LAHORE: The categories of national players, who took part in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2020, has been finalised for the 2021 edition, a statement from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said Thursday. Islamabad United captain Shadab Khan has been again placed in the Platinum category and his teammate Faheem Ashraf has been moved down to the Diamond category. Multan Sultans captain Shan Masood has moved up to the Diamond category with his impressive performance across the PSL 2020 and National T20 Cup. Qalandars’ pacer Haris Rauf’s meteoric rise continued, as the fast bowler moved up from Gold to Diamond category. Factors, including national team performance, domestic performance and perceived T20 brand value, were considered while finalising the local players’ categories.

Source: Pakistan Today December 24, 2020 18:45 UTC