2021 Pakistan Super League players draft

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) is due to start, in late February.

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.[2] Before the draft, the PCB announced the renewal categories for all Pakistani players who played in the previous season.[3][4] Soon after, the list of overseas players was released.[5] 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.[6]

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.[7]

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.[7][8]

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

  • Platinum: US$147,000-US$218,000
  • Diamond: US$73,000-US$103,000
  • Gold: US$44,000-US$58,000
  • Silver: US$15,000-US$35,000
  • Emerging: US$6,500-US$9,500
  • Supplementary: dependent on original class
Class Islamabad United Karachi Kings Lahore Qalandars Multan Sultans Peshawar Zalmi Quetta Gladiators
Platinum
Diamond
Gold
Silver
Emerging
  • Saim Ayub
  • Arish Ali Khan
Supplementary

Source: [9]

References
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  2. "Pick order for first round of PSL 2021 draft confirmed". Dunya News.
  3. "PCB announces players' categories for HBL PSL 2021". Dawn. 25 Dec 2020.
  4. "PSL 2021: Categories for local players announced". Samaa.
  5. "PCB announces star-studded list of foreign players available for PSL 2021". Dawn.
  6. "PSL 2021: Luke Ronchi to miss the league this season". Geo Super.
  7. "Franchises complete retention, release and trade process ahead of HBL PSL 2021 Player Draft". Cricketworld. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  8. "PSL draft 2021: Draft date, pick order, platinum roster, retained & signed players for Pakistan Super League". Wisden.
  9. "PSL 2021 draft: Live updates". The News.
  10. "How the six PSL franchises stack up and their likely first XIs". ESPN Cricinfo.
  11. "PSL draft 2021: Draft date, pick order, platinum roster, retained & signed players for Pakistan Super League". Wisden.
  12. "Shoaib Malik 'perfectly all right' as sports car crashes into truck after PSL draft". Geo.
  13. "PSL 6 draft: Islamabad pick Hasan Ali, Quetta take Gayle, Chris Lynn goes to Multan". The Correspondent.
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