The eighth season of the Pakistan Super League is going to start on the 09th of February 2023. The final of this marquee event will be played on the 19th of March 2023. Before the start of this mega event, a player’s draft is required which is going to be happening on the 15th of December 2022. Many players have signup for this season’s players’ draft event to play in the Pakistan Super League.
Before concluding the Player’s draft event all the franchise have given a chance to retain the best players to play in the upcoming season. The player retentions for Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2023 were announced on November 11. One of the biggest trades ahead of the draft was Pakistan skipper Babar Azam, who moved to Peshawar Zalmi in the supplementary round while veteran batter Shoaib Malik and youngster Haider Ali have joined the Karachi Kings from Peshawar Zalmi.
Before the player draft, teams were allowed to assemble eight players. Teams can extend their squad to 18 – Three each in Gold, Diamond, and Platinum categories, five in Silver, two emerging,s and a maximum of two Supplementary categories.
Complete list of retained players for PSL 2023
Islamabad United: Shadab Khan (Platinum). Asif Ali (Brand Ambassador) and Mohammad Wasim Jnr (Diamond). Azam Khan, Faheem Ashraf and Hasan Ali (Gold). Colin Munro and Paul Stirling (Silver).
Karachi Kings: Haider Ali (Platinum). Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir and Shoaib Malik (Diamond). Aamir Yamin, Mir Hamza and Sharjeel Khan (Silver). Qasim Akram (Emerging).
Lahore Qalandars: Rashid Khan and Shaheen Shah Afridi (Platinum). David Wiese (Diamond). Abdullah Shafique (Gold). Harry Brook and Kamran Ghulam (Silver). Zaman Khan (Emerging). The eighth retention is to be announced in due course.
Multan Sultans: Mohammad Rizwan (Platinum). Khushdil Shah, Rilee Rossouw and Shan Masood (Diamond). Shahnawaz Dahani (Brand Ambassador) and Tim David (Gold). Abbas Afridi and Ihsanullah (Emerging).
Peshawar Zalmi: Babar Azam (Platinum). Sherfane Rutherford and Wahab Riaz (Diamond). Mohammad Haris (Gold). Aamir Jamal (Brand Ambassador), Salman Irshad and Tom-Kohler Cadmore (Silver).
Quetta Gladiators: Mohammad Nawaz (Platinum). Iftikhar Ahmed and Jason Roy (Diamond). Mohammad Hasnain and Sarfaraz Ahmed (Gold). Naveen ul Haq, Umar Akmal (Mentor) and Will Smeed (Silver)
Final all Teams Squad will be updated on 15th December after the Pakistan Super League 2023 players draft is completed.
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