HBL Pakistan Super League 2024 local players categories renewed
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Nine players had their categories
upgraded following the local player category renewal process for the upcoming
edition of the Pakistan Super League. The
Pakistan cricket board earlier opened for registration window for foreign
players as well. The event is likely to take place from 8th February
to 24th March.
Naseem
Shah and Iftikhar Ahmed, both Quetta Gladiators players,
have been upgraded from diamond to platinum. Sarfraz Ahmed has been moved to
diamond from gold. Peshawar
Zalmi’s young
Wicket-keeper batter Mohammad Haris has been shifted to diamond from gold as
well. His teammate pace bowler Salman Irshad has moved to gold from silver. Multan Sultan’s young guns Abbas Afridi and Ihsanullah have both been
promoted to the gold category, after playing as emerging picks last year.
Islamabad United Wicket-Keeper batter Azam Khan and pace all
rounder Faheem Ashraf have also been upgraded from gold to diamond. Zeeshan
Zamir has moved from emerging to silver, while Mubasir Khan has moved from
emerging to gold. Karachi kings Tayyab Tahir
has moved from silver to gold, while Qasim Akram has been upgraded to gold from
emerging. Lahore Qalandars Zaman Khan and Kamran Ghulam have been
enhanced gold from emerging and silver respectively.
Some players have been demoted
The
changes include Mohammad Nawaz, Quetta Gladiators (Platinum to Diamond), Mohammad Hasnain, Quetta Gladiators (Diamond to
Gold). Haider Ali, Karachi Kings (Platinum to
Gold) and Asif Ali, Islamabad
United
(Platinum to Diamond). Players who have represented Pakistan Internationally
cannot be relegated below the gold category.
As
part of the category renewal process, franchise representative were required to
vote for every player. Teams were not allowed to vote for their own players but
submit reviews request at the end of this voting stage.
The
list was then reviewed by Director- International Cricket Usman Wahla, current
head of the national selection committee Tauseef Ahmed and manager Partnerships
Shoaib Khalid.
The
franchises will now put forward relegations request for the players before
finalizing retentions. After relegation requests are floated, all teams are
given an opportunity to meet the player’s base category. If the player’s base
category is not matched, the player may be relegated to a category below his
category.
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