The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) kicked off the second day of drafting for the Pakistan Super League (PSL) in Lahore’s National Cricket Academy on Tuesday.
Today, all teams will look to pick a minimum of seven players; five from silver category and two from emerging players category.
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The most surprising non-selection of day one and two was when Pakistan World T20 winning captain Younus Khan was not selected by any team.
Pakistan ODI captain Azhar Ali was able to get a position in Lahore after being drafted from Silver category. He was initially drafted in the Diamond category.
Meanwhile, Asad Shafiq was Quetta's second pick from the Silver category of players.
Saeed Ajmal, Pakistan's ace off-spinner before being banned for an illegal bowling action, could only make it into the Islamabad squad as a Supplementary player. Fawad Alam, the left-hand run-machine, was also drafted as a Supplementary player by Karachi Kings.
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Abdul Razzaq, once the most reliable all-rounder in the Pakistan team, also made it into the Supplementary list for Lahore, with opening batsman Mukhtar Ahmed and right-arm medium pacer Ehsan Adil.
Pakistan T20 captain Shahid Afridi was picked by Peshawar Zalmi. Karachi Kings bagged Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik. Islamabad United brought Shane Watson in as their iconic player. Quetta Gladiators chose Kevin Pietersen while Lahore Qalandars were left with the choice of Chris Gayle as their iconic player.
The final list of players for the five PSL outfits
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The draft ceremony ends!
#HBLPSL Draft 2015 pic.twitter.com/R8J40m5ICG
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) December 22, 2015
After intense discussions & momentous decisions, the #HBLPSL Draft Ceremony finally draws to an end! pic.twitter.com/kDbSA0iSM7
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) December 22, 2015
#HBLPSL Draft 2015 pic.twitter.com/RpUteNG67c
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) December 22, 2015
The Karachi Kings!
The teams are in high-spirits! #HBLPSL pic.twitter.com/aeuSpYLShF
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) December 22, 2015
Lahore select 19-year-old right-hand batsman Imran Butt as their last Supplementary player.
The last pick of the day, @lahoreqalandars pick Imran Butt! #HBLPSL #AbKhelKeDikha
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) December 22, 2015
The 22-year-old left-hand batsman Umar Siddiq is Islamabad's last pick as a Supplementary player.
Peshawar Zalmi pick 25-year-old left-hand batsman Israrullah as their third Supplementary player. They have the first pick in the fourth round and they select left-arm pacer Taj Wali as their last Supplementary player.
Islamabad bring in Hussain Talat from Lahore in their team. He is a left-handed batsman and is only 19-years-old.
So Quetta pick Ramiz Raja, the junior one, as their third Supplementary players and they have exhausted their budget of $1.1 million as well.
Lahore pick Ehsan Adil as their third Supplementary player.
Pakistani medium-fast bowler @ehsanadil007 is bagged by @lahoreqalandars! #HBLPSL #AbKhelKeDikha
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) December 22, 2015
Karachi have selected Shahzeb Hasan as their second Supplementary player. Karachi have the first go in the next round and they have picked up Fawad Alam.
PHOTO: AFPPeshawar pick Brad Hodge as their second Supplementary player.
PHOTO: AFPIslamabad pick Pakistan off-spin magician Saeed Ajmal as their Supplementary player.
PHOTO: AFPAizaz Cheema has been picked by Quetta as Supplementary player.
Lahore have pick Pakistani opener Mukhtar Ahmed as their supplementary player.
Pakistani t-20 opener Mukhtar Ahmed is next addition to @lahoreqalandars! #HBLPSL #AbKhelKeDikha
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) December 22, 2015
Islamabad bring in the recently concluded Bangladesh Premier League's man of the tournament Ashar Zaidi.
Karachi go next... Its Tilakaratne Dilshan. Seems more like a Platinum category selection and not a Supplementary round pick.
PHOTO: AFPLahore Qalandars now... and they have picked Pakistan veteran all-rounder Abdul Razzaq in the Supplementary round.
