The Pakistan Super League (PSL) draft was held in Islamabad today ahead of the fourth edition in 2019. All franchises were keen on making the most of this opportunity by assembling the best possible squads.
Former South Africa wicketkeeper-batsman AB de Villiers joined Lahore Qalandars with the first pick of the day, while Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez will also be part of the same squad in the 2019 edition of the league.
The Sixth Team stole the limelight by picking up former Australia captain Steve Smith and former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi during the draft.
Quetta Gladiators' top pick of the day was West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo while Karachi Kings have brought back fast-bowler Sohail Khan in the side after the pacer's soliatry season with Lahore Qalandars.
Peshwar Zalmi roped in former Pakistan captain Misbahul Haq while also aquring the services of fierce West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard.
Defending champions Islamabad United beefed up their squad with the inclusion of former England middle-order batsman Ian Bell.
COMPLETE SQUADS
Islamabad United
Peshawar Zalmi
Karachi Kings
Quetta Gladiators
Lahore Qalandars
The Sixth Team
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SAMIULLAH JOINS PESHAWAR ZALMI
KARACHI KINGS PICK JAAHID ALI
QUETTA GLADIATORS PICK JALAT KHAN
THE SIXTH TEAM HAS PICKED UP SHAKEEL ANSAR
LAHORE QALANDARS PICK UP YOUNG PACE SENSATION HARIS RAUF
You will know a bit about him here.
Third round of supplemenatry category is completed. Fourth and final round next!
ISLAMABAD UNITED PICK AMAD BUTT
Talented all-rounder who can prove to be a valuable addition to the squad,
PESHAWAR ZALMI RETAIN FAITH IN IBTISAM SHEIKH
Backing tthe young spinner once again.
LIAM LIVINGSTONE WILL JOIN KARACHI KINGS
Hard-hitting top-order batsman
QUETTA GLADIATORS PICK AZAM KHAN
Son of Moin Khan.
THE SIXTH TEAM BRING IN ALI SHAFIQ
Another young pacer on the horizon.
PAKISTAN PACER AIZAZ CHEEMA JOINS LAHORE QALANDARS
He has been performing reall well in the domestic cirucit in the past two seasons.
Uh oh..
Second round of supplemenatry category is completed. Round three next!
ZAHIR KHAN JOINS ISLAMABAD UNITED
We have a spinner from Afghanistan in the limelight.
CHRIS JORDAN WILL CONTINUE WITH PESHAWAR ZALMI
AUSTRALIAN BEN DUNK WILL REPRESENT KARACHI KINGS
Dunk-it!
AHMED SHEHZAD RETURNS TO QUETTA BUT AS SUPPLEMENTARY PICK
Opener will don Quetta's colours once again.
TOM MOORES IS PICKED UP BY THE SIXTH TEAM
GAUHAR ALI WILL REPRESENT LAHORE QALANDARS
First round of supplemenatry category is completed. Round two next!
WAYNE PARNELL IS PICKED UP BY ISLAMABAD UNITED
Experienced South African.
PESHAWAR ZALMI SHOW FAITH IN AFGHANISTAN'S WAQAR SALAMKHEIL
KARACHI KINGS BRING IN ALL-ROUNDER AAMIR YAMIN
He can chip in with effective contributions with both bat and ball.
QUETTA GLADIATORS SIDE WITH ENGLISH PACER HARRY GURNEY
To those who don't know, should watch him in the upcoming Big Bash League
THE SIXTH TEAM PICKS AUSTRALIA ALL-ROUNDER DANIEL CHRISTIAN
He can be a valuable addition to the side
LAHORE QALANDARS PICKS ZIMBABWE'S BRENDON TAYLOR
Experienced player who can be called upon whenever required.
Time for supplemenatry round!
Will any team pick him in the supplementary category?
Is that true?
Nice!
And with that we reach the conclusion of the emerging category, time for the final round of supplementary category.
NASIR NAWAZ JOINS ISLAMABAD UNITED
KARACHI KINGS PICK ABRAR AHMED
THE GLADIATORS YOUNG QUICK NASEEM SHAH
UMAIR MASOOD IS PICKED UP BY LAHORE QALANDARS
ISLAMABAD UNITED PLACE THEIR FAITH IN PAKISTAN U-19 BOWLER MOHAMMAD MUSA
Another young pace sensation!
PESHAWAR ZAMI SIDE WITH NABI GUL
KARACHI KINGS PICK ALI IMRAN
MEDIUM PACER MOHAMMAD ILYAS JOINS THE SIXTH TEAM ROSTER
Another interesting choice by the Sixth Team
QUETTA GLADIATORS PICK LEFT-ARM PACER GULAM MUDASSAR
Pacers galore!
SNGPL'S MOHAMMAD IMRAN JOINS LAHORE QALANDARS
The silver category is completed, we now move on to emerging player category.
ALL-ROUNDER IFTIKHAR AHMED WILL WEAR KARACHI'S COLOURS NEXT SEASON
Good oportunity for him to come back in Pakistan reckoning once again.
PACER SOHAIL KHAN WILL ONCE AGAIN PLAY FOR KARACHI KINGS
He will add another dimension to Karachi's pace battery.
