Pakistan Super League
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Logo of the Pakistan Super League
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| Countries |  Pakistan |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Pakistan Cricket Board |
| Format | Twenty20 |
| First tournament | 2016 |
| Tournament format | Double round robin andPlayoffs |
| Number of teams | 5 (current) |
| TV | List of Broadcasters |
| Website | psl-t20.com |
 2016 Pakistan Super League | |
The Pakistan Super League (PSL) (Urdu: پاکستان سپر لیگ) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in Pakistan composed of 5 member clubs. Headquartered in Lahore, the PSL is widely considered to become the premier professional cricket league in Pakistan. The PSL Cup will be awarded annually to the league playoff champion at the end of each season.
After several years of planning, the Pakistan Super League will officially begin on February 4, 2016, in the United Arab Emirates, after the suspension of operations of its predecessor organization, the Haier T20 League, which had been founded in 2004. The PSL immediately took the place as one of the leagues that contested for the annual T20 cup. The PSL will begin with five teams (all based in Pakistan) and, through a series of expansions over the next several seasons, will expand to a 10 team league with two conferences. The league draws many highly skilled players from all over the world and currently has players from approximately 11 different countries. Pakistanis have historically constituted the majority of the players in the Haier T20 League - in the PSL there will be an increasing percentage of Asian and European players. The early commercial rights of franchises were sold out for Rs94 Crores ($93 million) for the span of 10 years in December 2015.[1]
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[hide]History[edit]
T20 Cup years[edit]
Main article: Haier T20 Cup
The history of the Pakistan Super League begins with the end of its predecessor league, the Haier T20 Cup (known previously as the ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup, RBS Twenty-20 Cup and Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup). The Haier T20 Cup began in the 2004–05 season and quickly established itself as the premier professional Twenty20 cricket league in Pakistan with 14 member clubs, of which are 13 were located in Pakistan and 1 in Afghanistan. Pakistan was one of the first countries to start a domestic T20 competition.[2] The T20 Cup was awarded annually to the league playoff champion at the end of each season. Of the 9 played seasons, theSialkot Stallions were the most dominant team winning the championship a total of 6 times. The 2015–16 season was the final season of the Haier T20 Cup in which the Peshawar Panthers defeated the Karachi Dolphins by 7 wickets at Rawalpindi.
Foundation[edit]
In September 2015, the PCB officially announced the launch of the Pakistan Super League, with its inaugural season to be played in 2016. Former captains Wasim Akram and Rameez Raja have signed formal contracts to be brand ambassadors of the PSL for the next three years. In its inaugural season, the PSL will only have five teams, with plans for an expansion to a ten league team over the next 5 seasons. The league will use the draft system for player recruitment, similar to that of the National Football League in the United States, as opposed to the "auction" used in other T20 leagues. The PSL's official logo and anthem of the first season were launched on 20 September 2015 in a launching ceremony in Lahore. The anthem, Ab Khel Ke Dikha, was sung by Ali Zafar and the PSL logo was revealed by3Di.[3] The ceremony was attended by current and retired cricketers, as well as showbiz celebrities.
Inaugural season[edit]
Main article: 2016 Pakistan Super League
The inaugural 2016 PSL season will commence on 4 February 2016 and end on 23 February 2016.[4] The five teams for the first season will represent five major cities of Pakistan - Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Quetta and Peshawar.
League organization[edit]
Ambassadors[edit]
Following were announced as Ambassadors for PSL
Franchises[edit]
According to Initial reports, around 20 parties shown interest in buying franchises.[5] Shoaib Akhtar the former Pakistan fast bowler has expressed his interest in owning a franchise. Haier, represented by Javed Afridi, theCEO in Pakistan, has also shown interest in owning a franchise. On October 18, 2015 PCB offered tenders for bidding the franchises. According to statement by PCB, the bid winners will be granted right of each franchise for a term of 10 years.[6] The interested parties had to apply for bidding before November 15.[7] According to a press release, the interested bidding parties include ARY Media Group, Omar Associates, Arif Habib Group,Haier, Mobilink as well as two foreign groups including Venture Capital of UAE and Qatar Lubricants Company (QALCO).[8]
All the 5 franchises for the PSL were sold on December 3, 2015. Several companies bought the bidding documents, but only seven presented formal proposals, which also included companies from the Middle East.[9]
The early commercial rights of franchises were sold out for US$93 million for the span of 10 years in December 2015.The PSL's title sponsorship goes to Pakistan's Primary bank Habib Bank Limited.Karachi became the most expensive team with the ARY Group shelling out $26 million to gain ownership.
