2019 Pakistan Super League players draft explained

The players draft for the 2019 Pakistan Super League was held on 20 November 2018 at Islamabad.[1] [2] More than 630 players ware included in the draft, from which each franchise finalised a squad of 16 players along with 4 supplementary players. The tournament was the fourth season of Pakistan Super League, and took place between 14 February and 17 March 2019.[3] [4]

Background

On 29 September 2018, the trade and retention window started. 89 players from Pakistan were announced in five renewed categories; 14 in platinum, 9 in diamond, 20 in gold, 34 in silver and 12 in emerging.[5] 14 overseas players in Platinum category were announced on 4 October. The business window closed on 13 November.[6]

It was reported that Ahmed Shehzad will remain a part of the draft, despite his four-month-ban on international game.[7] It was also reported on 31 October that Misbah-ul-Haq decided not to play in fourth onward seasons of PSL, though he will continue to be part of the team United.[8] However, on 19 November, he decided to play in the season and parted ways with United.[9] Brendon McCullum also announced on 3 November that he will not play for Qalandars,[10] and Mohammad Hafeez announced on 8 November his leave from Zalmi.[11] Shahid Afridi also left the team Kings as they decided not to retain him.[12]

Transfers

On 16 October 2018, it was announced that Sohail Tanvir was transferred from Sultans to Gladiators for a Diamond pick.[13] On 3 November, it was announced that Sunil Narine and Umar Akmal were transferred from Qalandars to Gladiators, in change of Hasan Khan, Rahat Ali and a platinum pick.[14]

Retained players

On 13 November 2018, PSL announced the retention players list with all six teams retaining a total of 51 players from previous season.[15]

ClassIslamabad UnitedKarachi KingsLahore QalandarsMultan SultansPeshawar ZalmiQuetta Gladiators
Platinum
Diamond
Gold
Silver
Emerging

Draft picks

Following is the list of players picked in the draft by the respective team:[16]

ClassIslamabad UnitedKarachi KingsLahore QalandarsMultan SultansPeshawar ZalmiQuetta Gladiators
PlatinumAB de VilliersSteve SmithKieron Pollard
Mohammad HafeezShahid AfridiDwayne Bravo
DiamondIan BellCarlos BrathwaiteJoe DenlyMisbah-ul-Haq
Corey Anderson
GoldSamit PatelSikandar RazaSandeep LamichhaneQais AhmadDawid MalanFawad Ahmed
Phil SaltNicholas PooranUmar Amin
SilverCameron DelportAwais ZiaLaurie EvansWayne MadsenMohammad Asghar
Usama MirHaris SohailNauman AliSohaib MaqsoodDanish Aziz
Aaron SummersJamal AnwarAhsan Ali
Sohail Khan
Iftikhar Ahmed
EmergingMuhammad MusaAli ImranMohammad ImranMohammad IlyasNabi GulGhulam Mudassar
Nasir NawazAbrar AhmedUmair MasoodNaseem Shah
SupplementaryWayne ParnellAamer YaminBrendan TaylorDaniel ChristianWaqar SalamkheilHarry Gurney
Zahir KhanBen DunkGauhar AliTom MooresChris JordanAhmed Shehzad
Amad ButtLiam LivingstoneAizaz CheemaAli ShafiqIbtisam SheikhAzam Khan
Rizwan HussainJaahid AliHaris RaufShakeel AnsarSamiullah AfridiJalat Khan

New players

Platinum:
Diamond:

Replacements

The replacement draft was held at Gaddafi Stadium on 24 January 2019. The teams were allowed to pick 21st member in the squad, and to replace the unavailable players with the available ones.[20] Qalandars picked Saad Ali as 21st player and named Hardus Viljoen and David Wiese to play in partial absence of AB de Villiers, Carlos Brathwaite and Corey Anderson.[21] Sultans expanded the squad with Hammad Azam, and picked Andre Russell and James Vince in place of injured Steve Smith and Joe Denly respectively.[22] Gladiators' expansion pick was Mohammad Irfan, while Dwayne Smith will be playing during the absence of Dwayne Bravo.[23] Kings picked Umer Khan as 21st player,[24] and Zalmi replaced Waqar Salamkheil with Andre Fletcher.[25] Meanwhile, Zalmi and United did not submit their squad expansion pick.[26] [27]

