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LIVE: Pakistan Super League 2017 Draft

By Sportskeeda Desk | Last ModifiedOct 20, 2016 00:52 IST

Brendon McCullum, Chris Gayle, Shahid Afridi, Kevin Pietersen and Misbah were the first picks in the Platinum section.

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00:52 (IST)20 OCT 2016

And with that it is a wrap from me as all the combinations are completed. Hope your side made some good buys but in case, until the tournament starts, its goodbye from me.

00:52 (IST)20 OCT 2016

Islamabad finish off their squad with Zuhaib Khan, while Gladiators have gone for Mir Hamsa, Karachi have gone for 17-year-old Amad Alam.

00:50 (IST)20 OCT 2016

Zalmi have gone for a promising all-rounder in Khushdil Shah.

00:47 (IST)20 OCT 2016

And that concludes the team for Lahore, now it is onto the Karachi Kings, who have gone for Rahat Ali.

00:46 (IST)20 OCT 2016

Time has elapsed on Islamabad but they can still pick. But the next team, Lahore is ready with the player they want. And they have gone for another emerging player in Mohammad Irfan.

00:40 (IST)20 OCT 2016

Quetta have gone for localboy Bismillah Khan.

00:38 (IST)20 OCT 2016

Zalmi have gone for leggie Irfan Khan

00:37 (IST)20 OCT 2016

Karachi Kings have retained Usama Mir

00:34 (IST)20 OCT 2016

Lahore Qalandars have gone for another emerging talent, this time, it is Saif Badar.

00:32 (IST)20 OCT 2016

There is some slight confusion about upcoming pick but finally it is resolved as Shadab Khan moved to Islamabad.

00:28 (IST)20 OCT 2016

Quetta have gone for an upcoming West Indian sensation in Rovman Powell.

00:25 (IST)20 OCT 2016

Peshawar Zalmi have picked up explosive Afghanistan wicketkeeper batsman, Mohammad Shahzad.

00:22 (IST)20 OCT 2016

Karachi Kings have gone a veteran T20 batsman in Mahela Jayawardene, which now means Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela will play in the same team once again.

00:21 (IST)20 OCT 2016

Shaun Tait is Lahore Qalandars' second supplementary pick. Now, Lahore have picked their quota of foreign players.

00:18 (IST)20 OCT 2016

Make that three Englishmen in a row. This time it is one who just made his ODI debut and looks likely to make his Test debut. Islamabad United have gone for Ben Duckett.

00:17 (IST)20 OCT 2016

Another Englishman, this time it is an all-rounder as Quetta have picked up David Willey.

00:16 (IST)20 OCT 2016

This might be Round 17 of the draft but the energy in the crowd certainly hasn't dampened as there is a huge roar for the English opening batsman.

00:15 (IST)20 OCT 2016

Peshawar Zalmi have gone for Alex Hales as their first pick in the supplementary pick.

00:12 (IST)20 OCT 2016

Supplementary pick No.2 goes to Islamabad United as the trade that sent Babar Azam the other way meant United the first supplementary pick of Karachi Kings. And they have made great use of it as they picked up Dwayne Smith.

00:09 (IST)20 OCT 2016

And the first pick is Grant Elliott who goes to Lahore Qalandars.

00:08 (IST)20 OCT 2016

We now go onto the supplementary round. The final ROUND of the draft, I promise.

00:04 (IST)20 OCT 2016

Four teams have stacked their decks and Quetta become the final by picking Hassan Khan and Noor Ali

00:23 (IST)20 OCT 2016

Karachi Kings have gone for Abrar Ahmed and Abdul Ameer.

23:59 (IST)19 OCT 2016

Peshawar Zalmi retain Hasan Ali and Mohammad Asghar in the emerging category while reigning champions, Islamabad retain Amad Butt and Hussain Talat.

23:57 (IST)19 OCT 2016

For Lahore Qalandars, Ghulam Mudassar and Usman Qadir complete the emerging players quota and their squad of 16.

23:41 (IST)19 OCT 2016

And that concludes the silver category. The next will be the emerging players category who have been retained.

23:40 (IST)19 OCT 2016

The last pick for Silver category was Harris Sohail who went to Peshawar Zalmi.

23:39 (IST)19 OCT 2016

Kashif Bhatti was snapped up by Karachi Kings.

23:34 (IST)19 OCT 2016

Bilawal Bhatti was picked up by Lahore Qalandars.

23:33 (IST)19 OCT 2016

Quetta have snapped up Umar Amin from the reigning champions.

23:28 (IST)19 OCT 2016

Zalmi went for Iftikhar Ahmed.

23:23 (IST)19 OCT 2016

Karachi went for their localboy Khurram Manzoor as their one of their two silver picks.

23:22 (IST)19 OCT 2016

The first silver selection is Fakhar Zaman who goes to Lahore.

23:15 (IST)19 OCT 2016

There will now be seven players in the draft over two rounds. Islamabad United have filled their quota so they will sit out the draft for the silver category.

23:14 (IST)19 OCT 2016

Here are the retentions in the Silver category.
Lahore Qalandars - Azhar Ali, Aamer Yamin and Zafar Gohar
Karachi Kings - Sohail Khan, Shahzaib Hasan and Saifullah Bangash.
Peshawar Zalmi - Sohaib Maqsood, Junaid Khan and Imran Khan Jr,
Quetta Gladiators - Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Nabi, Asad Shafiq and Saad Nasim.
Islamabad United - Sam Billings, Saeed Ajmal, Asif Ali, Rumman Raees, Imran Khalid.

23:02 (IST)19 OCT 2016

Unlike the format so far, the Silver and Emerging categories will first feature the retained players, whose names will be read out. And the teams that haven't filled their quota of players will go into the auction.

22:59 (IST)19 OCT 2016

And the final pick of the gold category goes to Islamabad, who retain Brad Haddin.

22:57 (IST)19 OCT 2016

Another veteran finds a home, this time it is Zulfiqar Babar who goes to Quetta.

22:54 (IST)19 OCT 2016

Peshawar Zalmi have gone for Kamran Akmal.

22:50 (IST)19 OCT 2016

Karachi Kings opt for Ryan McLaren.

22:48 (IST)19 OCT 2016

Cameron Delport goes to Lahore Qalandars, who have completed their gold picks.

22:47 (IST)19 OCT 2016

The final round of Gold picks are almost upon us. Lahore have first dibs.

22:45 (IST)19 OCT 2016

Khalid Latif, #HULK, goes to the Islamabad United.

22:41 (IST)19 OCT 2016

Quetta have retained veteran Pakistan fast bowler Umar Gul.

22:40 (IST)19 OCT 2016

Brendon McCullum is on the couch with Rameez Raja and talks about his successful back surgery and admits that as the captain he has the perk of not having to "keep wickets".

22:39 (IST)19 OCT 2016

Peshawar Zalmi have picked up Bangladesh's all-time leading ODI run scorer in Tamim Iqbal.

22:31 (IST)19 OCT 2016

In-form Pakistan batsman Babar Azam goes to Karachi Kings.

22:27 (IST)19 OCT 2016

Lahore Qalandars have picked up Mohammad Rizwan.

22:22 (IST)19 OCT 2016

The reigning champions have retained Mohammad Sami.

22:22 (IST)19 OCT 2016

Tymal Mills is snapped up by Quetta, who will be expecting a few thunderbolts from him.

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