Doha: Pakistan's Twenty20 skipper Shahid Afridi on Monday became the first pick of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) after Peshawar Zalmi signed up the flamboyant all-rounder to play for its franchise, the Dawn reported on their website.
According to the website Shahid Afridi said he would have loved to play for any team but it made more sense for him to play for Peshawar Zalmi because it complements the work his foundation is doing in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's remote areas.
Karachi Kings signed up former captain Shoaib Malik to play for them, while Quetta Gladiators picked England star Kevin Pietersen.
Lahore Qalandars picked West Indian hardhitter Chris Gayle for its franchise. Shane Watson of Australia was picked up by Islamabad United.
Islamabad United
- Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan)
- Andre Russel (West Indies)
- Shane Watson (Australia)
- Samuel Badree (West Indies)
- Mohammad Irfan (Pakistan)
- Brad Haddin (Australia)
- Sharjeel Khan (Pakistan)
- Mohammad Sami (Pakistan)
Karachi Kings
- Shoaib Malik (Pakistan)
- Shakib al-Hassan (Bangladesh)
- Sohail Tanvir (Pakistan)
- Immad Wasim (Pakistan)
- Ravi Bopara (England)
- Lendl Simmons (West Indies)
- Mohammad Amir (Pakistan)
- Bilawal Bhatti (Pakistan)
Lahore Qalandars
- Chris Gayle (West Indies)
- Umar Akmal (Pakistan)
- Dwayne Bravo (West Indies)
- Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan)
- Yasir Shah (Pakistan)
- Sohaib Maqsood (Pakistan)
- Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh)
- Kevon Cooper (West Indies)
Peshawar Zalmi
- Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)
- Wahab Riaz (Pakistan)
- Darren Sammy (West Indies)
- Kamran Akmal (Pakistan)
- Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan)
- Chris Jordan (England)
- Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh)
- Junaid Khan (Pakistan)
Quetta Gladiators
- Kevin Pietersen (England)
- Ahmed Shehzad (Pakistan)
- Sarfraz Ahmed (Pakistan)
- Anwar Ali (Pakistan)
- Jason Holder (West Indies)
- Luke Wright (England)
- Zulfiqar Babar (Pakistan)
- Umar Gul (Pakistan)
- Elton Chigumbura (Zimbabwe)
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