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Retentions and Draft Pick Order Unveiled for KPL’s Season 2

The seven franchises of the Kashmir Premier League (KPL) have announced their retentions ahead of the second edition of the tournament. The tournament will feature top cricketing stars such as Ahmed Shehzad, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal, Mohammad Amir, Shoaib Malik, and Shahid Afridi.

Defending champions, Rawalakot Hawks (RH), announced a total of four retentions, all in the top four categories. They had already announced Ahmed Shehzad as their Platinum 1 player while they went on to retain Hussain Talat in Platinum 2, Asif Afridi in Diamond 1, and Zaman Khan in Diamond 2 categories.

Overseas Warriors (OW) retained explosive wicket-keeper batter, Azam Khan, and Kamran Ghulam in the Platinum categories while they also retained Sohail Khan in the Diamond 2 category.

Last year’s runners-ups, Muzaffarabad Tigers (MT), carried out a big trade with Bagh Stallions (BS) in the platinum category as they brought in Iftikhar Ahmed in place of Sohaib Maqsood. They further went on to retain Anwar Ali, Zeeshan Ashraf, and Arshad Iqbal in Diamond 2, Gold 1, and Gold 2 categories respectively.

Bagh Stallions retained the likes of Amir Yamin and Mohammad Imran Jr. along with Sohaib Maqsood. Kotli Lions (KL) retained Ahsan Ali, Khurram Shahzad, Irfanullah Shah, and Khalid Usman while Mirpur Royals (MR) retained Salman Irshad, Mohammad Akhlaq, and Abrar Ahmed.

Jammu Janbaz (JJ), the latest team to be included in the tournament, were unable to make any retentions but they did enlist Sharjeel Khan as their icon player ahead of the new season.

The draft for the second edition of the tournament is set to be held on 21 July as the teams look to build their squads to challenge for the coveted title.

Here is the draft pick order:

Pick 1 Pick 2 Pick 3 Pick 4 Pick 5 Pick 6 Pick 7
Platinum 1 JJ RH MR OW BS KL MT
Platinum 2 MT KL BS OW MR RH JJ
Diamond 1 BS KL MT JJ RH MR OW
Diamond 2 OW MR RH JJ MT KL BS
Gold 1 KL OW BS JJ MR RH MT
Gold 2 MR MT OW BS RH JJ KL
Silver 1 RH JJ MT KL BS MR OW
Silver 2 RH JJ MT KL BS MR OW
Silver 3 MR MT OW BS RH JJ KL
Silver 4 KL OW BS JJ MR RH MT
Emerging 1 OW MR RH JJ MT KL BS
Emerging 2 BS KL MT JJ RH MR OW

 

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  • For the second season, the league needs more controversy to provoke the Indians to discuss it in their prime time news, everyday. Blocking Miandad’s PCB chairman appointment wasn’t a good move. Including him and also, including Sarfaraz whose maternal family is in Western UP is also a step in the right direction. Possibly Baloch players or maybe getting one of the federal ministers like Mr. Bugti to inaugurate the league. Mahinder Pal Singh could also play but should be seen dancing alongside Sikh singers in the opening ceremony. UK-based Sikh singers would definitely sign up for the right amount. As was the case in the PSL opening ceremonies with West Indian singers and players. Additionally, doppelgängers of hugely controversial figures in India should be in the audience. When the camera moves to the crowd, getting commentators to question whether they’re in the crowd would do the trick. Subsequently, having these clips go viral in India is going to bear fruit. The KPL should have higher ratings than the PSL this year or the organizers have failed.


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