Record broken as 254 foreign cricketers sign up for draft
- 254 players signed up for the PSL 9 draft.
- The draft will be held on December 13, 2023.
- UAE and South Africa may host the initial tournament
A record-breaking 254 international players have signed up for the forthcoming Pakistan Super League (PSL) season nine, as per reports.
With the ninth PSL season quickly approaching, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is getting ready for it, and many international players have already indicated that they will be participating.
An official claims that while players from different cricketing nations are on the list, there are notably few well-known Australian names among those registered for PSL 9.
Of the players that have registered, twenty are platinum players, with a sizable number of them coming from England.
The PSL draft will be held at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore on Wednesday, December 13, 2023.
The anticipated dates for PSL 9 are February 8, 2024, through March 24, 2024.
On November 10, the local player category renewal process for the next ninth tournament edition was finished, and nine players’ categories were promoted.
Several of the world’s best players expressed interest when the foreign player registration window opened on October 25.
Right now, there is an open window for trade and retention.
It was previously stated that two nations are in the running to host PSL 9 matches.
Due to the elections in Pakistan, speculations claim that the United Arab Emirates and South Africa may host the PSL’s opening matches.
The majority of the franchises, according to the sources, are adamant that the entire tournament take place in Pakistan.
