Pakistan Super League 2024 is on the way, It is expected to start on 8th February and ends on 24th March. Meanwhile, the PCB changed the players’ categories for the next edition of the PSL.
Nine players’ categories upgraded for the 2024 Pakistan Super League. The Pakistan Cricket Board earlier opened a registration window for foreign players as well.
The draft for the six-team event will be held on 15th December, and before that, all the teams have announced their retentions, with some players staying in the same category while others getting either demoted or promoted.
PSL 2024 Players Draft Category Renewals
| Category | Islamabad United | Karachi Kings | Lahore Qalandars | Multan Sultans | Peshawar Zalmi | Quetta Gladiators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platinum | Shadab Khan | Imad Wasim | Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Fakhar Zaman | Mohammad Rizwan | Babar Azam | Naseem Shah, ftikhar Ahmed |
| Diamond | Asif Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Hasan Ali, Azam Khan, Faheem Ashraf | Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Amir | Shan Masood, Khushdil Shah, Usama Mir | Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Haris, Saim Ayub | Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Hafeez, