This is a list of the squads of the six franchise teams which competed in the 2021 Kashmir Premier League, a 20-over cricket league. The draft was planned to take place on 3 April 2021 but was later moved to 3 July due to the tournament being rescheduled from June to August. The draft took place in Islamabad.[1][2][3][4][5] Each franchise was required to select a total of 5 emerging players.[6] The tournament was held entirely in Muzaffarabad.[7]
Cities represented by KPL teams
Key
edit- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
- Ages are correct as of 3 July 2021
Bagh Stallions
edit| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Category | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 1 | Zeeshan Malik |  Pakistan |
26 December 1996 (aged 24) | Silver | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | |
| 05 | Raja Farhan Khan | Pakistan |
8 July 1993 (aged 27) | Emerging | Right-handed | 2021 | Post-draft signing | |
| 81 | Asad Shafiq | Pakistan |
28 January 1986 (aged 35) | Platinum | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | Post-draft signing |
| 94 | Shan Masood | Pakistan |
14 October 1989 (aged 31) | Platinum | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | Captain |
| N/A | Usman Mughal | Pakistan |
12 August 1996 (aged 24) | Silver | 2021 | |||
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 11 | Furqan Shafique |  England |
29 November 1996 (aged 24) | Emerging | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | |
| 18 | Mohammad Junaid | Pakistan |
21 March 2002 (aged 19) | Emerging | Left-handed | Left-arm slow left-arm orthodox | 2021 | |
| 34 | Aamer Yamin | Pakistan |
26 June 1990 (aged 31) | Gold | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | Replacement Pick.[8] |
| 95 | Iftikhar Ahmed | Pakistan |
3 September 1990 (aged 30) | Diamond | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | |
| N/A | Shadab Khan | Pakistan |
4 October 1998 (aged 22) | Icon | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2021 | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 6 | Rohail Nazir | Pakistan |
10 October 2001 (aged 19) | Gold | Right-handed | 2021 | ||
| N/A | Phil Mustard | England |
9 October 1982 (aged 38) | Overseas | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2021 | Overseas; Pulled out of the tournament. |
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 00 | Mohammad Ilyas | Pakistan |
21 March 1999 (aged 22) | Gold | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2021 | |
| 3 | Aamir Sohail | Pakistan |
Emerging | Left-arm slow left-arm orthodox | 2021 | |||
| 13 | Umaid Asif | Pakistan |
30 March 1984 (aged 37) | Diamond | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2021 | |
| 14 | Mohammad Imran | Pakistan |
20 January 2001 (aged 20) | Silver | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2021 | |
| 82 | Sufiyan Muqeem | Pakistan |
Emerging | 2021 | ||||
| 88 | Basit Ali | Pakistan |
Emerging | 2021 | Post-draft signing | |||
| N/A | Zeeshan Zameer | Pakistan |
10 August 2002 (aged 18) | Emerging | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | |
Kotli Lions
edit| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Category | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 12 | Abdullah Syed |  United States |
30 September 1989 (aged 31) | Emerging | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | |
| 12 | Ahsan Ali | Pakistan |
10 December 1993 (aged 27) | Silver | Right-handed | Leg break | 2021 | Post-draft signing |
| 45 | Asif Ali | Pakistan |
1 October 1991 (aged 29) | Diamond | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | |
| N/A | Fakhar Zaman | Pakistan |
13 April 1990 (aged 31) | Icon | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | 2021 | |
| N/A | Syed Hashim Ali | Pakistan |
Emerging | Left-handed | 2021 | |||
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 44 | Khalid Usman | Pakistan |
1 March 1986 (aged 35) | Silver | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | 2021 | |
| 48 | Hasan Raza | Pakistan |
1 June 1995 (aged 26) | Emerging | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2021 | |
| 97 | Saif Badar | Pakistan |
3 July 1998 (aged 23) | Silver | Right-handed | Leg break | 2021 | Post-draft signing |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 23 | Kamran Akmal | Pakistan |
13 January 1982 (aged 39) | Platinum | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | Captain |
| 59 | Junaid Ali | Pakistan |
6 December 1995 (aged 25) | Silver | Right-handed | 2021 | ||
| N/A | Abdul Rehman | Pakistan |
Emerging | 2021 | ||||
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 03 | Mujtaba Ghayas | Pakistan |
27 July 1987 (aged 33) | Emerging | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | Post-draft signing |
| 5 | Nadeem Khalil | Pakistan |
1 November 1997 (aged 23) | Emerging | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | Post-draft signing |
| 17 | Imran Khan | Pakistan |
15 July 1987 (aged 33) | Gold | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | |
| 88 | Akif Javed | Pakistan |
10 October 2000 (aged 20) | Gold | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2021 | |
| 97 | Irfanullah Shah | Pakistan |
5 May 1995 (aged 26) | Silver | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2021 | |
| 100 | Khurram Shehzad | Pakistan |
25 November 1999 (aged 21) | Silver | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | Post-draft signing |
| N/A | Monty Panesar | England |
25 April 1982 (aged 39) | Overseas | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | 2021 | Overseas; Pulled out of the tournament |
| N/A | Usman Qadir | Pakistan |
