PSL will be a rich experience for our players: Afridi

Afridi is delighted with the PSL launch as players will be competing alongside some of sport's biggest names


Our Correspondent September 23, 2015
PHOTO: REUTERS

KARACHI: Pakistan T20 captain Shahid Afridi has backed the Pakistan Super League (PSL) with zest and termed it a potentially rich experience for the country's players.

"The PSL is a great opportunity for our players to gain invaluable experience as they will be competing alongside some of the sport's big names," said Afridi.

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A glamorous mix of cricket and entertainment defined the launch of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) in a glittering ceremony in Lahore, where top cricketers, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials, media personnel and showbiz stars studded the action-packed show.

The league is a franchise-based T20 cricket tournament set to take place in February 2016. Five teams - Quetta, Karachi, Peshawar, Lahore, and Islamabad - will play against each other in the inaugural edition of the PSL. Each squad will consist of a minimum of four foreign players and 12 local players.

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The foreign player quotient of the PSL includes some of the top names of the game, revealed through video messages recorded by the players before Ramiz Raja and Najam Sethi introduced the latest signing - England's Kevin Pietersen.

Pietersen is joined by the likes of Chris Gayle, Lasith Malinga, Andre Russell, Luke Wright, Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Time Bresnan, and Sunil Narine.

Meanwhile, the league's logo was unveiled through a five minute 3D projection sequence that travelled through historic moments of Pakistan cricket, starting from the famous 1954 Oval test victory. Inspired by Pakistan's rich fast-bowling heritage, the logo is a fresh departure from common T20 logos which are focused on batsmen. The logo mirrors an image of Pakistan's legendary pacer Wasim Akram, who is also one of the PSL's brand ambassadors.

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COMMENTS (2)

K4KAshmir | 9 years ago | Reply Where is Bollywood in india or pakistan....without Bollywood there is not glamor in Asia .... Also PSL is Like other leagues like Carebian,BSL,or others .... Also whether it be happened or not time will tell
Muhammad Arslan | 9 years ago | Reply Is it Same Afridi who passed a statement that league should be played in Pakistan as we don't care about foreign players coming to Pakistan or not? and now he is saying playing PSL will be a invaluable experience for youngsters alongside big names of cricket. Isn't it contradictory? Isn't the contradictory statement passed too early after first statement that even being a Pakistani I haven't forgotten it yet. With due respect to Shahid Afridi, Shahid bhai please think before you speak as being a star your words are followed by millions of your fans.
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