LAHORE (Dunya News) – Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has approached Justin Bieber on Sunday to perform at the opening ceremony of Pakistan Super League (PSL).

Reportedly, the board has approached the international music sensation, Canada-born Bieber to make the opening ceremony of PSL memorable for the people across the world.

PSL 2017 draft was held on October 19 while the tournament is to commence on February 17. It was announced by Najam Sethi, Chairman of PSL that final of the event would be played in Lahore.

Islamabad United are to be led by Misbah ul Haq, Kumar Sangakkara will lead Karachi Kings, Peshawar Zalmis skipper Shahid Afridi decided to give up the captaincy and handed it over to Darren Sammy in the Draft ceremony.

Management of Lahore Qalandars decided to not go with Azhar Ali as their team’s captain in 2017 franchise and the role will be played by Brendon McCullum.

The HBL PSL 2017 players list is placed below:

Islamabad United: Misbah-ul-Haq (captain), Shane Watson, Andre Russell, Sharjeel Khan, Mohammad Irfan, Samuel Badree, Mohammad Sami, Khalid Latif, Brad Haddin, Sam Billings, Hussain Talat, Amad Butt, Dwayne Smith, Ben Duckkett, Shadab Khan, Zohaib Khan

Karachi Kings: Kumar Sangakkara (captain), Shoaib Malik, Chris Gayle, Babar Azam, Ravi Bopara, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Safiullah Bangash, Shazaib Hasan, Sohail Khan, Kieron Pollard, Ryan McLaren, Khurram Manzoor, Kashif Bhatti, Abrar Ahmed, Abdul Hameed, Mahela Jayawardene, Usama Mir, Rahat Ali, Amad Alam

Peshawar Zalmi: Darren Sammy (captain), Shahid Afridi, Sohaib Maqsood, Eoin Morgan, Wahab Riaz, Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Hafeez, Chris Jordan, Tamim Iqbal, Kamran Akmal, Iftikhar Ahmed, Harris Sohail, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Asghar, Alex Hales, Shahzad Mohammadi, Khushdil Shah

Quetta Gladiators: Sarfraz Ahmed (captain), Umar Gul, Asad Shafiq, Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Nawaz, Kevin Pietersen, Luke Wright, Mohammad Nabi, Carlos Brathwaite, Anwar Ali, Tymal Mills, Hassan Khan, David Willey, Rovman Powell, Bismillah Khan, Mir Hamza

Lahore Qalandars: Brendon McCullum (captain), Aamer Yamin, Sohail Tanvir, Sunil Narine, Umar Akmal, Dwayne Bravo, Yasir Shah, Anton Devcich, Mohammad Rizwan, Cameron Delport, Fakhar Zaman, Bilawal Bhatti, Ghulam Mudassar, Usman Qadir, Grant Elliot, Shaun Tait, Saif Badar, Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Irfan (Jr.)