List includes the likes of David Miller, Rashid Khan, Chris Gayle, and Dale Steyn; player draft to be held on Jan 10
\nnews desk
\nislamabad
\nThe Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday announced a star-studded list of 25 foreign players who have made themselves available for the upcoming edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
\nPlayers part of the \u2018Platinum\u2019 category \u2013 foreign stars of the highest pedigree \u2013 include the likes of David Miller, Rashid Khan, Chris Gayle, and Dale Steyn.
\nLast month, the PCB had released players\u2019 categories for the sixth edition of the tournament, which is due to be held later this year, announcing that the national team\u2019s captain, Babar Azam, was also in the \u2018Platinum\u2019 category along with Imad Wasim and Mohammad Amir.
\nIn a press release issued today, the cricket body said the list of foreign players part of the category also included top-ranked T20I batsman Dawid Malan, Dwayne Bravo, Chris Lynn, Alex Hales, Morne Morkel, Mohammad Nabi, Imran Tahir, Tom Banton, and Chris Jordan, all of whom confirmed their availability for the tournament.
\nHowever, some of these players will only be partially available for PSL 2021 due to a \u201cpacked international calendar during the February to March window\u201d, the PCB said.
\nAfter the release of the names of the 25 foreign players in the \u2018Platinum\u2019 category, the six franchises of the PSL will \u201cmake key trade and retention decisions\u201d before the player draft scheduled for Jan 10 in Lahore.
\nEach team is allowed a maximum of eight retentions, according to the PCB.
\nGiving more details about the players, the PCB said that the International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 Player of the Decade Rashid Khan will be one of the major attractions of the draft.
\n\u201cThe Afghanistan leg-spinner has bagged a total of 338 wickets in 244 T20 games besides his staggering T20I numbers of 89 wickets in 48 matches,\u201d it said.
\nSouth African player Miller, who has yet to play in the PSL, will be one of the most sought after players for the franchises, the press release added. Morkel, Rassie van der Dussen, Tahir, Colin Ingram, and Rilee Rossouw have also been included in the Platinum category.
\nWest Indies\u2019 Gayle who represented Karachi Kings and Lahore Qalandars in earlier editions of the tournament will also be a \u201cmajor attraction\u201d. Other players from West Indies are Bravo, Carlos Brathwaite, Lendl Simmons, and Evin Lewis.
\n\u201cBesides Malan, England\u2019s Alex Hales who was part of the Kings\u2019 winning squad in last year\u2019s edition is also on the list. Moeen Ali, Chris Jordan and Tom Banton are also part of the Platinum roster.
\n\u201cSpinner Mujeeb-ur-Rehman and all-rounder Mohammad Nabi are the two other Afghanistan players on the list along with Rashid Khan.
\n\u201cSri Lanka\u2019s Thisara Perera and Isuru Udana also feature on the list.
\n\u201cBangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman and Nepal\u2019s Sandeep Lamichanne who have both played for [Lahore Qalandars] in the past complete the list,\u201d the PCB said.
\nDirector Commercial Babar Hamid said the PCB was \u201cdelighted to release a star-studded list of players in the Platinum category even though we are dealing with an unprecedented situation due to Covid-19 and player availabilities are also hampered by a packed FTP calendar\u201d.
\nHe said the 2021 edition of the PSL would be \u201canother exciting season\u201d since all matches would once again be played in Pakistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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