KARACHI (Kashmir English): Multan Sultans, the champions of 2021 edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), replaced Faisal Akram and Arafat Minhas with Ahmed Daniyal and Jahanzaib Sultan on the first day of the trade window for the highly-anticipated PSL 11 scheduled to run from March 26 to May 3 this year.
Daniyal was retained in the Gold category by Multan Sultans, formerly Sialkot Stallionz, ahead of the historic PSL players auction, during which they had roped in Jahanzaib for Rs6 million.
The Gladiators, however, picked Faisal and Arafat for Rs12.5m and Rs11m, respectively.
Meanwhile, the two franchises swapped four players, making changes to their respective squads for the 11th edition of the marquee league, which will feature eight teams for the first time since its inception in 2016.
The development came just hours after the PSL announced opening the trade window until March 18.
Through the trade window, the eight participating franchises have been permitted player trades asper the tournament regulations and salary cap rules, primarily being the Player-for-Player trade, Player-for-Money trade and Player-for-Player and Money trade.
As per the Player-for-Player trade, two franchises can swap players, boasting similar salary caps, with each other, while the Player-for-Money trade permits a side to trade a player in return for an agreed financial amount.
Meanwhile, according to the Player-for-Player and Money trade, franchises may exchange players, with one of whom also receiving an agreed financial amount as part of the trade.
It is to mention here that all eight franchises are under obligations to complete the trade within their respective salary cap, which will only be finalised following the approval from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
PSL 11 Squads
Quetta Gladiators: Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq, Hasan Nawaz, Shamyl Hussain and Spencer Johnson (Direct Signing), Rilee Rossouw, Ahmed Daniyal, Jahanzaib Sultan, Jahandad Khan, Khawaja Mohammad Nafay, Wasim Akram Jnr, Khan Zaib, Bismillah Khan, Saqib Khan, Brett Hampton, Sam Harper, Bevon Jacobs, Saud Shakeel, Ben McDermott and Tom Curran.
Multan Sultans: Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Faisal Akram, Saad Masood, Steve Smith (Direct Signing), Arafat Minhas, Sahibzada Farhan, Ashton Turner (c), Peter Siddle, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lachlan Shaw, Delano Potgieter, Josh Phillippe, Shan Masood, Momin Qamar, Muhammad Awais Zafar and Muhammad Shahzad.
