on the Pakistan Super League's YouTube channel.
Given the world’s current uncertainty, official tournament dates have not yet been confirmed.
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