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The Pakistan Super League is a finishing school for England's best T20 cricketers. Since the league's inception in 2016, England players have become increasingly popular to the extent that they now dominate the overseas player pool at the PSL, with nearly two-dozen due to appear in the 2022 edition which starts on Thursday.
Ten of the playing XI for their first T20 international against West Indies on Saturday have PSL experience and the only exception, Adil Rashid, has expressed his desire to play in it in future. Eight members of the squad for that tour will fly from Barbados to Pakistan straight after this series to join up with their respective teams, and all six teams have English representation in their squads.
A number of players have furthered their international cases through their involvement, including Phil Salt, Saqib Mahmood and Tymal Mills. "Playing for Peshawar Zalmi was a massive stepping stone for me to play for England," Dawid Malan said back in 2019. "The pressure you get as an overseas player is like no other - it sets you up for when you get back to international cricket," added Liam Livingstone.
The involvement of leading overseas players in the PSL has been a contributing factor in bringing international cricket back to Pakistan on a regular basis. Chris Jordan and Malan both played in - and won - the 2017 final, the first PSL game staged in Pakistan rather than the UAE; five years later, 23 English players will travel to Karachi and Lahore with full confidence in security arrangements.
Ten of the playing XI for their first T20 international against West Indies on Saturday have PSL experience and the only exception, Adil Rashid, has expressed his desire to play in it in future. Eight members of the squad for that tour will fly from Barbados to Pakistan straight after this series to join up with their respective teams, and all six teams have English representation in their squads.
A number of players have furthered their international cases through their involvement, including Phil Salt, Saqib Mahmood and Tymal Mills. "Playing for Peshawar Zalmi was a massive stepping stone for me to play for England," Dawid Malan said back in 2019. "The pressure you get as an overseas player is like no other - it sets you up for when you get back to international cricket," added Liam Livingstone.
The involvement of leading overseas players in the PSL has been a contributing factor in bringing international cricket back to Pakistan on a regular basis. Chris Jordan and Malan both played in - and won - the 2017 final, the first PSL game staged in Pakistan rather than the UAE; five years later, 23 English players will travel to Karachi and Lahore with full confidence in security arrangements.
