All the Pakistan Super League (PSL ) teams have been given a new option to pick two more players in their respective squads for the remainder of the sixth edition of the league. Earlier the franchises were allowed only 18 players in their final squad list.
However, the new option allows the team to pick two more players and take the squad up to 20 players which include one local player and one foreign player.
Earlier the squad combination only allowed 3 platinum players, 3 diamond players, 3 gold players, 5 silver players, 2 emerging players and 2 supplementary players. Following the conclusion of the player's replacement meeting, several new faces were picked by respective franchises.
“All PSL teams now have the option to pick two additional players and take their squad up to 20 players for the remaining matches. Teams can pick one additional foreign player in these two picks #PSL6 #cricket,” reputed Pakistan journalist Saj Sadiq tweeted. The participation of the players depends on how they meet the travel and quarantine protocols required in the Abu Dhabi leg of the tournament.
Midway through March, the 6th edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) was suspended indefinitely after several cases of COVID-19 was reported among players and officials from respective bio-bubbles. As per the new schedule, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is hoping to hold the remaining 20 matches in Abu Dhabi from 5th June.
The new buys are as follows -
Quetta Gladiators: Zahir Khan, Jack Wildermuth, Khurram Shehzad
Karachi Kings: Mohammad Haris
Lahore Qalandars: Tim David, Sultan Ahmed
Peshawar Zalmi: Bismillah Khan
Islamabad United: Mohammad Akhlaq
Multan Sultans- Shimron Hetmyer, Johnson Charles, Hammad Azam, Wasim Mohammad
Karachi Kings- Mohammad Haris