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2023 Pakistan Super League Players Draft
The player draft for the 2023 Pakistan Super League was held on 15 December 2022. Before the draft teams were allowed to retain a maximum of eight players and make transfers. Background Ramiz Raja had hinted that the draft would be replaced by an auction, but the format was retained. The PCB announced that Lahore Qalandars will have the first pick. Each team had the right to exercise one wildcard pick. Each team had a right-to-match card which allowed franchises to buy back a maximum of one player they had released by paying a set fee in each category: * Platinum ($130,000-$170,000) * Diamond ($60,000-$80,000) * Gold ($40,000-$50,000) * Silver ($25,000) * Emerging ($7,500) Transfers Babar Azam and a supplementary round pick were traded from Karachi Kings to Peshawar Zalmi in return for Shoaib Malik Shoaib Malik ( Punjabi, ur, ; born 1 February 1982) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for the Pakistan national cricket team and currently plays for Karachi Kings in the Pakis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Pakistan Super League
2023 Pakistan Super League (also known as PSL 8 or, for sponsorship reasons, HBL PSL 2023) is the on-going eighth season of the Pakistan Super League, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league which was established by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in 2015. Then PCB chairman Ramiz Raja had hinted at an auction based system to replace the draft for the 2023 season but a draft was retained. The draft for the tournament was held on 15 December in Karachi. A total of 36 foreign players were picked alongside local players. The tournament was played between 13 February to 19 March 2023. Squads In November 2022, the retained player's list was announced. Squads for the tournament were finalized on 15 December with the final draft. Venues The Pakistan Cricket Board announced plans to hold matches in Multan, Peshawar, Lahore and Karachi during the 2023 season. Lahore and Karachi were only the venues in 2022. Arbab Niaz Stadium in Peshawar was later declared unfit to hold any matches in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Wasim (cricketer, Born 2001)
Mohammad Wasim Wazir (Urdu, ; born 25 August 2001) also known as Wasim Jr. is a Pakistani cricketer. He plays for Islamabad United in Pakistan Super League. Early life He was born into a Pashtun family in North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where he began to play tape-ball cricket. Due to the lack of facilities there, he had to move to the provincial capital of Peshawar where he joined a cricket club before playing at district-level and then at regional-level, finally representing the Pakistan U19 team. Career Wasim was part of Pakistan's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He later made his first-class debut on 26 November 2020, for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in the 2020–21 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. In January 2021, he was named in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's squad for the 2020–21 Pakistan Cup. He made his List A debut on 18 January 2021, for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in the 2020–21 Pakistan Cup. He made his Twenty20 debut on 21 February 2021, for Islamabad United in the 2021 Pakist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faheem Ashraf
Faheem Ashraf ( ur, ; born 16 January 1994) is a Pakistani international cricketer who represents the national side and plays first-class cricket for Habib Bank Limited. In August 2018, he was one of thirty-three players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). His father did not want him to become a cricket player, he stated in an interview with a tv program. There are 2 sisters and 7 brothers in all for Faheem. His eldest brother's name is Naveed Ashraf he & her Mother was always supporting him in playing cricket. Shadab Kahn, Hasan Ali, and Fakhar Zaman are his closest teammates. Domestic career He scored a century on his first-class debut in 2013–14. He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2016–17 Departmental One Day Cup, taking 19 wickets. He was also the leading wicket-taker for Punjab in the 2017 Pakistan Cup, with eight dismissals in four matches. He was drafted in by Islamabad United from Gold category ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azam Khan (cricketer, Born 1998)
Azam Khan ( Sindhi and ur, اعظم خان; born 10 August 1998) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for Islamabad United and Sindh. He made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team in July 2021. Known as a power-hitter, he considers West Indies player Chris Gayle to be his batting role-model. Personal life He's the son of former Pakistani international cricketer Moin Khan. His brother Owais Khan is married to actress Mariam Ansari. Often criticized for his fitness standards, before the beginning of the PSL 2020 he trained with Shehzar Mohammad for some four months, losing 14kg in the process. He's a fan of MMA, which he credits for the way he now handles fast-bowling, as previously he was perceived to be unable to play genuine pace. He sings and plays the guitar, having learned it by himself through YouTube as a way to de-stress before matches, and has covered well-known songs, including a Bollywood title and Atif Aslam's ''Aadat''. Domestic career In Sept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Roy
Jason Jonathan Roy (born 21 July 1990) is an English cricketer who plays for England in One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket, and previously played for the Test team. In domestic cricket, he represents Surrey, and has played in multiple Twenty20 leagues, including for Gujarat Lions, Delhi Daredevils and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League. Born in South Africa, Roy moved to England as a child. He made his T20I debut in 2014, his ODI debut in 2015, and played for the Test team in 2019. He was part of the England team that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup. Roy plays as a right-handed opening batsman. He holds the England record for highest ODI score (180 against Australia during England's 2018 tour, and, along with Alex Hales, holds the England record for highest ODI partnership: 256 * against Sri Lanka during their 2016 tour of England. He was the first batsman to be given out for obstructing the field in T20I history. Early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iftikhar Ahmed (cricketer)
