LAHORE: Chris Gayle, Chris Lynn, Rashid Khan and Dale Steyn are some of the leading foreign players who have made themselves available for the sixth edition of Pakistan Super League.
The quartet is part of a 25-player Platinum roster of foreign players ahead of the PSL Player Draft that will be held in Lahore on January 10. The six franchises will make key trade and retention decisions before the draft, with each team allowed a maximum of eight retentions.
With a packed international calendar during the February-March window this year, some of the foreign players will only be partially available for the competition.
Rashid Khan will be one of the major attractions of the draft. The Afghan leg-spinner has bagged 338 wickets in 244 T20 games besides his staggering 89 T20I in 48 matches.
South African batsman David Miller, a veteran of 320 T20 matches, will be one of the most sought after players for the franchises. Miller is yet to feature in the PSL.
West Indies T20 legend Chris Gayle who has represented Karachi Kings and Lahore Qalandars in earlier PSL editions is another major attraction on the list along with the number one ranked ICC T20I batsman Dawid Malan who was part of the Islamabad United squad in PSL 2020.
Australian Chris Lynn who scored 284 runs for Qalandars last season is also part of the Platinum list and could be a possible retention option for the Qalandars ahead of the draft.
West Indies player Dwayne Bravo who has represented Lahore Qalandars, Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators in the PSL along with Carlos Brathwaite, Lendl Simmons and Evin Lewis are also on the list.
The list also includes South Africa’s Morne Morkel and Rassie van der Dussen who are both yet to feature in the PSL. The South African representation also includes Imran Tahir, Colin Ingram, Rilee Rossouw and Dale Steyn.
Besides Malan, England’s Alex Hales who was part of the Kings’ winning squad in last year’s edition is also on the list. Moeen Ali, Chris Jordan and Tom Banton are also part of the platinum roster.
Spinner Mujeeb-ur-Rehman and all-rounder Mohammad Nabi are the two other Afghanistan players on the list along with Rashid. Sri Lanka’s Thisara Perera and Isuru Udana also feature on the list.
Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman and Nepal’s Sandeep Lamichanne who have both played for Qalandars in the past complete the list.