10 August 1993 (aged 27) | Diamond | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2021 | |
| N/A | Yasir Jan | Pakistan |
Emerging | 2021 | ||||
Mirpur Royals
edit| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Category | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 9 | Ibtesam-ul-Haq | Pakistan |
1 February 2000 (aged 21) | Emerging | Left-handed | 2021 | ||
| 24 | Mukhtar Ahmed | Pakistan |
20 December 1992 (aged 28) | Silver | Right-handed | leg break | 2021 | |
| 98 | Sharjeel Khan | Pakistan |
14 August 1989 (aged 31) | Platinum | Left-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 2021 | |
| N/A | Ammad Alam | Pakistan |
3 October 1998 (aged 22) | Emerging | Right-handed | 2021 | ||
| N/A | Owais Shah | England |
22 October 1978 (aged 42) | Overseas | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 2021 | Overseas; Pulled out of the tournament |
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 11 | Mohammad Taha | Pakistan |
5 October 2000 (aged 20) | Emerging | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | 2021 | |
| 18 | Shoaib Malik | Pakistan |
1 February 1982 (aged 39) | Icon | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 2021 | Captain |
| 37 | Amad Butt | Pakistan |
10 June 1995 (aged 26) | Gold | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2021 | |
| 65 | Kashif Bhatti | Pakistan |
25 July 1986 (aged 34) | Silver | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | 2021 | Replacement pick[8] |
| 72 | Khushdil Shah | Pakistan |
7 February 1995 (aged 26) | Diamond | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | |
| 77 | Adil Amin | Pakistan |
13 December 1990 (aged 30) | Silver | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | Post-draft signing |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 61 | Muhammad Akhlaq | Pakistan |
12 November 1992 (aged 28) | Silver | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2021 | |
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 1 | Sameen Gul | Pakistan |
4 February 1999 (aged 22) | Gold | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | Replacement pick[8] |
| 7 | Abrar Ahmed | Pakistan |
16 October 1998 (aged 22) | Silver | Left-handed | Left-arm leg break | 2021 | |
| 26 | Danyal Allah Ditta | Pakistan |
2 July 1995 (aged 26) | Emerging | Left-handed | Left-arm slow left-arm orthodox | 2021 | |
| 27 | Mohammad Irfan | Pakistan |
6 June 1982 (aged 39) | Diamond | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2021 | |
| 38 | Shadab Majeed | Pakistan |
7 June 1997 (aged 24) | Emerging | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2021 | |
| 48 | Hassan Khan | Pakistan |
16 October 1998 (aged 22) | Silver | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2021 | Post-draft signing |
| 99 | Salman Irshad | Pakistan |
3 December 1995 (aged 25) | Gold | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2021 | |
Muzaffarabad Tigers
edit| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Category | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 1 | Malik Nisar | Pakistan |
Emerging | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | Post-draft signing | |
| 12 | Sohaib Maqsood | Pakistan |
15 April 1987 (aged 34) | Diamond | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | |
| 75 | Taimoor Sultan | Pakistan |
4 October 1994 (aged 26) | Emerging | Right-handed | 2021 | ||
| N/A | Tillakaratne Dilshan |  Sri Lanka |
14 October 1976 (aged 44) | Overseas | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | Overseas |
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 8 | Mohammad Hafeez | Pakistan |
17 October 1980 (aged 40) | Icon | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | Captain |
| 17 | Sohail Akhtar | Pakistan |
2 March 1986 (aged 35) | Silver | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | |
| 33 | Sohail Tanvir | Pakistan |
12 December 1984 (aged 36) | Platinum | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2021 | |
| 48 | Anwar Ali | Pakistan |
25 November 1987 (aged 33) | Silver | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | |
| 74 | Mohammad Wasim | Pakistan |
25 August 2001 (aged 19) | Diamond | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | |
| 88 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Pakistan |
22 July 1997 (aged 23) | Emerging | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | 2021 | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 60 | Zeeshan Ashraf | Pakistan |
11 May 1992 (aged 29) | Gold | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | |
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 9 | Arsalan Arif | Pakistan |
5 January 1993 (aged 28) | Emerging | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2021 | |
| 10 | Usama Mir | Pakistan |
23 December 1995 (aged 25) | Silver | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2021 | |
| 32 | Arshad Iqbal | Pakistan |
26 December 2000 (aged 20) | Gold | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2021 | |
| 78 | Usman Arshad | England |
9 January 1993 (aged 28) | Emerging | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2021 | |
| 115 | Usman Yousuf | Pakistan |
Emerging | Right-handed | Leg break | 2021 | Post-draft signing | |
| N/A | Tahir Hussain | Pakistan |
20 December 2000 (aged 20) | Emerging | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | |
Overseas Warriors
edit| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Category | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 4 | Herschelle Gibbs |  South Africa |
23 February 1974 (aged 47) | Overseas | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | Overseas |
