PSL2 drafts in Dubai a star-studded event
A host of marquee cricketers participate in drafts for second season of Pakistan Super League.
Drafts for the second season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL2) kicked off Wednesday, with a host of marquee cricketers like Chris Gayle, Kevin Pietersen, Shahid Afridi and Darren Sammy present at the occasion.
Drafts began for the Platinum Category, with first pick going to the Lahore Qalandars who opted for former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum. Karachi Kings followed with picking explosive West Indies opener Chris Gayle, whereas Peshawar Zalmi retained their skipper, Shahid Afridi, and Quetta Gladiators retained England star Kevin Pietersen. Islamabad United too kept their winning skipper Misbah-ul-Haq.
In the second round, Lahore went for Windes ace spinner Sunil Narine while Karachi picked Windies all-rounder Kieron Pollard. Peshawar bagged current England limited-overs skipper Eoin Morgan, while Quetta retained their captain Sarfraz Ahmed. Islamabad retained Australia’s star all-rounder Shane Watson.
The third round saw the Qalandars retain Umar Akmal, highest scorer of the first edition, while the Kings retained captain and all-rounder Shoaib Malik. Quetta reposed their faith in opener Ahmed Shehzad. Islamabad retained West Indian all-rounder Andre Russell.
The PSL final will be held in Lahore.
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Oct 20, 2016 06:17pm
Isolated as per neighbors.
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Oct 20, 2016 06:20pm
Great to see all those smiles. Go Pakistan. Go PSL.
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Oct 20, 2016 06:23pm
Must admit Najam Sethi is doing a good job. Keep up the good work, Sir.
Kindly consider Karachi too next year. Do not forget that the incident that led to end of home series in Pakistan happened in Lahore.
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Oct 20, 2016 06:27pm
Pakistan looks very isolated here.
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Oct 20, 2016 06:42pm
Najam sethi is intelligent and hard working man.
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Oct 20, 2016 07:24pm
Awesome! PSL will be great, inshaAllah!
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Oct 20, 2016 07:28pm
Excellent.
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Oct 20, 2016 07:34pm
PSL is great entertainer. It's going to be even better this year. Just a little disappointed to not see another team added this year.
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Oct 20, 2016 07:46pm
Isolated yaaaar!!!!
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Oct 20, 2016 08:25pm
@Suhail INSHALLAH bro Pakistan Zindabad
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Oct 20, 2016 08:38pm
@Faisal ; But but Modi told us something different in India :-(
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Oct 20, 2016 08:44pm
It's time to bring cricket back to Pakistan home ground ........ All the best to PSL 2
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Oct 20, 2016 08:54pm
I think they would need to upgrade the Lahore cricket stadium as there will be a huge crowed coming for final. Endorsing the Zain's comment about considering the other venues beside Lahore.
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Oct 20, 2016 09:08pm
The genius and hard work of the legendary Najam Sethi!
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Oct 20, 2016 09:22pm
both Afridis are looking charming
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Oct 20, 2016 09:54pm
@YYY dude, Indians as a whole are not against you.. its about these corrupted and self serving politicians on both sides.. they are creating this feeling of hatred towards each other.. we, as common citizens must try to understand their cunningness and be respectful to each other(people of India and pakistan) wishing u all the best.. (y)
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Oct 20, 2016 10:49pm
having a local league without local crowds (rather empty stadiums), ...... absolutely not isolated
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Oct 20, 2016 10:50pm
same players.....nothing new.
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Oct 20, 2016 10:52pm
PSL will become the yardstick for peace and come back of good days in Pakistan Inshahallah
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Oct 20, 2016 11:22pm
Good Luck. Hope the semis and final are in Pakistan. I still think UAE should be abandoned by PCB coz its way too expensive a home for them. Why not Kathmandu ? People of Nepal will go nuts to find so many intl stars in their midst. NCA will earn well too.
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Oct 20, 2016 11:45pm
Good work masahAllah. Put other cities in next PSL 3rd edition apart from Lahore please. That is the only platform to build up confidence to the international players that Pakistan is very safe to play in any city.
