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Wow. I thought Anderson was always in need of a rest.

I'm amazed they're letting him play.

365notout wrote:James Anderson and James Taylor have reportedly signed onto the Pakistan Super League roster.

So to date

Bopara
Bresnan
Wright
Jordan
Dernbach
Pietersen
Panesar
Taylor
Anderson

Well Anderson doesn't have to save himself for ODIs anymore. I take it that these players have got permission to play from the ECB.

Amir, Asif or Butt are eligible for this?

Sangakarra signs up today.

shankycricket wrote:Amir, Asif or Butt are eligible for this?

Aren't the latter two still banned?

Being played in Dubai and Sharjah the crowd at ground will be less for most matches except on Friday. And it does not has strong player pool like IPL or Big Bash to gather as many television viewers. Big names are important in marketing the tournament and it's popularity.

It's being played from 4 Feb - 24 Feb. Not sure whether it clashes with Asia cup.

Arthur Crabtree wrote:

hopeforthebest wrote:Just what cricket needs another T20 competition with many of the same stars participating. It's reminiscent of the Harlem Globetrotters.

Obviously there is a circuit for the usual suspects. But I guess each league has a core of players from the host country.

Most overseas stars will be on international duty during the PSL, Sri Lanka and West Indies happen to not be playing any cricket during February. With only five franchises it appears the tournament is more orientated towards the top players of Pakistan, as preparation for the World Twenty20 than a tournament designed to attract overseas players.

Lots of English players in the auction.

https://twitter.com/faizanlakhani/statu ... 3957145601
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Jim Allenby signed up for $50,000.

English players Vince, Bopara, Wright, KP, Jordan also been picked in the draft so far.

Peshawar Zalmi: Shahid Afridi, Wahab Riaz, Darren Sammy, Kamran Akmal, Mohammad Hafeez, Chris Jordan, Tamim Iqbal, Junaid Khan, James Allenby.

Karachi Kings: Shoaib Malik, Shakib Al Hasan, Sohail Tanvir, Imad Wasim, Ravi Bopara, Lendl Simmons, Mohammad Amir, Bilawal Bhatti, James Vince.

Islamabad United: Shane Watson, Andre Russell, Misbah-ul-Haq, Samuel Badree, Mohammad Irfan, Brad Haddin, Sharjeel Khan, Mohammad Sami, Khalid Latif.

Quetta Gladiators: Kevin Pietersen, Sarfraz Ahmed, Ahmed Shehzad, Anwar Ali, Jason Holder, Luke Wright, Zulfiqar Babar, Umar Gul, Elton Chigumbura.

Lahore Qalandars: Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo, Umar Akmal, Mohammad Rizwan, Yasir Shah, Sohaib Maqsood, Mustifzur Rehman, Kevon Cooper, Cameron Delport.

Sam Billings and Dawid Malan signed up today.

Final squads: http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/ ... 53791.html

Tv channels in Pakistan reporting Azhar Ali & Mohammad Hafeez have refused to attend the fitness camp due to Amir being at the camp

Wrong thread.