Jamaica and West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell has replaced the injured Steven Smith in the Multan Sultans team for the 2018-2019 Pakistan Super League season.

Smith, who is presently serving a one-year ban from Australian international and domestic cricket for his role in the Newlands ball-tampering scandal, was the second player picked at the PSL draft.

His participation in the tournament, however, was ruled out when he suffered an elbow injury during the BPL, which was found to require surgery. This setback leaves him unlikely to resume his international career as soon as his ban ends at the end of March.

Apart from Russell, the Sultans also picked up James Vince as a replacement for his fellow England batsman Joe Denly, who will miss the PSL after being selected for the ODI squad for the tour of the West Indies.

Other notable moves at the PSL replacement draft on Thursday include Lahore Qalandars bringing in the South African pair of Hardus Viljoen and David Wiese to cover for the partial availability of AB de Villiers, Carlos Brathwaite and Corey Anderson through the season.