PHOTO: AFPWhat a joyful moment for the fans! Abdul Razzaq gets drafted by @lahoreqalandars! #HBLPSL pic.twitter.com/H74YQpV0P2
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) December 22, 2015
Peshawar Zalmi add Muhammad Asghar to their final 16-man squad. He has taken 40 wickets in nine matches in first-class cricket in Pakistan.
So the first pick in the Supplementary round will be done by Quetta. And finally someone picked Sri Lankan veteran Kumar Sangakkara. But he has been picked as a supplementary player.
A huge moment for the fans, SriLankan legend @KumarSanga2 gets picked by @TeamQuetta! #HBLPSL pic.twitter.com/nIM6nGvAE7
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) December 22, 2015
Analysts and consultants of five PSL teams
The analysts & consultants of the teams speak to the audience! #HBLPSL pic.twitter.com/Zm1Qck6auw
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) December 22, 2015
Lahore with the last selection from the Emerging players category... The 34-year-old Adnan Rasool completes the 16-man squad. He is an off-break bowler with 150 wickets from 44 first-class matches.
Quetta select a wicketkeeper-batsman Bismillah Khan to complete their 16-man line-up. He has 2235 runs from 49 first-class matches at an average of 27.93. He has two centuries and 14 half-tons to his name as well. In T20s, he has scored four fifties in 32 matches.
Peshawar Zalmi are next... The 21-year-old Hassan Ali completes the team as the second player from the Emerging category. He is a right-arm medium fast-bowler. He has 92 wickets from 20 first-class matches, quite impressive!
Hassan Ali has been chosen by @PeshawarZalmi! #HBLPSL #AbKhelKeDikha
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) December 22, 2015
The 20-year-old Saifullah Bangash, the wicketkeeper-batsman from Karachi has been picked by his home team.
The @KarachiKingsARY have chosen Saifullah Bangash! #HBLPSL #AbKhelKeDikha
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) December 22, 2015
Islamabad is up next... Amad Butt is the second player for them from the Emerging category. The first 16-man team is complete!
Amad Butt is the next pick made by @IsbUnited! #HBLPSL
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) December 22, 2015
Naveed Yasin has been picked by Lahore as their first Emerging category player.
Quetta Gladiators pick Akbarur Rahman as their first player from the Emerging category. He is an all-rounder; right-hand batsman and right-hand medium pacer.
Akbar-ur-Rahman gets picked by @TeamQuetta
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) December 22, 2015
Peshawar have picked Musadiq Ahmed Ali. He has played for Peshawar Panthers in the Pakistan domestic circuit.
.@PeshawarZalmi go forward by picking Mussadiq Ahmed Ali. #HBLPSL pic.twitter.com/hhSvSEOtlK
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) December 22, 2015
Karachi Kings have selected left-arm medium pacer Mir Hamza as their first player from the Emerging category. He has 143 wickets in 31 first-class matches. His T20 record states nine wickets in only eight matches.
Islamabad United get the first pick and they have picked Ruman Raees as their first player from the Emerging category. The left-arm medium fast-bowler has 113 wickets in 38 first-class matches. In T20s, he has 42 wickets in 36 matches.
https://twitter.com/thePSLt20_/status/679228028384362496
Rumman Raees has been picked up by @IsbUnited as their first pick from the Emerging Players category! #HBLPSL
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) December 22, 2015
That was a really long short-break by the PSL people. However, it is going to start soon, now!
The Round 1 of the "Emerging Players" category is about to begin! #HBLPSL
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) December 22, 2015
That was the last player to be selected from the Silver category. The draft will start after a short break to select players from the Emerging category. Stay tuned!
https://twitter.com/thePSLt20/status/679210016969244672
Islamabad get to pick their last player from the Silver category now. Who is it going to be? Sam Billings it is.
. @IsbUnited looks in great shape - they have just added the hard-hitting, English batsman Sam Billings! #HBLPSL pic.twitter.com/76Gg2vxXlr
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) December 22, 2015
Karachi Kings pick right-arm quickie Sohail Khan as their last pick from the Silver category.
Lahore have selected Pakistan ODI captain Azhar Ali as their last pick from the Silver category. He was initially drafted in the Diamond category. He has been drafted after being demoted twice. Bad luck for the Pakistan ODI leader of the pack.
