The player draft for the inaugural season of the Pakistan Super League was held at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on 21–22 December 2015.[1] A total of 308 players and 30 coaches, including Pakistani and Foreigners were divided into 5 different categories Platinum, Diamond, Gold, Silver and Emerging.[2] Each franchise had a salary-spending cap of $1.2 million, including the signing of players, coaches and support staff. There were five icon players and each team was allowed to pick one icon and six foreigners in a 20-man squad (16 active and 4 supplementary).[3]

Players picked

Following is the list of players picked by different teams.

Shahid Afridi was the first player to be picked in draft.[4] Shane Watson was the first foreign player to be picked in draft.[5][6] Players were paid according to their categories:

Icon - $200,000, Platinum - $140,000, Diamond - $70,000, Gold - $50,000, Silver - $25,000, Emerging - $10,000

Category Islamabad United Karachi Kings Lahore Qalandars Peshawar Zalmi Quetta Gladiators
Icon
Platinium
Diamond
Gold
Silver
Emerging
Supplementary

Supplementary players are those who picked by their team as extra players and their contracts will start only after they join their teams when one of the main team player gets injured or is unavailable to play.

Post-Draft Signings

These Players were signed by franchises after the draft.

Player Team Post- Draft Category
Dwayne Smith IU Platinium
Nathan McCullum QG Platinium
Ryan ten Doeschate KK Diamond
Ajantha Mendis LQ Diamond
Shaun Tait PZ Diamond
Grant Elliott QG Diamond
Azhar Mahmood IU Diamond
Owais Shah KK Gold
Riki Wessels KK Silver
Jonny Bairstow PZ Silver

References

  1. ↑ "Pakistan Super League players draft on Dec 21–22". DailyTimes. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  2. ↑ PSL details
  3. ↑ "Pakistan Super League: Draft pick order decided, logo launched". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Shahid Afridi becomes first player to be picked in Pakistan Super League (PSL)". Cricket Country. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Shahid Afridi becomes first player to be picked in Pakistan Super League (PSL)". Cricket Country. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "Pakistan Super League, Day 1: Younis Khan unsold as Misbah ul-Haq picked by Islamabad United". Zee News. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
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