All five Afghanistan Premier League T20 franchises have completed their squads after the player draft in Dubai. According to the Afghanistan Cricket Board, 90 players were picked from a pool of 462 across six categories and 18 rounds, with five Afghan Icon players already assigned to the teams.
Platinum signings included Muhammad Amir, England's Moeen Ali, Alex Hales, West Indies' Johnson Charles and Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga. Diamond picks brought in Mohammad Nabi, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad, Shakib Al Hasan and other Afghan and overseas stars.
Franchise icons are Rashid Khan for Kandahar Warriors, Ibrahim Zadran for Team Balkh, Rahmat Shah for Nangarhar Cosmic, Azmatullah Omarzai for Akcel United Kabul and Rahmanullah Gurbaz for Team Paktia. The inaugural season is scheduled to begin on December 27 in the United Arab Emirates.