LAHORE: The Pakistan Super League (PSL) on Wednesday, announced that New Zealand pacer Adam Milne has signed up for the highly-anticipated player draft for the league’s 10th edition.
The announcement was made on the league's social media handles with a banner and a caption stating, "Kiwi Speedster Alert! Adam Milne enters the PSL Draft."
The right-arm pacer is one of the dominant bowlers for New Zealand, having played 53 T20I matches and taken 61 wickets.
He boasts a wealth of experience in foreign leagues, having played in the Big Bash League (BBL), The Hundred Men's Competition, Indian Premier League and Vitality Blast.
In his 32 Vitality Blast matches, he has taken 45 wickets at an average of 18.71, with an economy rate of 7.39 and his best figures are 5/11.
Notably, Milne is the fifth and 24th overall foreign player to register for the PSL 10 draft, which will take place in Balochistan for the first time as Gwadar is set to host the landmark 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:
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.