2021 Kashmir Premier League players draft
| 2021 KPL Draft | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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Post draft signings
| Players | Pre-Draft Category |
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| Asad Shafiq | Platinum |
| Usman Shinwari | |
| Aamer Yamin | Gold |
| Agha Salman | |
| Kamran Ghulam | |
| Sameen Gul | |
| Umar Amin | |
| Adil Amin | Silver |
| Ahsan Ali | |
| Asif Afridi | |
| Hasan Khan | |
| Kashif Bhatti | |
| Khurram Shahzad | |
| Mohammad Haris | |
| Saif Badar | |
| Basit Ali | Emerging |
| Faizan Saleem | |
| Malik Nisar | |
| Mujtaba Ghayyas | |
| Nadeem Khalil | |
| Najeebullah Afridi | |
| Raja Farhan Khan | |
| Raja Shahzad | |
| 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.