Chris Gayle fails to attract bidders in PSL draft

A total of 501 cricketers — 308 overseas and 193 domestic — were included in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) draft for the next edition in 2018, which was held on Sunday. While a few former cricketers such as Shane Watson and Mitchell Johnson remained in demand, the explosive Caribbean batsman Chris Gayle found no takers. Gayle, who is the only cricketer to score 10,000 runs in T20 cricket, was not picked up by the PSL franchises due to his poor form and partial availability, according to Wisden India. Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif — who served bans following the 2010 spot-fixing scandal — were also not picked.