LAHORE: The Pakistan Super League (PSL) on Sunday, announced that England’s left-arm pacer Luke Wood has signed up for the highly-anticipated player draft for the 10th edition of the marquee league.
The franchise league made the announcement by sharing a compilation video of Wood’s dismissal through its social medial handles.
“English pacer Luke Wood enters the HBL PSL Draft,” the PSL captioned the video.
Wood, who played two ODIs and five T20Is for England, is one of the most in-demand players in the franchise leagues.
The 29-year-old has played Indian Premier League (IPL), Big Bash League (BBL), Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), International League (ILT20).
He has also played two PSL seasons with former champions Peshawar Zalmi and picked up 13 wickets in 12 matches at a decent average of 30.30.
Notably, Wood is the sixth English and 16th overall foreign player to have signed up for the PSL 10 player draft, scheduled to 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.
Registered foreign players for PSL 10 player draft:
Luke Wood, 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.