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. Many people attended the draft including Chairman of the Kashmir Committee Shehryar Khan Afridi, Senator Faisal Javed, President of the KPL: Arif Malik and CEO of the KPL: Chaudhary Shahzad Akhtar.[4]
| 2021 KPL Draft | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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 |
Players signed up per country edit
| Country | Number of Players |
|---|---|
 Pakistan
|
364 |
 England
|
25 |
 United Arab Emirates
|
9 |
 South Africa
|
3 |
 Australia
|
2 |
 Canada
|
2 |
 Bahrain
|
1 |
 Germany
|
1 |
 Hong Kong
|
1 |
 Italy
|
1 |
 Sri Lanka
|
1 |
 Turkey
|
1 |
 United States
|
1 |
 West Indies
|
1 |
| Total | 413 |
Draft picks edit
Herschelle Gibbs was the first player to be picked in the draft.[5] Shan Masood was the first non-foreign player to be picked in the draft. The icon players had already been signed prior to the draft.
Draft summary edit
The following is the summary of the teams.
| Category | Bagh Stallions | Kotli Lions | Mirpur Royals | Muzaffarabad Tigers | Overseas Warriors | Rawalakot Hawks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Icon | ||||||
| Overseas | ||||||
| Platinum | ||||||
| Diamond | ||||||
| Gold | ||||||
| Silver | ||||||
| Emerging |
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Post draft signings edit
| Players | Pre-Draft Category |
|---|---|
| Asad Shafiq
|
Platinum |
| Usman Shinwari
| |
| Aamer Yamin
|
Gold |
| Agha Salman
| |
| Kamran Ghulam
| |
| Sameen Gul
| |
| Umar Amin
| |
| Adil Amin
|
Silver |
| Ahsan Ali
| |
| Asif Afridi
| |
| Hasan Khan
| |
| Kashif Bhatti
| |
| Khurram Shahzad
| |
| Mohammad Haris
| |
| Saif Badar
| |
| Basit Ali
|
Emerging |
| Faizan Saleem
| |
| Malik Nisar
| |
| Mujtaba Ghayyas
| |
| Nadeem Khalil
| |
| Najeebullah Afridi
| |
| Raja Farhan Khan
| |
| Raja Shahzad
| |
| Usman Yousuf
|
References edit
- ^ "Kashmir Premier League Draft".
- ^ "Kashmir Premier League names categories for players' drafting". Khilari. 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Introducing the Emerging Category of players for the KPL Draft". kpl20.com.
- ^ "Kashmir Premier League kicks-off with mega draft event". Daily Pakistan. 5 July 2021.
- ^ "KPL 2021 Draft". Cricsload.
- ^ "Kashmir Premier League 2021 complete squads for all teams". cricketholicpk.com. 4 July 2021.