2016 Pakistan Super League players draft

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 per country

Country Number of Players Country Number of Players Country Number of Players
 Pakistan 137  England 59  West Indies 38
 Sri Lanka 22  Australia 10  Bangladesh 10
 South Africa 7  Zimbabwe 6  New Zealand 5
 Ireland 4  Afghanistan 3  Canada 2
 Scotland 2  United States 2  United Arab Emirates 1

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]

Icon

($200,000)

Platinum

($140,000)

Diamond

($70,000)

Gold

($50,000)

Silver

($25,000)

Emerging

($10,000)

Supplementary

Supplementary players are those who picked by their team as extra players and their contracts will start only after they join their teams.

Players Pre-Draft Category Players Pre-Draft Category Players Pre-Draft Category
Rameez Raja Jr. Emerging Aizaz Cheema Silver Saeed Ajmal Diamond
Taj Wali Emerging Shahzaib Hasan Gold Ehsan Adil Gold
Israrullah Emerging Fawad Alam Gold Brad Hodge Diamond
Mukhtar Ahmed Silver Ashar Zaidi Silver TM Dilshan Platinum
Abdul Razzaq Silver Kumar Sangakkara Platinum

Post draft signings


Players Pre-Draft Category Players Pre-Draft Category
Ajantha Mendis Diamond Dwayne Smith Platinum
Shaun Tait Diamond Riki Wessels Silver
Grant Elliott Diamond Azhar Mahmood Diamond
Owais Shah Gold Nathan McCullum
Ryan ten Doeschate Jonny Bairstow

Management and staff

This is the list of coaches and other supportive staff hired by 5 franchises.[7]

Islamabad United
Peshawar Zalmi
  • Mohammad Akram (Head Coach)
  • Andy Flower (Batting Consultant)
  • Abdul Rehman (Manager)
  • Grant Luden (Fielding Coach/ Fitness Trainer)
  • Ibrahim Qureshi (Assistant Trainer)
  • Bradly Lan Robinson (Physiotherapists)
  • Usman Hashmi (Analyst)
Karachi Kings
Quetta Gladiators
Lahore Qalandars

References

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