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Pakistan Super League
The Pakistan Super League is a major professional Twenty20 cricket league of 5 franchised member clubs. Headquartered in Lahore, the PSL will become the premier professional cricket league in Pakistan replacing the Faysal Bank T20 Cup. The inaugural 2013 season will begin on 26 March 2013.Five teams are participated in First edition of PSL.Every teams consist of 6 International players,10 local players and 2 emerging players.Five teams with captain and home ground are:
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- Karachi Super Stars(Captain:Shahid Afridi)Home Ground:National Cricket Stadium Karachi
- Lahore Warriors(Captain:Muhammad Hafeez)Home Ground:Gaddfi Stadium Lahore
- Faisalabad United(captain:Misnah-Ul-Haq) Home Ground:Iqbal Cricket Stadium Faisalabad
- Federal Vipers(Captain:Younas Khan)Home Ground:Pindi Cricket Stadium Rawalpindi
- Sailkot Smashers(Captain:Shoaib Malik)Home Ground:Jinnah Cricket Stadium Sailkot
Auction Slabs
Managing Director of the Pakistan Super League (PSL, Salman Sarwar Butt has announced five categories of players for the tournament. During a news conference, Butt said players would be paid up to $100,000 according to the category they were chosen in. Pakistan have offered an insurance policy of $2 million and tax-free income for foreign cricketers who are thinking of participating in the Pakistan Super League (PSL):| Category | Price($) |
|---|---|
| Diamond | $100,000 |
| Platinum | $70,000 |
| Gold | $50,000 |
| Silver | $25,000 |
| Emerging | $25,000-$10,000 |
Foreign Players
Foreign likely to participate in Pakistan Super League- West Indies
- Sunil Narine
- Chris Gayle
- Ramnaresh Sarwan
- Marlon Samuels
- Australia
- Brad Hogg
- Andrew Symonds
- Shane Harwood
- John Hastings
- Usman Khawaja
- Sri Lanka
- Lasith Malinga
- Sanath Jayasuria
- Isuru Udana
- England
- Owais Shah
- Majid Haq
- Ireland
- Niall O'Brien
- Kevin O’Brien
- South Africa
- Imran Tahir
- Hashim Amla
- New Zealand
- Scott Styris
- Afghanistan
- Hamid Hassan
- Mohammad Sheraz
Boardcatsting
Signing a broadcast deal by the PCB will be done before the end of February 2013, following broadcasters are rumored to be part of broadcasting rights- PTV Sports
- TEN Sports
- Hostrings Technologies
- Nimbus Entertainment
- Power FM 99
- Geo Super