Few days before the tournament, Johnson Charles replaced Nicholas Pooran in Sultans squad, who became unavailable after being selected for the ODI series against England,[28] and Mohammad Hasnain replaced Naseem Shah in Gladiators squad, after the latter suffered an injury.[29] On 10 February, it was reported that Chris Green will be playing as a replacement for both Dan Christian and James Vince only for first week of the season, and when Andre Russell would leave after both players arrive, he will become replacement player for Russell in the squad.[30] A day before the tournament, Zalmi picked Pakistani opener Imam-ul-Haq as their 21st player.[31] Qalandars Captain Mohammad Hafeez suffered a thumb injury while bowling against Karachi Kings which resulted in him being ruled out of the season, he was replaced by Salman Butt.[32] [33] Lendl Simmons and Tymal Mills replaced Dawid Malan and Chris Jordan, respectively in Peshawar Zalmi squad, after both were selected in England's squad for the T20I series against West Indies.[34] [35] Riki Wessels replaced Ryan ten Doeschate in Qalandars' squad after the latter injured himself while bowling in a match against Peshawar Zalmi, while Asela Gunaratne replaced Corey Anderson as he was unavailable for Pakistan leg.[36]

Notes and References

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  2. News: PSL 2019 draft to take place on November 20. Dawn. 12 October 2018. 13 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181013013138/https://www.dawn.com/news/1438542. 13 October 2018. live. dmy-all.
  3. News: PSL 2019 to start on 14th February. ICC. 16 September 2018. 16 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180916093420/https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/851236. 16 September 2018. live. dmy-all.
  4. News: Smith named in PSL draft; Warner turns down offer. Umar Farooq. 4 October 2018. 4 October 2018. ESPNcricinfo. https://web.archive.org/web/20181004230135/http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24890096. 4 October 2018. live. dmy-all.
  5. News: PSL trade and retention window now open. 29 September 2018. 4 October 2018. The News. https://web.archive.org/web/20181004225949/https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/374552. 4 October 2018. live. dmy-all.
  6. News: PSL 4 player draft to be held on November 20. 13 October 2018. 16 October 2018. Pakistan Today. https://web.archive.org/web/20181017001722/https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/13/psl-4-player-draft-to-be-held-on-november-20/. 17 October 2018. live. dmy-all.
  7. News: Shehzad added to PSL draft pool. 12 October 2018. 16 October 2018. The News. https://web.archive.org/web/20181016203313/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/379866. 16 October 2018. live. dmy-all.
  8. News: No Misbah-ul-Haq in Pakistan Super League from next season. 31 October 2018. 3 November 2018. Hindustan Times. PTI. https://web.archive.org/web/20181103131528/https://www.hindustantimes.com/story-iSun8iD6CpHkKx3H9okgBM.html. 3 November 2018. dead. dmy-all.
  9. News: Misbah-ul-Haq decides to play PSL as player, parts ways with Islamabad United. Shubham. 19 November 2018. 20 November 2018. CricTracker. https://web.archive.org/web/20181125162626/https://www.crictracker.com/misbah-ul-haq-decides-to-play-psl-as-player-parts-ways-with-islamabad-united/. 25 November 2018. live. dmy-all.
  10. News: Lahore Qalandars and Brendon McCullum part ways. Faizan Lakhani. 3 November 2018. 3 November 2018. Geo News. https://web.archive.org/web/20181103131311/https://www.geo.tv/latest/217124. 3 November 2018. live. dmy-all.
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  12. News: Shahid Afridi parts ways with PSL team Karachi Kings. Faizan Lakhani. 13 November 2018. 14 November 2018. Geo News. https://web.archive.org/web/20181114182233/https://www.geo.tv/latest/218349. 14 November 2018. live. dmy-all.
  13. News: All-rounder Sohail Tanvir to represent Quetta in PSL 2019. 16 October 2018. 16 October 2018. Pakistan Today. https://web.archive.org/web/20181017001651/https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/16/all-rounder-sohail-tanvir-to-represent-quetta-in-psl-2019/. 17 October 2018. live. dmy-all.
  14. News: PSL 2019: Sunil Narine joins Quetta Gladiators as the event's biggest trade. 3 November 2018. 3 November 2018. CricTracker. Sabyasachi. https://web.archive.org/web/20181103131519/https://www.crictracker.com/psl-2019-sunil-narine-joins-quetta-gladiators-as-the-events-biggest-trade/. 3 November 2018. live. dmy-all.
  15. News: PSL Team Retention list revealed. 13 November 2018. 14 November 2018. The News. https://web.archive.org/web/20181114182208/https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/393390. 14 November 2018. live. dmy-all.
