Kane Williamson, Steve Smith unlikely to play Pakistan Super League
India TodayStar overseas batters Steve Smith and Kane Williamson are unlikely to make themselves available for the Pakistan Super League and the PCB is also awaiting clearance from the England Cricket Board for the participation of their players in the T20 tournament in April-May. The Pakistan Cricket Board on Tuesday said top players such as David Warner, Adil Rashid, Chris Woakes and Mustafizur Rahman will feature in the Platinum category during the players draft on January 13. The other players in the Platinum category, which is the highest, include Australia's Matthew Short, Riley Meredith, and Steve Smith, along with England's Adil Rashid, Gus Atkinson, Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Tom Curran, and Tom Kohler-Cadmore. Other players in the platinum category include Chris Lynn, Daryl Mitchell, Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Kusal Mendis, David Willey, Usman Khawaja, Zak Crawley, Jason Roy, Michael Bracewell, and Alex Hales.