The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed the renewal of categories for 87 local players ahead of the landmark 10th edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The player category updates highlight promotions, retentions, and team compositions for the upcoming season.
Key Promotions:
- Hasan Ali (Karachi Kings), Mohammad Amir (Quetta Gladiators), Saim Ayub (Peshawar Zalmi), and Usama Mir (Multan Sultans) have been elevated to the Platinum category from Diamond.
Platinum Retentions:
Imad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Shadab Khan (Islamabad United), Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi (Lahore Qalandars), Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan (Multan Sultans), and Babar Azam (Peshawar Zalmi) remain in the Platinum category.
Category Breakdown:
- Diamond: 16 players, including Azam Khan (Islamabad United), Shan Masood (Karachi Kings), Abdullah Shafique (Lahore Qalandars), Khushdil Shah (Multan Sultans), and Mohammad Haris (Peshawar Zalmi).
- Gold: 30 players, with Peshawar Zalmi leading with 7 players, followed by Karachi Kings, Lahore Qalandars, and Quetta Gladiators with 5 each.
- Silver: 16 players, with Quetta Gladiators and Lahore Qalandars each having 4 players, Peshawar Zalmi 3, and others distributed among the remaining teams.
- Emerging: 12 players, with Islamabad United and Peshawar Zalmi each contributing 3 players, while Karachi Kings, Multan Sultans, Lahore Qalandars, and Quetta Gladiators have 1 or 2 each.
Upcoming Milestones:
The PCB has opened registration for foreign players and the trade window. The final relegation and retention process will be announced by the end of December.
The highly anticipated PSL Players’ Draft is scheduled for January 11, 2025, with the venue and time to be announced.
Team-Wise Renewals:
Below is a breakdown of local player renewals by team:
Islamabad United:
- Platinum: Imad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Shadab Khan
- Diamond: Azam Khan, Salman Ali Agha
- Gold: Faheem Ashraf, Haider Ali, Qasim Akram, Rumman Raees
- Silver: Shahab Khan
- Emerging: Hunain Shah, Shamyl Hussain, Ubaid Shah
Karachi Kings:
- Platinum: Hasan Ali
- Diamond: Mohammad Nawaz, Shan Masood, Shoaib Malik
- Gold: Arafat Minhas, Anwar Ali Khan, Mir Hamza, Zahid Mahmood, Irfan Khan Niazi
- Silver: Mohammad Amir Khan, Muhammad Akhlaq
- Emerging: Saad Baig, Sirajuddin
Lahore Qalandars:
- Platinum: Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi
- Diamond: Abdullah Shafique
- Gold: Sahibzada Farhan, Zaman Khan, Mirza Tahir Baig, Kamran Ghulam, Jahandad Khan
- Silver: Ahsan Hafeez Bhatti, Muhammad Imran Jnr, Salman Fayyaz, Syed Faridoun Mahmood
- Emerging: Tayyab Abbas
Multan Sultans:
- Platinum: Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan, Usama Mir
- Diamond: Abbas Afridi, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Ali, Usman Khan
- Gold: Ihsanullah, Tayyab Tahir, Shahnawaz Dahani, Faisal Akram
- Silver: Ali Majid, Yasir Khan
- Emerging: Aftab Ibrahim, Mohammad Shahzad
Peshawar Zalmi:
- Platinum: Babar Azam, Saim Ayub
- Diamond: Aamir Jamal, Mohammad Haris
- Gold: Asif Ali, Salman Irshad, Hussain Talat, Sufyan Moqim
- Silver: Arif Yaqoob, Mehran Mumtaz, Umair Afridi
- Emerging: Aimal Khan, Ali Raza, Mohammad Zeeshan
Quetta Gladiators:
- Platinum: Mohammad Amir
- Diamond: Abrar Ahmed, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Hasnain
- Gold: Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Usman Qadir, Omair Bin Yousuf, Sohail Khan, Umar Amin
- Silver: Sajjad Ali Jnr, Usman Tariq, Bismillah Khan, Khawaja Nafay
- Emerging: Adil Naz
This comprehensive categorization sets the stage for what promises to be an exciting 10th edition of the PSL. Fans eagerly await the draft and further announcements.
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