| 2021 KPL Draft | |
|---|---|
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| 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. The participants in the draft ceremony included Chairman of the Kashmir Committee Shehryar Afridi, Senator Faisal Javed, President of the KPL: Arif Malik and CEO of the KPL: Chaudhary Shahzad Akhtar. [4]
