The PSL 9 players draft ceremony is being held in Lahore in which franchise owners, Chairman PCB Management Committee Zaka Ashraf, and cricketers are participating.
Speaking at the draft ceremony of PSL 9, Zaka Ashraf said that my best wishes are with the teams, the sapling of PSL planted in 2016 has become a tree today.
He said that PSL 9 matches would be held in Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, and Multan, all the franchises are the backbone of PSL, and we will continue to work together for Pakistan Cricket and the league.
Platinum category PSL 9
Multan Sultans picked David Wiley in their first pick in the platinum category round one, Karachi Kings picked Kieron Pollard, Quetta Gladiators picked Sherfan Rutherford and Mohammad Amir, Peshawar Zalmi picked Afghanistan’s Noor Ahmad, Lahore Qalandars picked Fakhar Zaman.
Lahore Qalandars picked Rasi One Dar Dison in the second round of Platinum, Islamabad United picked England’s Jordan Cox, Karachi Kings made Daniel Sims and Mohammad Nawaz a part of the team.
Diamond category PSL 9
Multan Sultans picked David Mullan in their first pick in round one of the diamond category for PSL 9.
In their first pick, Peshawar Zalmi picked Asif Ali, Islamabad United picked Tymal Mills, Karachi Kings picked New Zealand’s Tim Seifert and Lahore Qalandars picked Sahibzada Farhan.
Sarfraz remains the captain of Quetta Gladiators
Sarfaraz Ahmed will remain the captain of Quetta Gladiators in PSL 9.
Silver Category PSL 9
For PSL 9, Multan Sultans picked Tayyab Tahir, Shahnawaz Dhani, Muhammad Ali, and Usman Khan in the silver category.
Lahore Qalandars got Muhammad Imran Jr., Ahsan Hafeez Bhatti, and Don Lawrence in the silver category, Karachi Kings got Muhammad Amir Khan and Anwar Ali, Arafat Minhas in the silver category, Peshawar Zalmi got Arif Yakub, Umair Afridi and Dean Mosley, Islamabad United got Shadab. Khan, Matthew Ford, Salman Ali Agha, and Qasim Ikram, Quetta Gladiators picked Saud Shakeel, Sajjad Ali Jr and Usman Qadir.
Emerging category
Islamabad United selected Huneen Shah Kopak in the first round of the Emerging Category, Peshawar Zalmi selected Mohammad Zeeshan, Multan Sultan selected Yasir Khan, Lahore Qalandars selected Jahandad Khan, Quetta Gladiators selected Adil Naz and Karachi Kings selected Sirajuddin.
It should be noted that according to the Pakistan Cricket Board, 485 foreign players from 22 countries have registered for PSL 9.
PCB said that 46 foreign players registered in the platinum category, and 76 in the diamond category.