Islamabad, Jan 5: As the Pakistan Super League (PSL) heads into its 10th season, the franchises have completed their player retentions ahead of the Players Draft on January 11, 2025. Here’s a breakdown of the retained players and some standout international players set to join the draft.
Franchise Retentions Overview
Islamabad United
- Platinum: Shadab Khan, Naseem Shah
- Diamond: Imad Wasim (Mentor), Azam Khan
- Gold: Haider Ali, Salman Ali Agha (Brand Ambassador)
- Silver: Colin Munro, Rumman Raees
Multan Sultans
- Platinum: Mohammad Rizwan, Usama Mir
- Diamond: David Willey (Mentor), Iftikhar Ahmed (Brand Ambassador), Usman Khan
- Gold: Chris Jordan
- Silver: Faisal Akram
Peshawar Zalmi
- Platinum: Babar Azam, Saim Ayub
- Diamond: Mohammad Haris
- Silver: Arif Yaqoob, Mehran Mumtaz, Sufyan Moqim (Brand Ambassador)
- Emerging: Ali Raza
Quetta Gladiators
- Platinum: Rilee Rossouw, Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Amir (Mentor)
- Diamond: Akeal Hosein, Saud Shakeel (Brand Ambassador), Mohammad Wasim Jnr
- Gold: Khawaja Nafay, Usman Tariq
Karachi Kings
- Diamond: Hasan Ali, James Vince
- Gold: Shan Masood, Muhammad Irfan Khan
- Silver: Zahid Mehmood, Tim Seifert, Arafat Minhas (Brand Ambassador)
Lahore Qalandars
- Platinum: Shaheen Afridi, Fakhar Zaman
- Diamond: Haris Rauf (Brand Ambassador), Sikandar Raza
- Gold: Abdullah Shafique, Jahandad Khan, Zaman Khan
- Silver: David Wiese
Successful Category Relegations
- Islamabad United: Rumman Raees (Silver)
- Karachi Kings: Hasan Ali, Shan Masood, Zahid Mehmood (Silver)
- Lahore Qalandars: Abdullah Shafique (Gold)
- Multan Sultans: Faisal Akram (Silver)
Star Overseas Players Registered for PSL 2025
Here are some notable international players registered for the PSL 2025 draft:
- Afghanistan: Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mohammad Nabi, Hazratullah Zazai, Qais Ahmad
- Australia: David Warner, Chris Lynn, Sean Abbott, Jason Behrendorff, Alex Carey
- Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Tawhid Hridoy
- England: Alex Hales, Jason Roy, Dawid Malan, Tymal Mills, Laurie Evans
- New Zealand: Jimmy Neesham, Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Ish Sodhi
- South Africa: Temba Bavuma, Rassie van Der Dussen, Dwaine Pretorius
- Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka, Kusal Mendis, Bhanuka Rajapaksa
- West Indies: Jason Holder, Kyle Mayers, Fabian Allen, Evin Lewis
- Zimbabwe: Ryan Burl, Blessing Muzarabani
The draft promises to bring in top-tier international talent, which will further elevate PSL 10 as one of the premier T20 leagues globally.
