[PICTURES] PSL 2020 Draft - Discussion Thread

[Abdullah719]

Event happening right now to determine order of draft picks.

Matches to be held at Multan and Rawalpindi (besides Lahore and Karachi).

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Almost all the key members of the Pakistan T20I cricket team have been retained by their respective franchisees for the HBL Pakistan Super League 2020 prior to the Player Draft 2019, which will take place on 6 December.

Pakistan’s T20I captain and world’s No.1 ranked batsman Babar Azam heads the retention list for Karachi Kings. He is joined by fast bowler Mohammad Amir, middle-order batsman Iftikhar Ahmed and all-rounder Imad Wasim.

Reigning champions Quetta Gladiators have kept faith in Sarfaraz Ahmed along with Mohammad Hasnain. The Gladiators have also withheld Shane Watson, player of HBL PSL 2019, besides Ahmed Shehzad, Umar Akmal, Mohammad Nawaz and Naseem Shah.

Islamabad United, champions in 2016 and 2018, have retained leg-spin all-rounder Shadab Khan, Asif Ali and Musa Khan along with New Zealand’s Luke Ronchi, player of HBL PSL 2018.

Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez and Shaheen Afridi will once again be in Lahore Qalandars’ colours along with South Africa’s David Wiese, Haris Rauf, Sohail Akhtar and Salman Butt.

Shahid Afridi has been retained by Multan Sultans, while their current Pakistan T20I player is Mohammad Irfan. The side has also retained England’s James Vince, opener Shan Masood and fast bowler Junaid Khan.

Peshawar Zalmi, winners in 2017, have retained Hasan Ali, Wahab Riaz, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Akmal and Umar Amin along with the Windies duo of Daren Sammy and Kieron Pollard.

Some of the most prominent names to be released are:

Alex Hales, Ian Bell, Mohammad Sami, Sahibzada Farhan (all Islamabad United), Colin Ingram, Mohammad Rizwan, Ravi Bopara (all Karachi Kings), Brendan Taylor, Carlos Brathwaite, Haris Sohail, Sandeep Lamichhane, Yasir Shah (all Lahore Qalandars), Dan Christian, Hammad Azam, Joe Denly, Nicholas Pooran, Shoaib Malik (all Multan Sultans), Andre Fletcher, Chris Jordan, Dawid Malan, Lendl Simmons, Tymal Mills (all Peshawar Zalmi) and Anwar Ali, Dwayne Bravo, Dwayne Smith, Rilee Rossouw and Sohail Tanvir (all Quetta Gladiators).

Complete list of players retained and released (each side was eligible to retain up to eight players):

Islamabad United

Players retained – Shadab Khan (Platinum), Faheem Ashraf (Diamond as Brand Ambassador), Asif Ali (Diamond), Luke Ronchi (Gold as Player Mentor), Hussain Talat (Gold), Amad Butt, Musa Khan and Rizwan Hussain (Silver)

Players released - Alex Hales, Cameron Delport, Chadwick Walton, Ian Bell, Mohammad Sami, Nasir Nawaz, Philip Salt, Rumman Raees, Sahibzada Farhan, Samit Patel, Waqas Maqsood, Wayne Parnell, Zafar Gohar and Zahir Khan


Karachi Kings

Players retained - Babar Azam, Mohammad Amir (both Platinum), Imad Wasim (Diamond as Brand Ambassador), Iftikhar Ahmed (Diamond), Aamir Yamin (Gold), Usama Mir (Silver) and Umer Khan (Emerging)

Players released - Aaron Summers, Abrar Ahmed, Ali Imran, Awais Zia, Ben Dunk, Colin Ingram, Colin Munro, Jaahid Ali, Liam Livingstone, Mohammad Rizwan, Ravi Bopara, Sikandar Raza, Sohail Khan and Usman Shinwari (transferred to Lahore Qalandars)


Lahore Qalandars

Players retained - Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez (both Platinum), Shaheen Shah Afridi (Diamond as Brand Ambassador), David Wiese, Usman Shinwari (Diamond, Usman transferred from Karachi Kings), Haris Rauf, Sohail Akhtar (both Gold), Salman Butt (Silver).