PESHAWAR ZALMI PICK JAMAL ANWAR
AARON SUMMERS JOINS KARCHI KINGS
Except some fiery bouncers!
KARACHI-BORN AHSAN ALI WILL PLAY FOR QUETTA GLADIATORS
Taleneted opener with a good range of shots
MULTAN-BORN RIGHT-HANDED BATSMAN SOHAIB MAQSOOD WILL PLAY FOR PESHAWAR ZALMI
He is hard to stop if he starts middling it.
LEG-SPINNER USAMA MIR WILL ONE AGAIN PLAY PLAY FOR KARACHI KINGS
Another fiesty leg-spinner, who has a bright future ahead of him.
IN FORM HARIS SOHAIL WILL REPRESENT LAHORE QALANDARS
LOCAL TALENT NAUMAN ALI JOINS THE SIXTH TEAM
PAKISTAN YOUNGSTER DANISH AZIZ IS PICKED UP BY QUETTA GLADIATORS
SOUTH AFRICA'S LEFT-HANDED BATSMAN CAMERON DELPORT WILL PLAY FOR ISLAMABAD UNITED
Delport has loads of experience of playing in T20 league around the globe
SOUTH AFRICA'S WAYNE MADSEN WILL WEAR PESHAWAR ZALMI'S COLOURS
KARACHI KINGS TRUST PAKISTAN OPENER AWAIS ZIA WITH THEIR PICK
With Zia in the side, it is for certain that his wagon wheel will have a lot of shots on the leg side.
LEFT-ARM SPINNER MOHAMMAD ASGHAR IS PICKED UP BY QUETTA GLADIATORS
Quetta can rely on him to get them through the powerplay overs
ENGLAND BATSMAN LAURI EVANS WILL REPRESENT THE SIXTH TEAM
The gold round is out of the way, silver category next.
PHIL SALT WILL PLAY FOR THE TWO-TIME CHAMPIONS
PESHWAR ZALMI GO WITH PAKISTAN BATSMAN UMAR AMIN WITH THEIR PICK
Stylish left-hander with a point to prove.
NICOLAS POORAN JOINS THE SIXTH TEAM ROSTER
The Windies batsman has made a name for himself in the T20 power show all around the world.
SAMIT PATEL IS BACK WITH ISLAMABAD UNITED
PESHAWAR ZALMI PICK DAWID MALAN
The England middle-order batsman was released by the side, ahead of the draft, but he has been picked by the side once again.
ZIMBABWE'S SIKANDAR RAZA JOINS KARACHI KINGS
His experience will come in handy
LEG-SPINNER FAWAD AHMED GETS THE NOD FROM GLADIATORS
THE SIXTH TEAM GO WITH AFGHANISTAN'S QAIS AHMED
SANDEEP LAMICHHANE JOINS QALANDARS
The Nepal spin sensation joins Lahore, exciting.
The diamond category is done and dusted, time for gold category.
QALANDARS ROPE IN COREY ANDERSON
Lahore now have players with the two fastest centuries in ODI cricket, that should be a confidence booster!
ISLAMABAD UNITED GO WITH IAN BELL
A good Natwest T20 Blast season would have played a role in this decision.
MISBAHUL HAQ HAS BEEN PICKED BY PESHAWAR ZALMI
After three successful seasons with Islamabad United, Misbah will don Zalmi's colours next season.
ENGLAND OPENER JOE DENLY JOINS THE SIXTH TEAM
He played for Karachi Kings last season, I'm sure you remember his catch from previous season.
LAHORE QALANDARS CHOSE CARLOS BRATHWAITE WITH THEIR FIRST PICK IN DIAMOND CATEGORY
Ben Stokes. World T20 2016 and all that..
The platinum category is done, off to Diamond category.
GLADIATORS GO WITH DWAYNE BRAVO!
Quetta relying on experience with this pick.
SHAHID AFRIDI WILL FEATURE FOR THE SIXTH TEAM!
The flamboyant former Pakistan all-rounder will represent his third team in the fourth edition.
KIERON POLLARD MOVES TO PESHAWAR ZALMI!
The hard-hiting West Indies all-rounder will bring a lot of potency to the Zalmi side.
QALANDARS DECIDED TO BRING IN MOHAMMAD HAFEEZ!
The Pakistan all-rounder will represent the Lahore-based franchise next season after palying the first three editions with Peshawar Zalmi.
THE SIXTH TEAM GO WITH STEVE SMITH!
The Australian is in the limelight one again.
LAHORE QALANDARS PICK AB DE VILLIERS!
In line with the speculations before the draft, the Qalandars have roped in the South African with their first pick of platinum category.
Formalities out of the way, here we go!
Ehsan Mani: "I would like to thank the franchises and title sponsors for their role in making the league a success. I'm grateful to them for showing the world a soft side of Pakistan. Ofcourse none of this would work without the fans as they have been absolutely valuable during this journey but we have to take this to the next level in the upcoming season."
High time, no margin for error
Islamabad United's hero, from their title-winning campaign last season, Luke Ronchi is enjoying his time in Islamabad.
Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ehsan Mani talks to media ahead of the draft.
Exciting times!
Welcome to the Pakistan Super League draft for the fourth edition in 2019!