2022 KPL Draft | |
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General information | |
Sport | Cricket |
Date(s) | 21 July 2022 |
Location | Aura Grande Enclave Islamabad, Pakistan |
Overview | |
League | Kashmir Premier League |
Teams | 7 |
First selection | Faheem Ashraf, Jammu Janbaz |
The players draft for the 2022 Kashmir Premier League took place on 21 July 2022. The players were divided into 7 categories: Icon, Platinum, Diamond, Gold, Silver, Emerging and Kashmiri. Each team chose 2 platinum players, 2 diamond players, 2 gold players, 4 silver players, 2 emerging players and 5 Kashmiri players. The 2022 KPL did not feature foreign players. [1]
Symbol | Meaning |
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† | Player was traded |
♠ | Player was part of the base squad of their team |
The franchises all announced their icon players prior to the draft. Kamran Akmal was announced as Bagh Stallions’ icon player. [2] Sharjeel Khan was announced as Jammu Janbaz’s icon player. [3] [4] Former Pakistani captain, Sarfaraz Ahmed, was announced as Kotli Lions’ captain. [5] [6] Mirpur Royals retained Shoaib Malik as their icon player. [7] Muzaffarabad Tigers also retained Mohammad Hafeez as their icon player.[ citation needed ] Overseas Warriors selected Asad Shafiq as their icon player. [8] Rawalakot Hawks announced that Mohammad Amir would be their icon player. [9] [10] The PCB was giving permission to draft foreign players who retired at least 5 years ago but the franchises were not interested in drafting them. [11] The KPL president, Arif Malik, confirmed that the centrally contracted players chosen for the Netherlands tour would not participate in the KPL but they were requesting if the remaining contracted players could play. [11] The PCB later allowed Fawad Alam, Azhar Ali, Abid Ali, Nauman Ali, Haseebullah, Mohammad Huraira and Ali Usman to participate in the tournament. [12] Later, Sarfaraz Ahmed was also granted permission to play in the KPL. [13] Khurram Manzoor was announced as Kotli Lions’ icon player. [14]
Each franchise released a “Base Squad” prior to the draft. These were the 4-5 players that each franchise was retaining. Muzaffarabad Tigers and Bagh Stallions traded Sohaib Maqsood for Iftikhar Ahmed in their base squads. [15]
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Every team had a “Wild Card” which allowed them to move a player’s category up by one or two categories. Each team also had a “Right to Match” card which allowed them to change a player’s category to the one they are picked in instead of the one they were listed in.
A supplementary draft was also held. Each team was allowed to select two supplementary players. The following are the picks:
Category | Bagh Stallions | Jammu Janbaz | Kotli Lions | Mirpur Royals | Muzaffarabad Tigers | Overseas Warriors | Rawalakot Hawks |
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Player | Team |
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The Kashmir Premier League is a professional Twenty20 cricket league organized by Pakistan Cricket Board in Azad Kashmir. The league was founded in 2021. It consists of seven franchises; six teams representing major cities in Kashmir, while one team is representing the Kashmiri diaspora. Each team plays the group stage matches in a single round-robin tournament with the top four teams qualifying for the playoffs and ultimately for the final. Matches played in the Kashmir Premier League do not have official T20 status.
The Muzaffarabad Tigers is a Pakistani professional T20 franchise cricket team that competes in the Kashmir Premier League. It was founded in 2021 in the inaugural edition of Kashmir Premier League. The team is captained by Mohammad Hafeez and coached by Misbah-ul-Haq. The franchise represents Muzaffarabad which is capital and largest city of Azad Kashmir.
Rawalakot Hawks is a Pakistani professional T20 franchise cricket team competes in the Kashmir Premier League. They are captained by Ahmed Shehzad and coached by Arshad Khan. The franchise represents Rawalakot, the capital of Poonch district.
Kotli Lions is a Pakistani professional T20 franchise that takes part in the Kashmir Premier League. The team is captained by Khurram Manzoor and coached by Mushtaq Ahmed. The franchise represents the city of Kotli, the capital of the Kotli District.
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This is a list of the squads of the six franchise teams which competed in the 2021 Kashmir Premier League, a 20-over cricket league. The draft was planned to take place on 3 April 2021 but was later moved to 3 July due to the tournament being rescheduled from June to August. The draft took place in Islamabad. Each franchise was required to select a total of 5 emerging players. The tournament was held entirely in Muzaffarabad.
The 2022 Kashmir Premier League was the second season of the Kashmir Premier League, a cricket league which was established by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in 2021.
Jammu Janbaz is a Pakistani franchise cricket team that competes in the Kashmir Premier League. It was founded in 2022 after the inaugural edition of Kashmir Premier League. The franchise is owned by Ghulam Hussain Shahid. The franchise represents Jammu which is the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir.
Arsalan Arif, is a Pakistani cricketer.
Rawalakot Hawks is a franchise cricket team that represents Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir in the Kashmir Premier League. They were coached by Arshad Khan and captained by Shahid Afridi. They won the inaugural edition of the KPL by defeating Muzaffarabad Tigers in the final.
Rawalakot Hawks is a franchise cricket team that represents Rawalakot in the Kashmir Premier League. Ahmed Shehzad was the captain and Arshad Khan was the coach of the team. Mohammad Amir was announced as Rawalakot Hawks’ icon player.
Muzaffarabad Tigers is a franchise cricket team that represents Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir in the Kashmir Premier League. They were coached by Mohtashim Rasheed and captained by Mohammad Hafeez. They lost in the final to Rawalakot Hawks.
Mirpur Royals is a franchise cricket team that represents Mirpur, Azad Kashmir in the Kashmir Premier League. They were coached by Inzamam-ul-Haq and captained by Shoaib Malik.
This is a list of the squads of the seven franchise teams which will compete in the 2022 Kashmir Premier League, a 20-over cricket league. The draft took place on 21 July 2022 in Islamabad. The tournament will be held in Muzaffarabad.
Bagh Stallions is a franchise cricket team that represents Bagh in the Kashmir Premier League. Umar Amin was the captain and Abdul Rehman was the coach of the team. Rumman Raees was announced as vice-captain. Kamran Akmal was announced as Bagh Stallions’ icon player.
Jammu Janbaz is a franchise cricket team that represents Jammu in the Kashmir Premier League. Faheem Ashraf was the captain and Riaz Afridi was the coach of the team. Sharjeel Khan was announced as Jammu Janbaz’s icon player.
Mirpur Royals is a franchise cricket team that represents Mirpur in the Kashmir Premier League. Shoaib Malik is the captain and Abdul Razzaq is the coach of the team. Shoaib Malik was announced as Mirpur Royals’ icon player.
Muzaffarabad Tigers is a franchise cricket team that represents Muzaffarabad in the Kashmir Premier League. Mohammad Hafeez was the captain and Misbah-ul-Haq was the coach of the team. Mohammad Hafeez was announced as Muzaffarabad Tigers’ icon player.
Kotli Lions is a franchise cricket team that represents Kotli in the Kashmir Premier League. Khurram Manzoor was the captain and Mushtaq Ahmed was the coach of the team. Saeed Azad was originally Kotli Lions’ head coach but was replaced by Mushtaq Ahmed. Khurram Manzoor was announced as Kotli Lions’ icon player.
Overseas Warriors is a franchise cricket team that represents Kotli in the Kashmir Premier League. Asad Shafiq was the captain and Azam Khan was the coach of the team. Asad Shafiq was announced as Overseas Warriors’ icon player.