Pakistan's one-day team captain, @AzharAli_ gets picked by @lahoreqalandars! #HBLPSL #AbKhelKeDikha
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) December 22, 2015
Here's a sneak peek! #HBLPSL pic.twitter.com/LL58WERfPp
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) December 22, 2015
Peshawar pick Pakistani left-arm spinner Abdur Rahman.
Abdul Rehman gets picked by @PeshawarZalmi! #HBLPSL #AbKhelKeDikha pic.twitter.com/Vfj5W2AVNA
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) December 22, 2015
Last round of players selection from Silver category and Quetta start with Afghan all-rounder Muhammad Nabi.
Muhammad Nabi, the first pick from Afghanistan gets drafted by @TeamQuetta! #HBLPSL #AbKhelKeDikha
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) December 22, 2015
Karachi has picked Sialkot leg-spinner Usama Mir. He is a young 19-year-old kid with 15 wickets in 15 T20s.
.@KarachiKingsARY go for the 19 year old Usama Mir! #HBLPSL #AbKhelKeDikha
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) December 22, 2015
Peshawar have picked a Sialkot-born batsman Shahid Yousuf. He has an impressive first-class record; 5791 runs in 125 matches. In T20s, he has scored 1276 runs in 73 matches.
Shahid Yousaf gets picked by @PeshawarZalmi! #HBLPSL #AbKhelKeDikha
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) December 22, 2015
Lala seems to be in high-spirits! #HBLPSL @SAfridiOfficial @PeshawarZalmi pic.twitter.com/OIneOx8sRH
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) December 22, 2015
Islamabad United pick Umar Amin. Finally someone has picked the man who was once touted as the next Pakistan skipper.
Left-handed, middle order batsman Umar Amin gets picked by @IsbUnited! #HBLPSL #AbKhelKeDikha
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) December 22, 2015
Rameez Raja discusses the drafting process with Ejaz Ahmad! #HBLPSL pic.twitter.com/jabykomfOi
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) December 22, 2015
Saad Nasim to Quetta. A good pick!
.@TeamQuetta have just added the right-handed Saad Nasim to their ranks! #HBLPSL
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) December 22, 2015
Fourth round of picking from the Silver category starts. Lahore have selected Zohaib Khan. He is a veteran of Pakistan's domestic scene.
All-rounder Zohaib Khan gets picked by @lahoreqalandars! #HBLPSL #AbKhelKeDikha
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) December 22, 2015
Peshawar Zalmi pick Imran Khan Jr. The dibbly dobbly bowler who has amaze the batsman with his extra-slow deliveries.
.@PeshawarZalmi go for Imran Khan Jr. #HBLPSL #AbKhelKeDikha
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) December 22, 2015
Islamabad have picked Kamran Gulam in the third round. He plays for Abbottabad and has bagged 15 wicket in 11 Twenty20s. He has scored 118 runs in 11 T20s at an average of 23.60.
.@IsbUnited go for fresh talent and pick Kamran Ghulam! #HBLPSL #AbKhelKeDikha
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) December 22, 2015
Quetta pick Muhammad Nawaz who belong to Rawalpindi. He is an average pick. He has scored 1257 runs in 24 matches while he has bagged eight wickets from 25 matches. He recently represented Pakistan A against England Lions.
.@TeamQuetta go for Mohammad Nawaz! @HBLPSL #AbKhelKeDikha
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) December 22, 2015
Lahore have selected Ziaul Haq as their third pick from the Silver category. He has 127 wickets in 37 first-class matches.
.@lahoreqalandars move forward and draft Zia-ul-Haq! #HBLPSL #AbKhelKeDikha
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) December 22, 2015
"The teams are turning out to be competitive with a clever placement of assets", expresses Rameez Raja! #HBLPSL #AbKhelKeDikha
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) December 22, 2015
Karachi Kings select Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim as their third pick from the Silver category.
The star wicket-keeper from Bangladesh, @mushfiqur15 gets picked by @KarachiKingsARY! #HBLPSL
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) December 22, 2015
Quetta select Asad Shafiq. That is one surprising selection as he is considered a Test specialist. But good luck to Quetta!
