LAHORE: New Zealand’s batting all-rounder Daryl Mitchell has officially signed up for the highly-anticipated Pakistan Super League (PSL) 10 player draft, the marquee league announced on Friday.
“New Zealand’s powerhouse, Daryl Mitchell has officially signed up for the HBL PSL Draft,” the PSL announced through its social media platforms.
Mitchell, who is a regular part of New Zealand across formats, is currently a part of their squad for the three-match home T20I series, scheduled to commence on Saturday.
The all-rounder has thus far represented New Zealand in 31 Tests, 39 ODIs and 67 T20Is and scored 4932 runs with the help of 11 centuries and 26 fifties.
Notably, Mitchell has not featured in PSL yet. He only played two seasons each of the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) and England’s Vitality Blast.
For the unversed, Daryl Mitchell is the 10th foreign player to have signed up for the upcoming 10th edition of the marquee league, joining Australia’s Alex Carey and Usman Khawaja, England’s Tom Curran, David Willey, Dawid Malan and Jason Roy, Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman and Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza.
It is pertinent to mention that the highly-anticipated player draft will be held in Balochistan for the first time, with Gwadar hosting the key event on January 11, 2025.
The pick order for the player draft has also been announced, with two-time champions Lahore Qalandars making the first pick in the opening round of the platinum category, followed by arch-rivals Karachi Kings.
2019 champions Quetta Gladiators will make the third pick, while Peshawar Zalmi will have the fourth.
Last season’s runners-up, Sultans, and reigning champions United will make the fifth and sixth picks, respectively.
- Daryl Mitchell