PSL 2020: PCB announces the initial list for the upcoming draft

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has found it difficult hosting matches in the country since a decade but it’s T20 tournament, i.e. Pakistan Super League (PSL) has earned a good name and popularity. A lot of international players have taken part in the tournament and the PSL has been a good platform for cricketers to showcase their talent to the world. The PCB recently released an initial list of platinum players for the upcoming fifth edition of PSL. This league is scheduled to start next year.

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PSL 2020: Platinum players for the PSL Draft

Former South African skipper AB de Villiers will not be playing upcoming PSL edition while his former teammate Dale Steyn has registered for this edition. He will be playing in the competition for the first time. Steyn is among the 28 international names and if some team goes on to select him, he will be a major crowd puller. He already has quit Test Cricket and will be touring Pakistan for the first time since 2007. Meanwhile, amongst England's 2019 World Cup winners, Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid will be playing in Pakistan for the first time if chosen whereas Jason Roy has played in PSL earlier.

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Seven players are from England of the 28 cricketers in the list coming from eight nations while six are from the South African side. Five players from West Indies, three each from Afghanistan and Australia, two from Sri Lanka and one from Nepal and New Zealand each are included in the list.

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