The exciting Kabul Premier League (KPL) Season 2 Players Draft took place in the city on Tuesday morning much to the excitement of the country&s cricket fans.The gala event, which brought together Afghanistan&s cricket fraternity, was broadcast live and exclusively on Ariana Television Network, which secured the rights earlier this year to produce and broadcast this year&s tournament.Addressing the event on Tuesday, Mujeeburahman Baheer, the head of Ariana News, pointed out that Ariana Television Network (ATN), including Ariana News, is committed to making sure people in Afghanistan have access to world-class sporting events.He said: &Ariana TV has always tried to bring sports to people&s homes.&This year&s T20 league extravaganza & which is a great source of hope for young cricketers in the country & will take place in Kabul at the Ayoubi Sports Complex and will start on June 4.Also addressing Tuesday&s event was Nazeem Jar Abdulrahimzai, the domestic cricket manager for the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB).He said he believes that Ayoubi Sports Complex can organize an even better league event this year compared to last year&s event.He also thanked all those who have invested time and money into developing and supporting cricket in the country.Abdul Latif Ayoubi, head of Ayoubi Sports Complex, meanwhile said challenges faced last year had been smoothed out and that conditions have since improved for this year&s tournament.Ayoubi also announced the addition of another team this year.Last year there were five teams, this year there will be six.

He said this decision was taken so as to provide more players with the opportunity to take part in the league.Seyyed Khan, the head of the Ayoubi Sports Complex, also addressed guests at the event and said: &This year, a lot of effort has been made to be able to present an improved league that meets the standards; the shortcomings last year regarding the field and other areas have been addressed.&Kabul Premier League (KPL)Last year&s tournament was the first KPL and included five teams; these were Ayoubi Kabul Zalmi, Band-e-Amir Stars, Shaheen Hunters, Shamshad Eagles and Speenghar Warriors.This year, Kabul Knight Riders have been added to the mix.The trophy was lifted last year by Shaheen Hunters.The Kabul Premier League aims to not only promote cricket in the country but also serves as a platform for emerging talent to showcase their skills.Kabul Premier League (KPL) Players Draft CeremonyTuesday&s Player Draft was divided into three groups.

Diamond, Gold and Silver.

Band-e-Amir Stars picked up the first player.The list of players drafted are as follows:Band-e-Amir Stars1.

Hazratullah Zazai 2.

Nejat Masoud, 3.

Farmanullah Safi 4.

Akram Alikhel 5.

Irfanullah Safi 6.

Sharafuddin Ashraf (all-rounder) 7.

Navid Obeid (batsman) 8.

Nasir Khan (bowler) 9.

Fridon Khan (fast bowler) 10.

Emil Shahin 11.

Haroon Khan 12.

Qamar Shams 13.

Abdulsalam Hasheibi 14.

Biryal Afghan 15.

Aqdam Khan ShirzadShaheen Hunters1.

Hijaz Ahmadzai (batsman) 2.

Abdul Malik 3.

Azharul Haq Navid 4.

Imran Mir 5.

Asif Musazai 6.

Zahid Afghan (fast bowler) 7.

Mohammadullah Hamkar (fast bowler) 8.

Sadiq Pacha 9.

Uzirullah Khamosh 10.

Wasim Mangal 11.

Seyed Khan Niazi (fast bowler) 12.

Ata Zarmal (wicket keeper) 13.

Ismat Habibi 14.

Mashoq Totakhel 15.

Ruhollah ArabShamshad Eagles1.

Shahidullah Kamal, (batsman) 2.

Ehsanullah Janat 3.

Numan Shah, (all-rounder) 4.

Ali Ahmad Naser 5.

Bashir Ahmad (fast bowler) 6.

Kamel Kaker 7.

Abdallah Tarakhel (all-rounder) 8.

Dastgir Khan 9.

Wahid Shafaq 10.

Khayal Mohammad 11.

Rahim Mangal 12.

Abdul Baqi Popel 13.

Yahya Khan 14.

Murad Ali 15.

Juma GulKabul Knight Riders1.

Riaz Hassan (batsman) 2.

Naser Jamal 3.

Zahed Khan Paktin 4.

Yusuf Shah 5.

Mohammad Riaz (all-rounder) 6.

Zubid Akbari (batsman) 7.

Yama Arab (bowler) 8.

Moheb Zurmati 9.

Wahid Zadran 10.

Arab Momand 11.

Ishaq Saqi 12.

Rahman Shah 13.

Sabawon Boniri 14.

Azam Khan 15.

Salam KakerAyoubi Kabul Zalmi1.

Qais Ahmad (bowler) 2.

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar 3.

Zia ul-Rahman Sharifi (bowler) 4.

Masoud Gurbaz 5.

Sohail Khan Zarmati (batsman) 6.

Sami Bilal (fast bowler) 7.

Mohammad Wasim Akram 8.

Ibrahim Abdul Rahimzai (fast bowler) 9.

Darvish Rasouli 10.

Saber Hanif 11.

Rahmanullah Zadran 12.

Shams Karokhil 13.

Rozuddin Afghan 14.

Juma Din 15.

Zafar AlozaiSpeenghar Warriors1.

Samiullah Shinwari (batsman) 2.

Hamza Hotak 3.

Wafadar Momand 4.

Waqarullah Ishaqzai 5.

Hassan Isakhel 6.

Lal Baz (fast bowler) 7.

Osman Noori 8.

Jalad Musazai 9.

Mahbob Tasken 10.

Jalal Stanekzai 11.

Akbar Ali 12.

Salman Shinwari 13.

Khaled Niazi 14.

Rahman Zurmati 15.

Noorullah AyubiOnce the draft wrapped up, the highly-sought after KPL trophy was displayed.For cricket fans across the country, ATN will broadcast KPL matches live and exclusively from early next month.For breaking news and updates, fans can stay tuned to Ariana Television and Ariana News& websites and social media platforms, where all KPL news will be posted.The post Six KPL cricket teams snap up 15 players each in this year&s draft first appeared on Ariana News.