KPL season-II drafting underway, franchises announce retentions

ISLAMABAD, Jul 21 (APP): The drafting for the second season of Kashmir Premier League (KPL) is in progress at a marquee here with seven franchises trying to make the best selection to make formidable teams.

The players are being picked up in platinum, diamond, gold, silver and emerging categories.

The franchises as announced their retentions ahead of the second edition of the tournament.

KPL 2022 is set to kick off on August 11 and will feature top players, including Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal, Iftikhar Ahmed, and more.
Many franchises opted to exercise their right to retain players.

Following is the list of players that have been retained by the respective franchises for KPL 2022.

• Rawalakot Hawks: Ahmed Shehzad (Platinum), Hussain Talat (Platinum), Asif Afridi (Diamond), Zaman Khan (Diamond)

• Overseas Warriors: Azam Khan (Platinum), Kamran Ghulam (Platinum), Sohail Khan (Diamond)

• Muzaffarabad Tigers: Anwar Ali (Diamond), Zeeshan Ashraf (Gold), Arshad Iqbal (Gold)

• Iftikhar Ahmed was swapped with Sohaib Maqsood in the Platinum category

• Bagh Stallions: Amir Yamin, Mohammad Imran Jnr.

• Sohaib Maqsood was recently swapped in by the franchise

• Kotli Lions: Ahsan Ali, Khurram Shahzad, Irfanullah Shah, Khalid Usman

• Mirpur Royals: Salman Irshad, Mohammad Akhlaq, Abrar Ahmed

• Jammu Janbaz: No retentions

• The new franchise did enlist Sharjeel Khan as their icon player

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