Shakib placed in highest category in PSL draft

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was placed in Platinum category, the highest category for the Pakistan Super League (PSL) draft which is scheduled to be held on December 14, reports BSS.
The tournament will be held from February 13 to March 03, next year, according to the Pakistan media.
A total of 493 foreign players were put in six categories for the draft, amongst which 28 players are from Bangladesh. But Shakib is the only Bangladeshi player to be put in Platinum category with base price of US$ 0.13 million (1.30 lakh) (15 million /1.50 crore BDT approximately).
The likes of Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Taskin Ahmed were placed in Diamond category with base price of US$ 60,000 (BDT 6.6 million / 66 lakh approximately). But the names of other Bangladeshi players who are placed in Gold, Silver, Emerging and Supplementary category were not published.
Shakib had played in PSL in the last three seasons. In the last season he played for Peshwar Zalmi after his BPL team Fortune Barishal were eliminated from the Eliminator game. Shakib will play in Rangpur Riders this year.
Meanwhile, all of the three Bangladeshi players who played in different franchisees of Indian Premier League (IPL) in the last season were released, meaning they will be going into the mini-auction on December 19.
Shakib and Liton Das were picked up by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the last season but the franchisees who had recently appointed Gautam Gambhir as its mentor decided to release both of the Bangladeshi players after a lean season.