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The inaugural edition of Pakistan
Super League (PSL), a franchise-based
T20 tournament, that begins in
February 2016 in Doha, is all set to star
T20 batting specialist Chris Gayle
along with Kieron Pollard and Dwayne
Bravo.
Najam Sethi, who is heading the PSL
secretariat in the board, said that they
were now in touch with the hard
hitting West Indian opener. Gayle, who
recently underwent a back surgery,
had refrained from commenting on the
speculations, however, the agency
that manages him confirmed to
ESPNCricinfo that the batsman signed
the pre-draft agreement on Monday.
According to Sethi nearly 80 foreign
players have signed consent forms to
take part in the PSL and the process of
short listing the best available 20 to 25
players would be completed soon.
 
Prominent West Indies players like
Darren Sammy and Sunil Narine, along
with ex-England batsman Owais Shah
are also a part of the draft pool.
"Obviously top guns like Gayle are
stars who attract fans," Sethi said.
"They lend commercial value, showbiz
glitz and tournament credibility. They
are also sources of inspiration and
emulation for our budding players."
Gayle is expected to recover by
December, which leaves him ample
time to participate in the tournament,
which will act as a preparatory
competition ahead of the T20 WC in
India, that begins a month later. The
35-year old specialist T20 player has
figured in almost all foreign T20
leagues in the cricket including the
Bangladesh Premier League and is a
regular crowd puller in the Indian
Premier League.
 
PSL is scheduled to take place
between February 4 to 24 and will
have five franchise-based teams -
Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, Quetta,
and Islamabad playing for a prize
money of $1 million. There will be a
total of 24 matches in the competition
taking place at the West End
International Cricket Stadium, Doha.
Pakistan Cricket Board is currently
preparing for the logo launch
ceremony on September 20 however, a
bid for the franchises, broadcast rights,
and other important details are yet to
be worked out SOURCE
 
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