KARACHI: The highly-anticipated players draft for the upcoming 10th edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) is likely to be held in Gwadar, Balochistan.
The speculation aroused as Chief Executive Officer of the PSL, Salman Naseer, shared a picture of Gwadar beach on his social media handles, captioned with a thinking face emoji.
According to the sources, Gwadar is being considered to host the upcoming players draft as part of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) plans to expand the marquee league beyond the four major cities – Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi and Multan.
Meanwhile, the official announcement regarding the venue of the players draft is likely to be made in the next 24 hours.
Remember, the registration window for the overseas players to offer their availability for the PSL 10, has already been opened.
Whereas, the cricket board has also announced the category renewals of 87 local players for the upcoming edition of the marquee league, which saw Karachi Kings’ Hasan Ali, alongside Quetta Gladiators’ Mohammad Amir, Peshawar Zalmi’s Saim Ayub and Multan Sultans’ Usama Mir being promoted to the platinum category.
The four players join Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan Naseem Shah (Islamabad United), Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi (Lahore Qalandars), Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan (Multan Sultans), Babar Azam (Peshawar Zalmi), who have all been retained in the premium category.
The Diamond category features a total of 16 players, including former Gladiators captain Sarfaraz Ahmed, veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik and Test skipper Shan Masood.
Remember, the players’ draft for the PSL 10 will take place on January 11, 2025.
Sohail Imran Sohail Imran is a senior reporter for Geo News.