Players released - AB de Villiers (not available in 2020), Agha Salman, Aizaz Cheema, Anton Devcich, Asela Gunaratne, Brendan Taylor, Carlos Brathwaite, Corey Anderson (not available in 2020), Gohar Ali, Hardus Viljoen, Haris Sohail, Hassan Khan, Mohammad Imran, Rahat Ali, Riki Wessels, Ryan ten Doeschate (not available in 2020), Saad Ali, Sandeep Lamichhane, Umair Masood, Yasir Shah


Multan Sultans

Players retained – Mohammad Irfan (Platinum), Shahid Afridi (Diamond as Player Mentor), James Vince (Gold as Brand Ambassador), Junaid Khan (Gold), Ali Shafiq, Shan Masood (both Silver) and Mohammad Ilyas (Emerging)

Players released - Andre Russell (not available in 2020), Chris Green, Dan Christian, Hammad Azam, Joe Denly, Johnson Charles, Laurie Evans, M. Irfan Khan, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Junaid, Nicholas Pooran, Numan Ali, Qais Ahmed, Shakeel Ansar, Shoaib Malik, Steve Smith (not available in 2020), Tom Moores and Umar Siddiq

Peshawar Zalmi

Players retained – Hasan Ali, Kieron Pollard, Wahab Riaz (all Platinum), Kamran Akmal (Diamond as Brand Ambassador), Daren Sammy (Gold as Player Mentor), Imam-ul-Haq (Gold) and Umar Amin (Silver)

Players released - Andre Fletcher, Chris Jordan, Dawid Malan, Ibtesam Sheikh, Jamal Anwar, Khalid Usman, Lendl Simmons, Liam Dawson, Misbah-ul-Haq (not available in 2020), Nabi Gul, Sameen Gul, Samiullah, Sohaib Maqsood, Tymal Mills, Umaid Asif, Waqar Salamkheil and Wayne Madsen

Quetta Gladiators

Players retained – Mohammad Nawaz, Sarfaraz Ahmed (both Platinum), Shane Watson (Diamond as Player Mentor), Ahmed Shehzad (Diamond), Umar Akmal (Gold as Brand Ambassador), Mohammad Hasnain (Gold), Ahsan Ali and Naseem Shah (Silver)

Players released - Anwar Ali, Danish Aziz, Dwayne Bravo, Dwayne Smith, Fawad Ahmed, Ghulam Mudassar, Harry Gurney, Jalat Khan, Max Waller, Mohammad Asghar, Mohammad Azam Khan, Mohammad Irfan Jr, Rilee Rossouw, Saud Shakil and Sohail Tanvir

ABOUT HBL PSL 2020 PLAYER RETENTION AND COMBINATION

· Each side must have a minimum squad of 16 players and can have a maximum squad of 18 players as per the following combination – three platinum, three diamond, three gold, five silver, two emerging and two supplementary (optional)

· Each side will have to pick three foreign players in their first nine picks

· The 16-player squad must include five foreign and 11 local players; while the 18-player squad can include six foreign and 12 local players or five foreign and 13 local players

· The playing XI must include a minimum of three foreign players and can include a maximum of four foreign players

· HBL PSL Player Draft 2019 will take place on 6 December (more details to follow in due course)

· Revised salary caps are:

o Platinum – PKR23m-PKR34m (approx. US$147K-US$218K)

o Diamond – PKR11.5m-PKR16m (approx. US$73K-US$103K

o Gold – PKR6.9m-PKR8.9m (approx. US$44K-US$58K)

o Silver – PKR2.4m-PKR5.4m (approx. US$15K-US$35K)

o Emerging – PKR1m-PKR1.5m (approx. US$6.5K-US$9.5K)

· Budget cap for the optional supplementary round has been fixed at PKR 19 million (approx. US$120K) and the teams will be allowed to pick up to two players in this round

· Event schedule will be announced in due course

[szundercover]

Isn't it to much late?

[Abdullah719]

First round draft pick order

1st Quetta Gladiators
2nd Lahore Qalandars
3rd Multan Sultans
4th Islamabad United
5th Peshawar Zalmi
6th Karachi Kings

[ARK Rafay]

Pick orders for 1st Round has been decided.

1. Quetta
2. Lahore
3. Multan
4. United
5. Zalmi
6. Karachi

[Titan24]

First round draft pick order

1st Quetta Gladiators
2nd Lahore Qalandars
3rd Multan Sultans
4th Islamabad United
5th Peshawar Zalmi
6th Karachi Kings

Pick orders for 1st Round has been decided.