. @TeamQuetta goes for the hugely talented Pakistan's middle-order batsman, @_asadshafiq! #HBLPSL #AbKhelKeDikha
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) December 22, 2015
Lahore selected Hammad Azam. He is an all round player with good batting, bowling and fielding skills.
With their second pick, @lahoreqalandars have chosen the all-rounder Hammad Azam! #HBLPSL pic.twitter.com/MFyRO8qtoA
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) December 22, 2015
Karachi's turn now... Nauman Anwar it is. He has an average of 37 in 12 T20 outings for Sialkot. He has represented Pakistan in only one T20 against Zimbabwe.
. @KarachiKingsARY go for the young and talented Nauman Anwar! #HBLPSL
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) December 22, 2015
Islamabad pick Imran Khalid. He is a quality bowling all-rounder. A great pick indeed. He has 181 wickets in 55 first-class matches.
Peshawar Zalmi get the first pick in round two of players selection from the Silver category. Its is Dawid Malan. He is a left-hand batsman who played against Pakistan A in the recently concluded series against England Lions.
Lahore with the last pick in round one from the Silver category... Zafar Gohar it is. A left-arm spinner. Team focusing on spin as it will help a lot in the UAE.
Quetta with the fourth pick of the day and it Bilal Asif, the off-spinner who was touted to replace Saeed Ajmal at the helm.
An off-spinner and hard-hitting batsman, @TeamQuetta picks Bilal Asif! #HBLPSL pic.twitter.com/vs9CWdXCoC
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) December 22, 2015
Peshawar Zalmi is up next... Aamer Yamin, the fast-bowling all-rounder it is. He is the only Pakistani to pick a wicket on the first ball on his debut.
Having taken a wicket in his first international t-20 match, @PeshawarZalmi picks the talented Amir Yamin! #HBLPSL pic.twitter.com/qnSGeTp9uC
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) December 22, 2015
Karachi Kings with the second pick of the day from the Silver Category. They have a long list of all-rounders. They will be going for specialists today. Spinner and batsman Iftikhar Ahmed from Peshawar.
Iftikhar Ahmad gets picked by @KarachiKingsARY! #HBLPSL
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) December 22, 2015
Islamabad with the first pick of the day from the Silver category? Any guesses? Right-hand middle order batsman Babar Azam it is. Islamabad has a long list of good bowlers. They needed a batsman and they have got a good one.
The talented youngster Babar Azam is the first pick by @IsbUnited in Round 1 of the Silver Category! #HBLPSL #AbKhelKeDikha
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) December 22, 2015
Afridi be like, What! we didn't pick Amir yesterday?
The iconic players share a light moment! @SAfridiOfficial @wasimakramlive #HBLPSL pic.twitter.com/DbQ9v1L1P3
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) December 22, 2015
Legends!
The best of Pakistan's cricket talent pose for a candid picture! #HBLPSL pic.twitter.com/tiHm3qMhFV
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) December 22, 2015
Islamabad United coach Dean Jones is excited for the last day of the drafting process.
Today is the best day of the @thePSLt20 draft.
— Dean Jones AM (@ProfDeano) December 22, 2015
Today.. Many kids lives will change forever.. #importantday
Ravi Bopara tweet after being drafted for Karachi Kings franchise
Very happy to be selected for the @KarachiKingsARY in the @thePSLt20 can't wait to get started. 🏏🏏 #PSLT20 #PSLdraft
— Ravi Bopara (@ravibopara) December 21, 2015
Imad Wasim, the young Pakistan all-rounder is excited to feature in Karachi Kings outfit.
Glad to knw that i ill be playing for @KarachiKingsARY super excited 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
— Imad Wasim (@simadwasim) December 21, 2015
Islamabad United have already named Misbah as their captain for the inaugural PSL tournament.
Here is the United Stars picked by @IsbUnited #UnitedWeWin #AbKhelKeDikha #DimaghSe #HBLPSL pic.twitter.com/Yq64DmrVZJ
— Islamabad United (@IsbUnited) December 21, 2015
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