ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has allowed seven of its centrally contracted players to feature in the second season of the Kashmir Premier League (KPL).

According to KPL media, Azhar Ali, Fawad Alam, Abid Ali, Noman Ali, Usman Ali, Mohammad Huraira and Haseebullah Khan have been permitted to play in the tournament by PCB chairman Ramiz Raja on the request of Tournament Director and former Pakistan skipper Rashid Latif.

The KPL players draft is slated to be held in Islamabad on July 21.

Published in Dawn, July 19th, 2022

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