1. Quetta
2. Lahore
3. Multan
4. United
5. Zalmi
6. Karachi

So they decided that with Pugam?

[Hadi Rizvi]

So basically KK has no chance of getting a decent platinum pick.

[last_knight]

So basically KK has no chance of getting a decent platinum pick.

Actually KK are saved from wrath. Choosing correctly from too many options is not a PSL thing I guess.

[MenInG]

Pictures courtesy of PSL

[szundercover]

Lahore qalandars won't be too disappointed for getting the 2nd pick.I hope they make the right retention choices and drop yasir and hafeez from this team.

[Bilal Ahmad15]

I was hoping that there would be at least one new team for this PSL. A Rawalpindi franchise seems to be the most ideal/ best city at the moment, espicially since some of the PSL matches will be in Rawalpindi. For the eighth team, either Faisalabad or Sialkot would probably be the most likely citiies.

[MenInG]

Reigning champions Quetta Gladiators to make the first pick in HBL PSL 2020 Player Draft

• Entire 18-round pick order is attached

• Transfer and retention window for HBL PSL 2020 is now open

• HBL PSL Player Draft to have the wildcard rule for the first-time


Karachi, 4 November 2019

HBL Pakistan Super League Player Draft pick order for the 2020 season was announced today following the first-round pick order reveal on Sunday.

Chairman PCB Ehsan Mani, Chief Executive Officer Wasim Khan, owners and representatives of the HBL PSL franchises and representatives of the league partners HBL and Blitz Advertising gathered at the Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday to determine the pick order of the first round of the HBL PSL 2020 Player Draft.

The first round picks were revealed through the depiction of an age-old street cricket tradition involving the cricket bat.
Reigning HBL PSL champions Quetta Gladiators got the first pick, Lahore Qalandars second, Multan Sultans third, two-time former champions Islamabad United fourth, former champions Peshawar Zalmi got the fifth while Karachi Kings had to settle for the sixth and final pick in the order determined using the cricket bat method.

On Monday, a specially-designed statistical model was used to decide the pick order for the remaining 17 rounds of the Draft.
With the release of the pick order, the transfer and retention window for HBL PSL 2020 has officially opened as teams negotiate for exciting trade possibilities.

As part of this year’s Draft policy, each team can retain up to eight players from last year’s roster. The requirement for teams to pick five foreign players in a squad of 16 players remains unchanged from the previous editions of the HBL PSL.

In addition, teams will be allowed to pick two supplementary players out of which one can be a foreign player.

However teams will have a chance to field a minimum of three and a maximum of four foreign players in the XI.

HBL PSL will be introducing the wildcard pick rule for the 2020 season. A wildcard pick enables teams to pick players from Silver or Gold in the Diamond category round or, alternatively, a player from Silver in the Gold category round at the Draft. Each team will be allowed to exercise one wildcard pick at the Draft and bump-up a player accordingly.

Chief Executive Officer PCB Wasim Khan said: “We are constantly trying to improve and explore new and exciting possibilities in the HBL Pakistan Super League. The wildcard pick rule is one such addition and we feel that it will make the HBL PSL Player Draft even more exciting for our fans and teams.

“The selection strategies will need to adapt to the constantly changing scenarios which will make the teams come up with some out of the box plans as they will have to pre-empt other teams’ wildcard picks. We look forward to a very interesting phase in the lead-up to the Player Draft as teams review their retention possibilities and negotiate potential deals with other teams in the transfer window.”
The HBL PSL 2020 will be staged in Pakistan with action set to start in February 2020.

[Savak]

I was hoping that there would be at least one new team for this PSL. A Rawalpindi franchise seems to be the most ideal/ best city at the moment, espicially since some of the PSL matches will be in Rawalpindi. For the eighth team, either Faisalabad or Sialkot would probably be the most likely citiies.

I think its best to hold off for a few seasons on the next team. Let the PSL come full fledged to Pakistan for atleast 2 seasons with jampacked crowds, hotels and with more stadiums. I can guarantee the PCB can get an excellent price for the 7th team as a result. Maybe the PCB should also wait for an improve title sponsorship and broadcast deal

[MenInG]

Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) on request of International Cricket Council (ICC) have nominated the following five players for possible consideration for the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2020 draft. These names will be forwarded by ICC to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

1. Binod Bhandari
2. Karan KC
3. Pawan Sarraf
4. Lalit Narayan Rajbanshi
5. Md. Arif Sheikh

https://www.letzcricket.com/reading/...ague-psl-draft

[MenInG]

LAHORE: More than hundred foreign cricketers are interested in participating in the fifth edition of the Habib Bank Limited (HBL) Pakistan Super League (PSL) next year.