| 12 | Haider Ali | Pakistan |
2 October 2000 (aged 20) | Platinum | Right-handed | 2021 | ||
| 18 | Naveed Malik | Pakistan |
18 March 1995 (aged 26) | Emerging | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2021 | |
| 42 | Khurram Manzoor | Pakistan |
10 June 1986 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 2021 | Post-draft signing | |
| 81 | Nasir Nawaz | Pakistan |
5 October 1998 (aged 22) | Silver | Right-handed | 2021 | ||
| 99 | Uthman Ali Khan | England |
Emerging | Left-handed | 2021 | |||
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 9 | Imad Wasim | Pakistan |
18 December 1988 (aged 32) | Icon | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2021 | Captain |
| 23 | Agha Salman | Pakistan |
23 November 1993 (aged 27) | Gold | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | Post-draft signing. |
| 98 | Kamran Ghulam | Pakistan |
10 October 1995 (aged 25) | Gold | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2021 | Replacement pick.[8] |
| N/A | Hammad Azam | Pakistan |
16 March 1991 (aged 30) | Silver | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | |
| N/A | Haris Sohail | Pakistan |
9 January 1989 (aged 32) | Gold | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2021 | |
| N/A | Qasim Akram | Pakistan |
1 December 2002 (aged 18) | Silver | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | |
| N/A | Rashid Naseer | Pakistan |
4 March 1986 (aged 35) | Emerging | Left-handed | Left-arm unorthodox spin | 2021 | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 63 | Mohammad Haris | Pakistan |
30 March 2001 (aged 20) | Silver | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | Post-draft signing. |
| 77 | Azam Khan | Pakistan |
10 August 1998 (aged 22) | Diamond | Right-handed | 2021 | ||
| N/A | Raza-ul-Mustafa | Pakistan |
27 December 2003 (aged 17) | Emerging | Right-handed | 2021 | ||
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 14 | Sohail Khan | Pakistan |
6 March 1984 (aged 37) | Diamond | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2021 | |
| 55 | Abbas Afridi | Pakistan |
5 April 2001 (aged 20) | Silver | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2021 | |
| 66 | Faizan Saleem | Pakistan |
Emerging | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | Post-draft signing | |
| 70 | Muhammad Musa | Pakistan |
28 August 2000 (aged 20) | Gold | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2021 | |
| N/A | Waleed Ahmed | Pakistan |
4 December 1992 (aged 28) | Emerging | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | |
Rawalakot Hawks
edit| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Category | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 7 | Ahmed Shehzad | Pakistan |
23 November 1991 (aged 29) | Diamond | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2021 | |
| 9 | Samiullah Afridi | Pakistan |
11 November 1996 (aged 24) | Emerging | Right-handed | leg break | 2021 | |
| 27 | Kashif Ali | England |
7 February 1998 (aged 23) | Emerging | Right-handed | leg break | 2021 | |
| 51 | Sahibzada Farhan | Pakistan |
6 March 1996 (aged 25) | Gold | Right-handed | 2021 | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 5 | Hussain Talat | Pakistan |
12 February 1996 (aged 25) | Diamond | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | |
| 10 | Shahid Afridi | Pakistan |
1 March 1977 (aged 44) | Icon | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 2021 | Captain |
| 16 | Umar Amin | Pakistan |
16 October 1989 (aged 31) | Gold | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | Replacement pick.[8] |
| 22 | Danish Aziz | Pakistan |
20 November 1995 (aged 25) | Gold | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2021 | |
| 29 | Mohammad Imran | Pakistan |
25 December 1996 (aged 24) | Silver | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2021 | |
| 31 | Asif Afridi | Pakistan |
25 December 1986 (aged 34) | Silver | Left-handed | Left-arm Slow left-arm orthodox | 2021 | Post-draft signing |
| N/A | Shahid Ilyas | Pakistan |
25 September 1992 (aged 28) | Emerging | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 19 | Raja Shahzad | Pakistan |
Emerging | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | Post-draft signing | |
| 25 | Bismillah Khan | Pakistan |
1 March 1990 (aged 31) | Silver | Right-handed | 2021 | ||
| N/A | Matt Prior | England |
26 December 1982 (aged 38) | Overseas | Right-handed | 2021 | Overseas; Pulled out of the tournament. | |
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 8 | Faisal Altaf |  United Arab Emirates |
15 March 2001 (aged 20) | Emerging | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | |
| 21 | Zaman Khan | Pakistan |
10 September 2001 (aged 19) | Emerging | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | |
| 23 | Mohammad Irfan | Pakistan |
15 May 1995 (aged 26) | Silver | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2021 | |
| 36 | Usman Shinwari | Pakistan |
5 January 1994 (aged 27) | Platinum | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2021 | Post-draft signing. |
| 58 | Najeebullah Afridi | Pakistan |
3 March 1990 (aged 31) | Emerging | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | Post-draft signing |
| 58 | Waqas Maqsood | Pakistan |
4 November 1987 (aged 33) | Gold | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2021 | |
| N/A | Mohammad Hasnain | Pakistan |
5 April 2000 (aged 21) | Platinum | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2021 | |
| N/A | Zafar Gohar | Pakistan |
1 February 1995 (aged 26) | Silver | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2021 | |
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