On Thursday, the Pakistan Super League (PSL) revealed that top-ranked T20I bowler Akeal Hosein has joined the 10th edition player draft. On the league’s social media accounts, a video of West Indian spinner’s PSL wickets was posted.
The world’s best T20I bowler joins the fight! West Indies spin wizard Akeal Hosein enters HBL PSL Draft.”
Akeal, who has played 67 T20Is for West Indies, made two PSL appearances for Multan Sultans and Quetta Gladiators in 2023 and 2024. Only six bowlers in the elite competition have taken a hat-trick, including the 31-year-old. The Gladiators’ Akeal defeated Peshawar Zalmi in the previous edition.
In 13 PSL matches, he has taken 16 wickets at 25.37 and 7.96. Apart from PSL, Akeal has played in the Indian Premier League, Big Bash League, and The Hundred. Akeal is the third West Indian and 31st overall international player to register for the PSL 10 draft, which will be held in Gwadar for the first time on January 11, 2025.
Two-time winners Lahore Qalandars pick first in the platinum category’s first round, followed by archrivals Karachi Kings. Quetta Gladiators, 2019 champions, will pick third and Peshawar Zalmi fourth. Sultans, last season’s runners-up, and United, the champions, will pick fifth and sixth.
Registered PSL 10 player draft foreign players
Akeal Hosein, Charith Asalanka, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Jason Holder, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Chris Lynn, Adam Milne, David Warner, Tim Southee, Martin Guptill, Rassie van der Dussen, Matthew Short, Gudakesh Motie, Alex Hales, Luke Wood, Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Usman Khawaja, Corbin Bosh, Rilee Rossouw, Colin Munro, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Tom Curran, David Willey, Dawid Malan, Jason Roy, Shakib Al Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman and Sikandar Raza.