According to details, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has started the registration process of overseas players who are interested in playing the next season of the league. Despite the international fixtures clashing with the expected league schedule, February and March 2019, the PCB is hopeful that top international stars will confirm their availability for HBL PSL5.

It must be noted that entire season five of HBL PSL will take place in Pakistan next year, with Lahore, Karachi, Rawalpindi and Multan hosting the matches. Ahead of the draft on December 6 and 7, the first round picks were revealed through the depiction of an age-old street cricket tradition involving the cricket bat.

Reigning HBL PSL champions Quetta Gladiators got the first pick, Lahore Qalandars second, Multan Sultans third, two-time former champions Islamabad United fourth, former champions Peshawar Zalmi got the fifth while Karachi Kings had to settle for the sixth and final pick in the order determined using the cricket bat method. The trade and retention window will stay open till December 1, after which the final draft list will be prepared.


https://dailytimes.com.pk/497647/mor...-playing-psl5/

[szundercover]

Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) on request of International Cricket Council (ICC) have nominated the following five players for possible consideration for the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2020 draft. These names will be forwarded by ICC to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

1. Binod Bhandari
2. Karan KC
3. Pawan Sarraf
4. Lalit Narayan Rajbanshi
5. Md. Arif Sheikh

https://www.letzcricket.com/reading/...ague-psl-draft

Where is sandeep?

[Mobashir]

Do we already have the list of all available players for the draft.
It will be interesting to see how many "big names" will put their hand up knowing it's entirely in Pakistan.

[MenInG]

Do we already have the list of all available players for the draft.
It will be interesting to see how many "big names" will put their hand up knowing it's entirely in Pakistan.

I have my doubts but Inshallah I will be proven to be incorrect.

[shamaan]

What time is the draft and what channel plz

[Mercurial]

I hope we get a new coach and captain this year. Enough of Akram and Sammy. We also need power hitters in our squad. Need to pick more all rounders rather than specialists. Rizwan should be picked, should play as a batsman.

[MenInG]

What time is the draft and what channel plz

4:45pm (PST) schedule on Pakistan TV channels

[Abdullah719]

Salman Iqbal says that Imad Wasim will be Karachi Kings' captain, Babar Azam will be vice-captain.

[shamaan]

What channel in uk ?

[minamino]

Are they not showing on FB or YouTube?

[Abdullah719]

Are they not showing on FB or YouTube?

Will be shown on both.

[Abdullah719]

What channel in uk ?

Not sure. Online is probably your best bet.

[Abdullah719]

Mushtaq Ahmed also on the MS coaching staff.

[Abdullah719]

YouTube live stream is up. Doesn't seem to be geo-restricted.

No links here please - you can check the PSL YouTube channel.

[minamino]

Still don't know why the players like Sammy and Ronchi are retained?

[TeymurBlake]

Man is happening to this audio/production

[Abdullah719]

Man is happening to this audio/production

Good preparation.... not

[TeymurBlake]

Good preparation.... not

Not really surprising (unfortunately)

[The cricket enthusiast]

Salman Iqbal says that Imad Wasim will be Karachi Kings' captain, Babar Azam will be vice-captain.

how does that make sense?
if Pcb can interfere & sack deano for what they called as gaining experience for The great misbah .
then why not let babar Azam captain ? he is your t20i captain .. & there's wc within a year.

[minamino]

The pre-show is so boring, just get on with the draft

[TeymurBlake]

The pre-show is so boring, just get on with the draft

Tell me about it. I've been waiting for this draft for a couple of days.

[Babar_Azam_fan]

T20I captain plays under Imad Wasim in PSL

Worst player in last 2 years in tests, becomes the Test captain

Test captain plays under the T20I captain in FC

Head Coach learns coaching after becoming a coach by coaching a T20I franchise


Lol, Pakistan cricket is a mess

[KingT]

T20I captain plays under Imad Wasim in PSL

Worst player in last 2 years in tests, becomes the Test captain

Test captain plays under the T20I captain in FC

Head Coach learns coaching after becoming a coach by coaching a T20I franchise


Lol, Pakistan cricket is a mess

This is franchise cricket. How's it related to the PCB?
You shouldn't take this seriously

[minamino]

Ehsan Mani is a dinosaur. I don't know how he is any better than other oldies in PCB who were before him?

