Najam Sethi will try to host PSL 2 final in Pakistan

Pakistan Super League (PSL) chairman Najam Sethi said that the PSL 2 will be bigger and better than their previous edition and he promised that he will try his best to stage the final of the second edition of the league in Pakistan.

“We are buoyed by the success of HBL PSL [season] 1 and things are now getting into an exciting phase for season 2,” he said in a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) press release. “I can promise that HBL PSL 2 will be bigger and better, and we will leave no stone unturned in bringing unparalleled cricket-ainment to the fans. We will also try our best to stage the final of HBL PSL 2 in Pakistan.”

The announcement is done when the owners of the five franchises met the PSL management at the National Cricket Academy on Monday.

PSL 2 is going to be much more exciting as he had earlier announced that a lot of international cricketers will take part in this season as the names of Brendon McCullum and Eoin Morgan was already announced. The franchises have been allowed to retain a maximum of 16 players.

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“It was decided that the teams may retain up to 16 players from their existing squads,” the press release read. “All players who were brought on board by a team, regardless of whether they played, are eligible for retention. The retention window will also provide teams with a chance to renegotiate with existing players and the window closes on September 14, 2016. The transfer window is concurrently open with teams in a position to leverage their draft picks and/or existing squads to find an ideal balance.”

“The Player Draft for HBL PSL 2 is set to take place in the month of October with UAE emerging as a likely venue since leading players will be engaged in Pakistan’s home series in the UAE,” stated the press release. “The draft order will follow the principle of placing the bottom-placed team from the previous year at an advantage. Consequently, Lahore Qalandars will have the first pick in every round. Karachi Kings will have the second pick, Peshawar Zalmi third, Quetta Gladiators fourth, and Islamabad United will make the final pick in every round.”