The brand of the Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL). — X/PCB
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday confirmed that the participant draft of the tenth version of Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL) was rescheduled and can now happen at Huzoori Bagh, Lahore fort in Lahore.
Based on a press release issued by the cricket board, the occasion was relocated from Gwadar, Balochistan resulting from “unforeseen logistical challenges”.
“PSL draft will now take place on 13 January at Huzoori Bagh, Lahore fort in Lahore at 12:30pm,” it added.
The PCB additional introduced that the town will now be one of many key places of PSL 2025 Trophy Tour throughout Pakistan.
The landmark tenth version of the PSL is slated to happen between April 8 and Might 19 later this 12 months. The six franchises will assemble their star-studded squads on Monday, 13 January in the course of the participant draft ceremony.
In the meantime, the decide order for the participant draft has additionally been introduced, with two-time champions Lahore Qalandars making the primary decide within the opening spherical of the platinum class, adopted by arch-rivals Karachi Kings.
2019 champions Quetta Gladiators will make the third decide, whereas Peshawar Zalmi may have the fourth.
Final season’s runners-up, Sultans, and reigning champions United will make the fifth and sixth picks, respectively.
In the meantime, the six groups have additionally introduced their retentions forward of the PSL 10 participant draft.
Full Retentions Checklist
Islamabad United (8):
Platinum: Shadab Khan, Naseem Shah
Diamond: Imad Wasim (mentor), Azam Khan
Gold: Salman Ali Agha (model ambassador), Haider Ali
Silver: Colin Munro, Rumman Raees
Multan Sultans (7):
Platinum: Mohammad Rizwan, Usama Mir
Diamond: David Willey (mentor), Iftikhar Ahmed (model ambassador), Usman Khan
Gold: Chris Jordan
Silver: Faisal Akram
Peshawar Zalmi (7):
Platinum: Babar Azam, Saim Ayub
Diamond: Mohammad Haris
Silver: Arif Yaqoob, Mehran Mumtaz, Sufyan Moqim (model ambassador)
Rising: Ali Raza
Quetta Gladiators (8):
Diamond: Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Amir (mentor), Rilee Rossouw
Gold: Saud Shakeel (model ambassador), Akeal Hosein, Mohammad Wasim Jnr
Silver: Khawaja Mohammad Nafay, Usman Tariq
Karachi Kings (7):
Diamond: Hasan Ali, James Vince
Gold: Shan Masood, Muhammad Irfan Khan
Silver: Arafat Minhas (model ambassador), Tim Seifert, Zahid Mehmood
Lahore Qalandars (8):
Platinum: Shaheen Shah Afridi, Fakhar Zaman
Diamond: Haris Rauf (model ambassador), Sikandar Raza
Gold: Abdullah Shafique, Jahandad Khan, Zaman Khan
Silver: David Wiese
Furthermore, the PCB additionally introduced the profitable class relegation requests for the next gamers.
Profitable class relegation requests:
Rumman Raees (Islamabad United), Hasan Ali, Shan Masood and Zahid Mehmood (all Karachi Kings), Abdullah Shafique (Lahore Qalandars), Faisal Akram (Multan Sultans)
