Cricket fanatics are awaiting the start of Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2017  Season 2 to commence after the success of the first league. The Player’s Draft will be aired tomorrow, 19th October from 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM Pakistan time or 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm UAE time. The draft will take place at The Dome, Dubai Sports City.

Sri Lanka’s captain and talisman, Kumar Sangakkara has been appointed as the mentor and captain of Karachi Kings. Babar Azam, the young talent who showcased tremendous skills against West Indies in the 2016 Haier Cup Series, along with hard-hitting Chris Gayle are also to be a part of Karachi Kings. The Kings have also retained Shoaib Malik, Imad Wasim, Sohail Khan, Ravi Bopara, Mohammad Amir, Saifullah Bangash and Shahzeb Hassan from the previous season.

Following the addition of Brendon McCullum and Eoin Morgan, Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Moeen Ali, Steve Finn, Jason Roy, Wayne Parnell, and Anton Devcich are also inducted into the drafting process. The player salary cap has been raised be 9%.

Pakistan Super League Chairman, Nizam Sethi, has confirmed that preparations for the final match of the PSL Season 2 league have started, and the final will be played at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. According to PSL officials, the team that finished at the bottom of the rostrum will have the opportunity to take the first 20 pick, which in this case in Lahore Qalandars.

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Teams PSL 2017 Teams Squad players list
Islamabad United Misbah-ul-Haq (captain), Shane Watson, Andre Russell, Samuel Badree, Mohammad Irfan, Brad Haddin, Sharjeel Khan, Mohammad Sami, Khalid Latif, Imran Khalid, Kamran Ghulam, Umar Amin, Sam Billings, Ruman Raees, Amad Butt, Ashar Zaidi, Saeed Ajmal, Hussain Talat, Umar Siddiq
Karachi Kings Confirmed for 2017 edition: Kumar Sangakkara, Chris Gayle, Babar Azam, Azhar MahmoodShoaib Malik (captain), Shakib Al Hasan, Imad Wasim, Ravi Bopara, Lendl Simmons, Mohammad Amir, Bilawal Bhatti, James Vince, Iftikhar Ahmed, Nauman Anwar, Mushfiqur Rahim, Usama Mir, Sohail Khan, Mir Hamza, Safiullah Bangash, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Shazaib Hasan, Fawad Alam
Peshawar Zalmi Confirmed for 2017 edition: Sohaib MaqsoodShahid Afridi (captain), Wahab Riaz, Darren Sammy, Kamran Akmal, Mohammad Hafeez, Shaun Tait, Tamim Iqbal, Junaid Khan, Jim Allenby, Dawid Malan, Imran Khan jnr, Shahid Yousuf, Abdur Rehman, Musadiq Ahmed Ali, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Asghar, Brad Hodge, Irsarullah, Taj Wali
Quetta Gladiators Confirmed for 2017 edition: Sarfraz Ahmed (captain), Umar Gul, Asad Shafiq, Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Nawaz, Kevin Pietersen, Luke Wright, Mohammad NabiAnwar Ali, Jason Holder, Zulfiqar Babar, Elton Chigumbura, Bilal Asif, , Saad Nasim, Akbar ur Rehman, Bismillah Khan, Aizaz Cheema, Ramiz Raja jnr
Lahore Qalandars Confirmed for 2017 edition: Aamer YaminBrendon McCullum (captain), Sohail Tanvir, Dwayne Bravo, Umar Akmal, Mohammad Rizwan, Yasir Shah, Mustafizur Rahman, Kevon Cooper, Cameron Delport, Zafar Gohar, Hammad Azam, Zia-ul-Haq, Zohaib Khan, Azhar Ali, Naved Yasin, Adnan Rasool, Abdur Razzaq, Mukhtar Ahmed, Ehsan Adil, Imran Butt

There will be 24 matches in all and the tournament will be played in double round robin format before the business end or the playoffs.

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