  16. News: Choices made for PSL 4 draft. 20 November 2018. 20 November 2018. Samaa TV. https://web.archive.org/web/20181120221014/https://www.samaa.tv/sports/2018/11/psl-4-draft-in-islamabad/. 20 November 2018. live. dmy-all.
  17. News: AB de Villiers to play in Pakistan Super League. ICC. 7 September 2018. 14 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181014204103/https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/845693. 14 October 2018. live. dmy-all.
  18. News: Australia's Steve Smith has entered his name in the Pakistan Super League draft. 4 October 2018. Fox Sports (Australia). 11 October 2018.
  19. News: New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson included in PSL's platinum roster. 11 November 2018. Pakistan Today. 11 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181111173832/https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/11/11/new-zealand-all-rounder-corey-anderson-included-in-psls-platinum-roster/. 11 November 2018. live. dmy-all.
  20. News: PSL replacement draft set for Thursday. 22 January 2019. 24 January 2019. Dawn. https://web.archive.org/web/20190124011740/https://www.dawn.com/news/1459018. 24 January 2019. live. dmy-all.
  21. News: LAHORE QALANDARS TEAM 2019 FOR PSL 4. 24 January 2019. 24 January 2019. Geo Super. https://web.archive.org/web/20190124203511/http://www.geosuper.tv/latest/422984. 24 January 2019. live. dmy-all.
  22. News: MULTAN SULTANS TEAM 2019 FOR PSL 4. 24 January 2019. 24 January 2019. Geo Super. https://web.archive.org/web/20190124203810/http://www.geosuper.tv/latest/422978. 24 January 2019. live. dmy-all.
  23. News: QUETTA GLADIATORS TEAM 2019 FOR PSL 4. 24 January 2019. 24 January 2019. Geo Super. https://web.archive.org/web/20190124203745/http://www.geosuper.tv/latest/422982. 24 January 2019. live. dmy-all.
  24. News: KARACHI KINGS TEAM 2019 FOR PSL 4. 24 January 2019. 24 January 2019. Geo Super. https://web.archive.org/web/20190124203529/http://www.geosuper.tv/latest/422992. 24 January 2019. live. dmy-all.
  25. News: PESHAWAR ZALMI TEAM 2019 FOR PSL 4. 24 January 2019. 24 January 2019. Geo Super. https://web.archive.org/web/20190124203858/http://www.geosuper.tv/latest/422979. 24 January 2019. live. dmy-all.
  26. News: ISLAMABAD UNITED TEAM 2019 FOR PSL 4. 24 January 2019. 24 January 2019. Geo Super. https://web.archive.org/web/20190124203856/http://www.geosuper.tv/latest/422991. 24 January 2019. live. dmy-all.
  27. News: Young Umer Khan goes to Karachi Kings in replacement draft. 24 January 2019. 24 January 2019. ARY Sports. https://web.archive.org/web/20190125020305/https://arysports.tv/young-umer-khan-goes-karachi-kings-replacement-draft/. 25 January 2019. live. dmy-all.
  28. News: Multan Sultans replace Nicholas Pooran with Johnson Charles. Cricbuzz. 7 February 2019. 7 February 2019. Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi. https://web.archive.org/web/20190224173402/https://m.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/106573. 24 February 2019. live. dmy-all.
  29. News: Hyderabad's Mohammad Hasnain replaces emerging pacer Naseem Shah in Quetta Gladiators. The News. 8 February 2019. 6 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190224115735/https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/428611. 24 February 2019. live. dmy-all.
  30. News: Chris Green takes up Pakistan T20 deal after Thunder's premature exit. The Sydney Morning Herald. Christian Nicolussi. 10 February 2019. 10 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011535/https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/chris-green-takes-up-pakistan-t20-deal-after-thunder-s-premature-exit-20190210-p50wu5.html. 12 February 2019. live. dmy-all.
  31. News: Imam-ul-Haq inducted in Peshawar Zalmi squad. The News. 13 February 2019. 14 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190224115801/https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/431615. 24 February 2019. live. dmy-all.
  32. News: 'Changed man' Salman Butt has 'learnt his lesson', says Head Coach Aqib Javed. Dawn. 22 February 2019. 22 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190222183742/https://www.dawn.com/news/1465402. 22 February 2019. live. dmy-all.
  33. News: Salman Butt replaces Hafeez in Lahore Qalandars squad. Umar Farooq. ESPNcricinfo. 19 February 2019. 20 February 2019.
  34. News: Simmons, Mills to join Peshawar Zalmi. Business Recorder. 26 February 2019. 4 March 2019. Parvez Jabri.
  35. News: PSL 2019 player replacement update. The News. 27 February 2019. 4 March 2019.
  36. News: Riki Wessels joins Lahore Qalandars as team's foreign players arrive in Karach. Faizan Lakhani. Geo News. 8 March 2019.

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