Karachi(October 4, 2017): In a major trade before the formal drafts of Pakistan Super League’s (PSL) third edition, former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi’s move from Peshawar Zalmi to Karachi Kings as a player was finalized.
Shahid, who helped his team to victory in PSL’s second edition, will now play for Karachi. He had already joined Karachi Kings as its president soon after the league’s second edition ended earlier this year.
The BLOCKBUSTER Trade of the Year!
Karachi Kings clinches Boom Boom Afridi in return for their Gold and Silver pick! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/KF34xhYQ5f— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) October 3, 2017
According to the deal finalized between the two franchises, Peshawar will swap its picks in the gold and silver categories with Karachi.
Karachi have the third pick in both the categories while Peshawar have fifth since PSL draft rules are such that the team which came last gets the first pick in all categories and Peshawar had returned as the winners last year.
“Shahid is a world-class player and the entire Peshawar family thanks him for his contributions to our team,” Javed Afridi, the owner of Peshawar said. Karachi owner Salman Iqbal said: “Shahid is the biggest name in Pakistan cricket and we are extremely pleased to have him on board.
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