Iftikhar Ahmed ( Urdu & ps, افتخار احمد; born 3 September 1990) is a Pakistani international cricketer. He is in playing-eleven in T20 format of Pakistan National Cricket Team. In Pakistan Super League, he has previously played for Karachi Kings, Islamabad United and now is in Quetta Gladiators. He made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team in November 2015. He was born in Peshawar, Pakistan into a Pashtun family. Domestic career He was the leading run-scorer for Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited in the 2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, with 735 runs in eleven matches. On 27 January 2017, he made 131 not out and took 3 wickets for 12 runs in the final of the 2016–17 Regional One Day Cup. He was jointly named man of the match along with Gauhar Ali. He was the leading run-scorer for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the 2017 Pakistan Cup, with 244 runs in four matches. In April 2018, he was named in Sindh's squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup. In Sindh's ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherfane Rutherford
Sherfane Eviston Rutherford (born 15 August 1998) is a Guyanese cricketer. He made his international debut for the West Indies in December 2018. Domestic and T20 career Rutherford made his first-class debut for Guyana in the 2016–17 Regional Four Day Competition on 15 April 2017. He made his List A debut for Guyana in the 2017–18 Regional Super50 on 31 January 2018. In June 2018, Rutherford was named in the Cricket West Indies B Team squad for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament. He was the leading run-scorer in the tournament for the Cricket West Indies B Team, with 230 runs in eight matches. Rutherford made his Twenty20 debut for Guyana Amazon Warriors in the 2018 Caribbean Premier League on 9 August 2018. In October 2018, Rutherford was named in the squad for the Khulna Titans team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League. In December 2018, he was bought by the Delhi Capitals in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Prem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wahab Riaz
Wahab Riaz (Urdu, pa, ; born 28 June 1985) is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a left-arm fast bowler and a right-handed batsman. He frequently bowls at speeds of around 90 mph (144.8 km/h) and has reached . His all round performance in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 earned him worldwide recognition. In August 2018, he was one of 33 players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). In September 2019, Riaz announced that he would be taking a break from red-ball cricket to focus on the shorter formats of the game. In June 2020, Riaz said he was willing to play Test cricket again, ahead of Pakistan's tour to England. Early life and family Riaz was born on 28 June 1985 in a Punjabi Gujjar family to Muhammad Sikandar Riaz Kasana (63/sp) who was a businessman. He was educated at the prestigious Aitchison College, Lahore. Riaz is married to Zainab Chaudhary and has a daughter. Career Riaz was chosen in Pakistan's T20I squa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rilee Rossouw
Rilee Roscoe Rossouw (born 9 October 1989) is a South African cricketer who played for South Africa between 2014 and 2016, before making a return to international cricket in July 2022. In South Africa he played domestic cricket for Knights and Free State before signing a Kolpak deal with Hampshire in England in January 2017. He is a left-hand batsman and a right arm off-spin bowler. Domestic and T20 franchise cricket Rossouw made his first-class debut in November 2007 for Free State against Easterns, batting at number three he topscored in the match with 83, an innings that included 13 fours. At the end of his maiden season he made the step-up to franchise cricket playing three Twenty20 matches for the Eagles. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shan Masood
Shan Masood (Urdu, Punjabi: شان مسعود; born 14 October 1989) is a Pakistani international cricketer. He plays for Yorkshire County Cricket Club, and the Multan Sultans in domestic cricket. He is a left-handed batter and an occasional right-arm medium-fast bowler. In August 2018, he was one of thirty-three players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). He has also served as the captain of Multan Sultans and Southern Punjab Cricket Team. Currently, he is the appointed captain of the Yorkshire County Cricket Club for the 2023 County season. He was part of the Pakistan Cricket Team's squad that finished 2nd at the ICC WORLD T20 2022. Early life and education He was born in 1989 in Kuwait, where his father worked in a bank. Following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and the start of the Gulf War, the family left for their native Pakistan, settling down in Karachi again. His father Mansoor Masood Khan, apart from being a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khushdil Shah
Khushdil Shah (Urdu, ps, خوشدل شاہ; born 7 February 1995) is a Pakistani International cricketer who played for Federally Administered Tribal Areas. He played for Multan Sultan in the Pakistan Super League. He made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team in November 2019. Domestic career In April 2018, he was named in Baluchistan's squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup. He was the leading run-scorer for Federally Administered Tribal Areas in the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup, with 463 runs in seven matches. In March 2019, he was named in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's squad for the 2019 Pakistan Cup. On 5 April 2019, he scored 154 not out against Punjab in the tournament. On 9 October 2020, in the 2020–21 National T20 Cup, he scored the fastest century in a T20 match by a Pakistani batsman, doing so in 35 balls. International career In December 2018, he was named in Pakistan's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup. In October 2019, he was named in Pakista ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Wiese
David Wiese (born 18 May 1985) is a South African-born Namibian cricketer who currently plays for Namibia in international cricket. Wiese became eligible to play international cricket for Namibia due to his father having been born in Namibia. Wiese played international cricket for South Africa from 2013 to 2016, before making his international debut for Namibia in October 2021. Previously, Wiese ended his South Africa career in 2017 to play in county cricket. He has also made 67 first-class appearances since his debut in October 2005. He currently plays for Lahore Qalandars in PSL. His form since his breakthrough into first-class cricket saw him selected to play for South Africa in the 2009 Hong Kong Cricket Sixes, where he finished the leading wicket-taker, and for the South Africa Invitation XI in two matches against England. He is known for his explosive low order batting and ability to deliver slow balls. Early life Wiese grew up in the eastern Mpumalanga Province. He s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
