Quetta Gladiators to make first pick in PSL 2020 Draft.

LAHORE -- HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) Player Draft pick order for the 2020 season was announced on Monday.

Earlier, the first-round pick order was revealed on Sunday. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ehsan Mani, Chief Executive Officer Wasim Khan and representatives of the franchises and league partners HBL and Blitz Advertising were present here at Gaddafi Stadium to determine the pick order of the first round, which was later revealed through the depiction of an age-old street cricket tradition, involving a cricket bat.

Reigning champions Quetta Gladiators were awarded the first pick, while Lahore Qalandars, Multan Sultans, Islamabad United, Peshawar Zalmi and Karachi Kings were awarded second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth picks respectively. While on Monday, A specially-designed statistical model was used to decide the pick order for the remaining seventeen rounds of the draft. With the release of the pick order, the transfer and retention window for the league has officially opened. The teams will now negotiate for exciting trade possibilities.

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