Muzaffarabad Tigers give solid look as KPL draft held

ISLAMABAD: Muzaffarabad Tigers led by Mohammad Hafeez are giving a stronger look as the six franchises of the Kashmir Premier League (KPL) picked the players from draft held here late night on Saturday.

The event starting from August 6 will be held on a single league basis at the Muzaffarabad Stadium.

The team has the likes of Mohammad Hafeez, Sohail Tanvir, Sohaib Maqsood, Arshad Iqbal and Sohail Akhtar in their line-up.

Tillakaratne Dilshan has been picked as the overseas player. Level IV coach Taimoor Azam who has been appointed as the manager of the team is considered the real brain behind solid Muzaffarabad pick.

Sudden change in the venue for the drafts and the KPL administration’s inability to invite some senior Test cricketers living in and around the capital was considered as administrative failure. Since it is a new league things are expected to get better with the time. Teams: Muzaffarabad Tigers: Mohammad Hafeez, Tillakaratne Dilshan (overseas player), Sohail Tanvir, Sohaib Maqsood, Mohammad Waseem Jr, Arshad Iqbal, Zeeshan Ashraf, Sohail Akhtar, Usman Mir, Anwar Ali, Arsalan Arif, Tahor Hussain, Inzamamul Haq, Usman Arshad and Taimoor Sultan.

Bagh Stallions: Shadab Khan, Phil Mustard (overseas player), Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Umaid Asif, Rohail Nazir, Mohammad Ilyas, Mohammad Imran, Zeeshan Malik, Usman Mughal, Zeeshan Zameer, Furqan Shafique, Safyan Moqeen, Mohammad Junaid and Amir Sohail.

Kotli Lions: Fukhar Zaman, Monty Panesa (overseas player), Kamran Akmal, Asif Ali, Usman Qadir, Imran Khan, Akif Javed, Khalid Usman, Irfanullah Shah, Junaid Ali, Abdullah Syed, Syed Hashim Ali, Hasan Raza, Yasir Jan and Abdul Rehman.