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What we know so far
Islamabad United
- Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan)
- Andre Russell (West Indies)
- Shane Watson (Australia)
- Samuel Badree (West Indies)
- Mohammad Irfan (Pakistan)
- Brad Haddin (Australia)
- Sharjeel Khan (Pakistan)
- Mohammad Sami (Pakistan)
- Khalid Latif (Pakistan)
Karachi Kings
- Shoaib Malik (Pakistan)
- Shakib al-Hassan (Bangladesh)
- Sohail Tanvir (Pakistan)
- Immad Wasim (Pakistan)
- Ravi Bopara (England)
- Lendl Simmons (West Indies)
- Mohammad Amir (Pakistan)
- Bilawal Bhatti (Pakistan)
- James Vince (England)
Lahore Qalandars
- Chris Gayle (West Indies)
- Umar Akmal (Pakistan)
- Dwayne Bravo (West Indies)
- Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan)
- Yasir Shah (Pakistan)
- Sohaib Maqsood (Pakistan)
- Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh)
- Kevon Cooper (West Indies)
- Cameron Delport (South Africa)
Peshawar Zalmi
- Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)
- Wahab Riaz (Pakistan)
- Darren Sammy (West Indies)
- Kamran Akmal (Pakistan)
- Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan)
- Chris Jordan (England)
- Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh)
- Junaid Khan (Pakistan)
- James Allenby (Australia)
Quetta Gladiators
- Kevin Pietersen (England)
- Ahmed Shehzad (Pakistan)
- Sarfraz Ahmed (Pakistan)
- Anwar Ali (Pakistan)
- Jason Holder (West Indies)
- Luke Wright (England)
- Zulfiqar Babar (Pakistan)
- Umar Gul (Pakistan)
- Elton Chigumbura (Zimbabwe)
Views from the greats
“It’s very exciting time for Pakistan’s cricket and definitely nerve-wrecking,” says Wasim Akram.
“It’s great for Pakistan's cricket,” says Mushtaq Ahmed.
“It would be great for domestic players to play with international ones. And, it’s not about money, it's about cricket,” says Moin Khan.
The PSL has already finalised the sale of commercial rights for franchises, broadcast, and title sponsorship.
“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 PCB said in a statement.
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
Each team will be required to pick three players per category from each of the top three categories (Platinum, Diamond and Gold).
While drafting of two emerging players will be mandatory, a team will also be able to pick up to five players from the ‘Silver’ category in order to complete the squad.
Each team will have a minimum of four foreign players in the playing 11. The inaugural edition of the PSL is scheduled to take place from Feb 4-23, 2016 in Dubai and Sharjah.
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