Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib al Hasan was placed in Platinum category, the highest category for the Pakistan Super League draft which is scheduled to be held on December 14.
The tournament will take place from February 13 to March 3 next year, according to the Pakistan media.
A total of 493 foreign players were put in six categories for the draft, among which 28 players are from Bangladesh.
But Shakib is the only Bangladeshi player to be put in Platinum category with base price of $1.30 lakhs (1.50 crores BDT approximately).
The likes of Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mehedi Hasan Miraz and Taskin Ahmed were placed in Diamond category with base price of $60,000 (BDT 66 lakhs approximately).
But the names of other Bangladeshi players who are placed in Gold, Silver, Emerging and Supplementary category were not published.
Shakib had played in PSL in the last three seasons.
In the last season he played for Peshawar Zalmi after his Bangladesh Premier League team Fortune Barishal were eliminated from the Eliminator game.
Shakib will play in Rangpur Riders this year.
Like the previous years, the PSL will coincide with BPL too as Bangladesh's T20 league will run till February 19.
It means Shakib would miss a few matches of PSL initially if his BPL team Rangpur move into the playoffs.
Shakib is expected to be fit ahead of the BPL, recovering from his finger injury, sustained during the World Cup.
But as he got the nomination from Magura-1 constituency from ruling party Awami League for the upcoming 12th parliamentary election, it remains to be seen when he returns to competitive action.
The BPL is set to start after the election, according to the BPL governing body.
After BPL, Bangladesh will play a two-match Test series against Sri Lanka at home.
Since the series is part of the World Test Championship, Shakib is expected to play.
So his participation in PSL may be delayed.