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Oct 21, 2016 12:00am
@usman Humraz More Expectation from crowd , if Lahore Qalanders will be in final.
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Oct 21, 2016 12:43am
Super League is recognised cricket game where the renowned players from different countries show their performances together at different venues. It has accelerated the activities manifolds, whether the coverage through TV channels or the commercial activities . Betting in many countries is legally allowed but not in Pakistan. The lovers of cricket in Pakistan expect fair and transparent PSL , although many faces were visible at Dubai Show whose integrity had on question mark. The Qayyum Report and the London Court's decision have to be kept in mind.
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Oct 21, 2016 01:48am
Thanks again, Najam Sethi!
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Oct 21, 2016 02:38am
Whole draft was brilliant. Lahore will be strong this time out but Zalmi still look like the team to beat. Bring our league to home and watch it progress. Imaging a league full of stars playing at Lahore, Karachi, Peshwar, Rawalpindi and few other big cities would be block buster. Imaging revenue generation for those matches and PSL as an entity. Ground realities are different but hoping for best. Kuddos to Najam Sethi and team for giving us a brilliant source of entertainment.
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Oct 21, 2016 03:37am
Great job. Keep up the good work.
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Oct 21, 2016 05:11am
All the best
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Oct 21, 2016 06:55am
@Faisal
For sure .
Have you any idea of IPL players?
World top players are willing to play for IPL rather for their country.
Pakistan players keep requesting to play in IPL.I hope you know that.
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Oct 21, 2016 08:44am
@Iqbal Najam Sethi has nothing to do with this. It is always the team below that does the job and also creates ideas. He is nothing but bad news for Pakistan cricket
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Oct 21, 2016 09:53am
@Afghan Blood Final is in Lahore
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Oct 21, 2016 10:10am
@Afghan Blood I think you should have a look at the audience stats of PSL's first addition.
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Oct 21, 2016 10:37am
@Faisal lets see when the final happens in Lahore.
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Oct 21, 2016 10:38am
@Afghan Blood good one.
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Oct 21, 2016 10:42am
@Salman A wait for the final in Lahore and we'll see.
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Oct 21, 2016 10:45am
@zarif and there won't be overseas players in the final.
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Oct 21, 2016 10:48am
@Joe You still hear every now and then about them complaining of ban in IPL for PAK players.
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Oct 21, 2016 06:25pm
@Srinath well said Srinath. I see many Indian share the same sentiment. I agree with you 100%
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Oct 21, 2016 07:35pm
Go PSL. it is better to play more games in Pakistan but i like the idea of exploring Kathmandu... love Nepal
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Oct 22, 2016 02:18am
All the best!
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Oct 22, 2016 03:02am
Again Daubi, why not host the games in Pakistan. You all know why coz no International Player will come to play in Pakistan.
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Oct 22, 2016 07:44am
@Srinath Hope Pakistanis understand that Indians are happy to see Pak progress. Most of them seem to be lost in jealousy comparing India and Pak in all aspects.
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Oct 22, 2016 01:05pm
Good initiative and smart move to bring the game back home .... Happy for PCB, Pakistan players and audience. Who knows this can re-install international cricket in Pakistan. PCB could have gone extra mile inviting Indian players to associate themselves with PSL, this could have been a smart move. All I wish is good cricket to prevail and let the game decide which team or league is best in the world.All the best PCB
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Oct 22, 2016 06:48pm
Players names on the jerseys should be their nicks. Like Boom Boom for Afridi, Universe Boss for Gayle, B-Mac for McCullum, Pocket Rocket for Sarfarz etc.
Come on PSL makes things a bit more exciting.
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Oct 23, 2016 08:39pm
what a circus !!!
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Oct 23, 2016 09:46pm
No championship will be a complete package without AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli... IPL-exclusive!
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Oct 23, 2016 09:48pm
@Arvind Gupta ! Indian players don't even play in Big Bash League! BCCI doesn't allow them to unnecessarily burn out.
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Oct 23, 2016 09:54pm
All the best! Najam Sethi is not only a phenomenal public intellectual but also a terrific administrator. Pakistan-PCB is lucky to have someone of his caliber, guiding them.
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