- ARY Group purchased Karachi Kings for $26 million
- Qatar Oil purchased Lahore Qalandars for $25 million
- Leonine Global Sports purchased Islamabad United for $15 million
- Haier purchased Peshawar Zalmi for $16 million
- Omar Associates purchased Quetta Gladiators for $11 million
| Team | City | Owner | Price | Ten Year Agreement | Captain | Head Coach | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karachi Kings | Karachi, Sindh | ARY Media Group (Salman Iqbal, Chief Executive Officer) | US$2.6 million | US$26 Million | Shoaib Malik | Mickey Arthur | |
| Lahore Qalandars | Lahore, Punjab | Qatar Lubricants Company Limited (Fawad Rana, Managing Director) | US$2.5 million | US$25 Million | TBA | Paddy Upton | |
| Peshawar Zalmi | Peshawar, Khyber Pakthunkhwa | Haier Pakistan (Javed Afridi, Chief Executive Officer) | US$1.6 million | US$16 Million | Shahid Afridi | Mohammad Akram | |
| Islamabad United | Islamabad, Capital Territory | Venture Capital Leonine Global Sports (Ali Naqvi) | US$1.5 million | US$15 Million | Misbah-ul-Haq | Dean Jones | |
| Quetta Gladiators | Quetta, Balochistan | Omar Associates (Nadeem Omar, Director) | US$1.1 million | US$11 Million | Sarfraz Ahmed | Moin Khan | |
Players Draft[edit]
Main article: List of Pakistan Super League players
Each franchise has a salary-spending cap of $1.1 million,for the signing of players. A total of 16 players will be picked up from five teams. The teams will buy one icon player each, who will be fetching $200,000. The five icons will be followed by 24 players in the Platinum category, who will be receiving $140,000. The other categories are Diamond ($70,000), Gold ($50,000), Silver ($25,000) and Emerging ($10,000)
On December 10, PCB announced that there are 308 players part of the Pakistan Super League Draft. 137 players from Pakistan, 59 players from England, 38 players from West Indies, 22 players from Sri Lanka, 10 players from Australia and Bangladesh, 7 players from South Africa, 6 players from Zimbabwe, 5 players from New Zealand, 4 players from Ireland, 3 players from Afghanistan, 2 from Canada, Scotland and USA while 1 player from UAE are listed in draft which will take place on 21–22 December.[10]
Icon Players[edit]
These are the Icon Players announced on December 15, 2015.[11] These players will be selected first in draft event on December 21, 22. They are the brand ambassadors for the PSL and their teams, in lieu of which they will be paid an additional amount aside from match fee.[12] Shahid Afridi is the first pakistani player and Shane Watson is the first overseas player picked in the draft.
Management and staff[edit]
48 coaches from different countries were signed for Pakistan Super League. Following are the coaches selected by different teams.
Islamabad United[edit]
- Wasim Akram (Director)
Dean Jones (Head Coach)- Shoaib Akhtar (Bowling Coach)
- Hamza Siddiqui
Peshawar Zalmi[edit]
- Imran Khan (Mentor)
- Muhammad Akram (Head Coach/ Director Team)
Andy Flower (Batting Consultant)- Abdul Rehman (Coach/ Manager)
Grant Luden (Fielding Coach/ Fitness Trainer)- Bradly Lan Robinson (Physiotherapists)
Karachi Kings[edit]
- Mickey Arthur (Head Coach)
- Mushtaq Ahmed (Bowling Coach)
- Inzamam ul Haq (Batting Consultant)
- Majeed (Fielding Coach)
Quetta Gladiators[edit]
- Moin Khan (Head Coach)
Ian Pont (Bowling Coach)- Julien Fountain (Fielding Coach)
Lahore Qalandars[edit]
- Paddy Upton (Head Coach)
- Ijaz Ahmed (Batting Coach)
- Shahid Aslam (Assistant Coach)
Sponsorships[edit]
Habib Bank Limited has bought the tournament’s title sponsorship for a period of three years. Sponsorship Deal, including the title sponsorship, is estimated to be more than $6 million.[13]
Broadcasting[edit]
Sunset + Vine are the official Globals broadcasters and Production broadcasters for 4 years Ten Sports and PTV Sports are official home broadcasters for a period of three years. The value of the broadcasting deal is $15 million, with the PCB selling the Global television rights to Tech Front, a United Arab Emirati group, for the same duration.[14]
| Channel | Region | Country | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset + Vine | England | England | 2016-2020 |
| Ten Sports | Pakistan | Pakistan | 2016-2018 |
| PTV Sports | Pakistan | Pakistan | 2016-2018 |
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