The exciting Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2019 draft phase has finally come to an end. The franchises have had their final say on which players will be representing them in the fourth edition of PSL.
Arguably, the teams which have strengthened the most during the draft phase include Lahore Qalandars and the Sixth Team, previously known as Multan Sultans.
Lahore Qalandars, who have underperformed in all editions of PSL, made the biggest signing by capturing AB De Villiers in their Platinum pick. Another addition to their dugout includes Mohammad Hafeez in the Platinum Category, who previously representing Peshawar Zalmi.
Despite facing troubles, the only franchise currently owned by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), has managed to secure the services of Australian Steve Smith and former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi.
Another international star, Ian Bell was picked by Islamabad United in their Diamond category. Kieron Pollard has also changed affiliations, moving from Multan Sultans to Peshawar Zalmi in the Platinum category.
Misbah-ul-Haq has left Islamabad United and opted for Peshawar Zalmi instead. He has joined the team in Diamond category, rest of the players in the category for Islamabad include Kamran Akmal and Darren Sammy.
Here is the complete list of teams which has been finalized following the draft phase:
Peshawar Zalmi
Wahab Riaz | Platinum |
Hassan Ali | Platinum |
Kieron Pollard | Platinum |
Kamran Akmal | Diamond |
Darren Sammy | Diamond |
Misbah ul Haq | Diamond |
Liam Dawson | Gold |
Dawid Malan | Gold |
Umar Amin | Gold |
Umaid Asif | Silver |
Khalid Usman | Silver |
Wayne Madsen | Silver |
Shoaib Maqsood | Silver |
Jamal Anwar | Silver |
Sameen Gul | Emerging |
Nabi Gul | Emerging |
Waqar Salamkheil | Supplementary |
Chris Jordan | Supplementary |
Ibtisam Sheikh | Supplementary |
Samiullah | Supplementary |
Karachi Kings
Babar Azam | Platinum |
Mohammad Amir | Platinum |
Colin Munro | Platinum |
Colin Ingram | Diamond |
Imad Wasim | Diamond |
Usman Shinwari | Diamond |
Ravi Bopara | Gold |
Mohammad Rizwan | Gold |
Sikandar Raza | Gold |
Awais Zia | Silver |
Usama Mir | Silver |
Aaron Summers | Silver |
Sohail Khan | Silver |
Iftikhar Ahmed | Silver |
Abrar Ahmed | Emerging |
Ali Imran | Emerging |
Aamir Yamin | Supplementary |
Ben Dunk | Supplementary |
Liam Livingstone | Supplementary |
Jaahid Ali | Supplementary |
Quetta Gladiators
Sarfraz Ahmed | Platinum |
Sunil Narine | Platinum |
Dwayne Bravo | Platinum |
Shane Watson | Diamond |
Shoail Tanvir | Diamond |
Mohammad Nawaz | Diamond |
Rilee Roussow | Gold |
Umar Akmal | Gold |
Fawad Ahmed | Gold |
Anwar Ali | Silver |
Saud Shakeel | Silver |
Muhammad Asghar | Silver |
Danish Aziz | Silver |
Ahsan Ali | Silver |
Ghulam Mudassir | Emerging |
Naseem Shah | Emerging |
Harry Gurney | Supplementary |
Ahmed Shehzad | Supplementary |
Azam Khan | Supplementary |
Jalat Khan | Supplementary |
Lahore Qalandars
Fakhar Zaman | Platinum |
AB De Villiers | Platinum |
Mohammad Hafeez | Platinum |
Yasir Shah | Diamond |
Carlos Brathwaithe | Diamond |
Corey Anderson | Diamond |
Anton Devcich | Gold |
Rahat Ali | Gold |
Sandeep Lamichhane | Gold |
Shaheen Afridi | Silver |
Agha Salman | Silver |
Sohail Akhtar | Silver |
Hassan Khan | Silver |
Mohammad Imran | Emerging |
Umair Maqsood | Emerging |
Brenden Taylor | Supplementary |
Gauhar Ali | Supplementary |
Aizaz Cheema | Supplementary |
Harris Rauf | Supplementary |
Islamabad United
Faheem Ashraf | Platinum |
Luke Ronchi | Platinum |
Shadab Khan | Platinum |
Mohammad Sami | Diamond |
Asif Ali | Diamond |
Ian Bell | Diamond |
Rumman Raees | Gold |
Samit Patel | Gold |
Phil Salt | Gold |
Sahibzada Farhan | Silver |
Zafar Gohar | Silver |
Waqas Maqsood | Silver |
Hussain Talat | Silver |
Cameron Delport | Silver |
Nasir Nawaz | Emerging |
Muhammad Musa | Emerging |
Wayne Parnell | Supplementary |
Zahir Khan | Supplementary |
Amad Butt | Supplementary |
Rizwan Hussain | Supplementary |
Sixth Team
Shoaib Malik | Platinum |
Steve Smith | Platinum |
Shahid Afridi | Platinum |
Muhammad Irfan | Diamond |
Junaid Khan | Diamond |
Joe Denly | Diamond |
Shan Masood | Gold |
Qais Ahmad | Gold |
Nicolas Pooran | Gold |
Mohammad Abbas | Silver |
M. Irfan Khan | Silver |
Umar Siddiq | Silver |
Lauri Evans | Silver |
Nauman Ali | Silver |
Muhammad Junaid | Emerging |
Mohammad Ilyas | Emerging |
Daniel Christian | Supplementary |
Tom Moores | Supplementary |
Ali Shafiq | Supplementary |
Shakeel Ansar | Supplementary |
You can also follow the live stream of the PSL draft as following:
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Hope LQ Will Do Something in Performance
The 6th team should be named Kashmir….. Trust me, This is going to be huge and Indians ki blast hojae gi.
It will be Faisalabad
It depends. The PCB will put the franchise up for auction after PSL 4 concludes. Whoever opts to purchase the franchise will have the option to choose the name and the city of it. So it remains to be seen.