PSL 2023 Draft Wrap-Up: Full Squads Unveiled for the Upcoming Season
As cricket enthusiasts eagerly anticipate the ninth edition of the highly anticipated Pakistan Super League (PSL), the franchises have solidified their teams following the conclusion of the players’ draft on Wednesday.
The draft event, hosted at Lahore’s National Cricket Academy (NCA), saw the attendance of team owners, coaches, and key Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials, including the board’s Management Committee Chairman, Zaka Ashraf.
The tournament is scheduled to take place in February-March next year, with matches set to be held in Karachi, Lahore, Multan, and Rawalpindi.
Islamabad United: Jordan Cox, Naseem Shah, Shadab Khan, Tymal Mills, Azam Khan, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Alex Hales, Colin Munro, Matthew Forde, Salman Ali Agha, Qasim Akram, Shahab Khan, Rumman Raees, Hunain Shah, Ubaid Shah, Shamyl Hussain, and Tom Curran.
Peshawar Zalmi: Babar Azam, Noor Ahmed, Rovman Powell, Asif Ali, Saim Ayub, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Naveen-ul-Haq, Aamer Jamal, Mohammad Haris, Salman Irshad, Arif Yaqoob, Umair Afridi, Daniel Mousley, Khurram Shahzad, Haseebullah Khan, Mohammad Zeeshan, Lungi Ngidi, and Mehran Mumtaz.
Multan Sultans: Mohammad Rizwan, David Willey, Iftikhar Ahmed, Dawid Malan, Khushdil Shah, Usama Mir, Reeza Hendricks, Reece Topley, Abbas Afridi, Tayyab Tahir, Shahnawaz Dahani, Mohammad Ali, Usman Khan, Ihsanullah, Faisal Akram, Yasir Khan, Chris Jordan, and Aftab Ibrahim.
Quetta Gladiators: Sherfane Rutherford, Mohammad Amir, Rilee Rossouw, Mohammad Wasim Junior, Jason Roy, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mohammad Hasnain, Abrar Ahmed, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Saud Shakeel, Sajjad Ali Junior, Usman Qadir, Omair Bin Yousuf, Will Smeed, Khawaja Nafay, Adil Naz, Akeal Hosain, and Sohail Khan.
Last week, Geo News reported that PSL 9, set to take place in February-March next year, will have matches played in four major cities including Karachi, Lahore, Multan, and Rawalpindi.
The teams will start gathering on February 12 where they will take part in practice sessions and matches across four days.
The event will start from February 17 in Lahore with defending champions Lahore Qalandars facing Islamabad United in the opening match. Multan Sultans and Karachi Kings will play in Multan on February 18.
Meanwhile, it is suggested that the first game in Karachi is to be played between Islamabad United and Karachi Kings on February 28.
Matches in Rawalpindi will start on March 1 with United playing Quetta Gladiators.
Furthermore, six double-headers will also be played during the tournament — with 11 matches scheduled to take place in Karachi, nine in Lahore and Rawalpindi each, and five in Multan.
Three playoff matches and the final will take place in Karachi, with the final scheduled on March 17.
