| 2021 KPL Draft | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Sport | Cricket |
| Date(s) | 3 July 2021 |
| Location | Tulip Banquet Hall Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Overview | |
| League | Kashmir Premier League |
| Teams | 6 |
| First selection | Herschelle Gibbs, Overseas Warriors |
The players draft for the 2021 Kashmir Premier League took place on 3 July 2021 at the Tulip Banquet Hall in Islamabad. [1] A total of 413 players signed up for the KPL. The players were divided into 7 categories: Icon, Overseas, Platinum, Diamond, Gold, Silver and Emerging. [2] The emerging category was further divided into Overseas Kashmiris, Local Kashmiris and Non-Kashmiris. [3] Each team chose 1 Icon player, 1 Overseas player, 1 Platinum player, 2 Diamond players, 2 Gold players, 3 Silver players and 5 Emerging players. Many people attended the draft including Chairman of the Kashmir Committee Shehryar Khan Afridi, Senator Faisal Javed, President of the KPL: Arif Malik and CEO of the KPL: Chaudhary Shahzad Akhtar. [4]
Players signed up per country
| Country | Number of Players |
|---|---|
Pakistan
|
364 |
England
|
25 |
United Arab Emirates
|
9 |
South Africa
|
3 |
Australia
|
2 |
Canada
|
2 |
Bahrain
|
1 |
Germany
|
1 |
Hong Kong
|
1 |
Italy
|
1 |
Sri Lanka
|
1 |
Turkey
|
1 |
United States
|
1 |
West Indies
|
1 |
| Total | 413 |
Draft picks
Herschelle Gibbs was the first player to be picked in the draft. [5] Shan Masood was the first non-foreign player to be picked in the draft. The icon players had already been signed prior to the draft.
Draft summary
The following is the summary of the teams.
| Category | Bagh Stallions | Kotli Lions | Mirpur Royals | Muzaffarabad Tigers | Overseas Warriors | Rawalakot Hawks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Icon | ||||||
| Overseas | ||||||
| Platinum | ||||||
| Diamond | ||||||
| Gold | ||||||
| Silver | ||||||
| Emerging |
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Post draft signings
| Players | Pre-Draft Category |
|---|---|
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Asad Shafiq
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Platinum |
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Usman Shinwari
| |
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Aamer Yamin
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Gold |
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Agha Salman
| |
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Kamran Ghulam
| |
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Sameen Gul
| |
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Umar Amin
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Adil Amin
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Silver |
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Ahsan Ali
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Asif Afridi
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Hasan Khan
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Kashif Bhatti
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Khurram Shahzad
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Mohammad Haris
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Saif Badar
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Basit Ali
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Emerging |
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Faizan Saleem
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Malik Nisar
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Mujtaba Ghayyas
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Nadeem Khalil
| |
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Najeebullah Afridi
| |
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Raja Farhan Khan
| |
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Raja Shahzad
| |
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Usman Yousuf
|
References
- ^ "Kashmir Premier League Draft".
- ^ "Kashmir Premier League names categories for players' drafting". Khilari. 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Introducing the Emerging Category of players for the KPL Draft". kpl20.com.
- ^ "Kashmir Premier League kicks-off with mega draft event". Daily Pakistan. 5 July 2021.
- ^ "KPL 2021 Draft". Cricsload.
- ^ "Kashmir Premier League 2021 complete squads for all teams". cricketholicpk.com. 4 July 2021.
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