The Pakistan Super League (PSL) on Thursday, announced that New Zealand's Michael Bracewell has signed up for the highly-anticipated player draft for the league’s 10th edition.
The announcement was made on the league's social media handles with a banner and a caption stating, "Michael Bracewell, ready to bring the Kiwi spirit to the PSL Draft."
The 33-year-old batting all-rounder has represented New Zealand in 27 T20I matches, scoring 259 runs at a strike rate of 129.50, including two half-centuries.
With the ball, he has taken 28 wickets at an impressive average of 18.28 and an economy rate of 6.93.
His franchise league experience is notable, having played in Major League Cricket, the Vitality Blast, and the Indian Premier League (IPL).
In five IPL matches for Royal Challengers Bangalore, he scored 58 runs and claimed six wickets.
Notably, Bracewell is the seventh Kiwi and 29th overall foreign player to register for the PSL 10 draft, which will take place in Balochistan for the first time as Gwadar is set to host the landmark event on January 11, 2025.
The pick order for the player draft has also been announced, with two-time champions Lahore Qalandars making the first pick in the opening round of the platinum category, followed by arch-rivals Karachi Kings.
2019 champions Quetta Gladiators will make the third pick, while Peshawar Zalmi will have the fourth.
Last season’s runners-up, Sultans, and reigning champions United will make the fifth and sixth picks, respectively.
Registered foreign players for PSL 10 player draft:
Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Jason Holder, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Chris Lynn, Adam Milne, David Warner, Tim Southee, Martin Guptill, Rassie van der Dussen, Matthew Short, Gudakesh Motie, Alex Hales, Luke Wood, Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Usman Khawaja, Corbin Bosh, Rilee Rossouw, Colin Munro, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Tom Curran, David Willey, Dawid Malan, Jason Roy, Shakib Al Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman and Sikandar Raza.