Both of them were placed initially in the Diamond category, absence of Pakistan’s star players, who play in various T20 leagues across the world and command a strong global brand value, led to the PSL officials getting a lot of beef from their peers, who were surprised at the omission of the duo, especially since pacer Sohail Tanvir was included in the Platinum category.
Additionally, Shehzad is the only Pakistani batsman to score centuries in all three formats of the game while Umar enjoyed a productive outing in the latest edition of the Caribbean Premier League.
The addition of the duo to the Platinum category takes the number of players in the group to 29.
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