[MenInG]

Pictures from Peshawar Zalmi

[Titan24]

Would have liked Babar to captain in a high profile tournament so he could have been better prepared for T20 WC. However as expected Imad will be the captain and that is why I wanted Babar to be part of some other franchise and it was on the cards until Imad demoted himself to the diamond category so KK can keep the trio of Babar, Amir and Imad.

Still I can hope Babar can learn and Imad allows him to have bit of a say.

[minamino]

Lahore Qalandars is nothing but a gimmick

[minamino]

Pathetic song of Multan Sultan. Do they want people to sleep?

[MenInG]

[TeymurBlake]

Just get on with the draft man

[MenInG]

Pathetic song of Multan Sultan. Do they want people to sleep?

Bro obviously you dont like PSL - best not write these one liners.

[shah_1]

What is this?

People don't have the time to listen to this crap. Just get on with the draft

[TeymurBlake]

Ramiz and this guy are just having a conversation on what each team needs. They don't even need anyone else there.

[minamino]

What is this?

People don't have the time to listen to this crap. Just get on with the draft

So the pre-show was a waste of time if they need another one of it also right in front of the owners

[angrypathan]

This Ramiz segment is so stupid. The guy's lack of knowledge about players is embarrassing

[shah_1]

Ramiz and this guy are just having a conversation on what each team needs. They don't even need anyone else there.

Clowns


Ramiz is clueless

[minamino]

This Ramiz segment is so stupid. The guy's lack of knowledge about players is embarrassing

It's not about lack of knowledge. Shouldn't it be done after the draft once the squads are complete? He is literally telling them which players to pick.

[TeymurBlake]

Clowns


Ramiz is clueless

Its still going on right now. Goodness me.

[TeymurBlake]

Finally it starts

[angrypathan]

It's not about lack of knowledge. Shouldn't it be done after the draft once the squads are complete? He is literally telling them which players to pick.

Yeah it definitely should be. But if they really wanted to do it before then someone with a brain would've been nice

[minamino]

Quetta goes with Jason Roy

[shah_1]

QG-Jason Roy

[MenInG]

QG-Jason Roy

Expected? good one!

[minamino]

Chris Lynn goes to LQ

[TeymurBlake]

Chris Lynn under Aaqib Javed????

Good Lord!!!

[minamino]

Moeen Ali to Multan Sultans. I find it surprising

[Titan24]

Moen Ali to MS

[shah_1]

Moeen Ali-Multan Sultans

[TeymurBlake]

Moeen Ali to Multan Sultans is not very much expected. But I guess its a solid pick.

[minamino]

I have a feeling IU will go with Malik.

[Titan24]

Roy as well as Lynn can be dangerous on Pak pitches as they are as good as it gets for stroke play.

[shah_1]

Moeen Ali to Multan Sultans. I find it surprising

Mustaq and Andy flower

[Titan24]

Waiting for Sharjeel as well, someone who can be dangerous on the pitches matches will be played on.

[topspin]

Steyn -> ISLU

[minamino]

Dale Steyn goes to IU

[TeymurBlake]

Musa Khan bowling with Dale Steyn is what Pakistan fan want to see?????

WHAT!!!

[MenInG]

Steyn -> ISLU

Musa and Steyn ....

[topspin]

Waiting for Sharjeel as well, someone who can be dangerous on the pitches matches will be played on.

I hope he gets picked. What category is he?

[shah_1]

Dale steyn-Islamabad

The host is hilarious -Musa and Steyn is a sight to watch

[shah_1]

Alex hales - Karachini Kings

[m.awais]

LQ have once again picked a player on reputation. Lynn has been underperforming for atleast couple of seasons now. My bet is that LQ are once again going to finsih at bottom.

[TeymurBlake]

Alex Hales to Karachi Kings. Good move.

[topspin]

Hales is a shrewd signing by KK

[minamino]

Alex Hales to Karachi Kings

[minamino]

I am surprised no one has picked Lamichhane yet.

[saeed5646]

Won't be surprised if malik is pick by islu

[Titan24]

Couldnt have asked for better names in Platinum category playing in Pakistan. Prospect of Steyn, Roy, Hales, Lynn, Mo Ali playing in Pakistan is mouth watering.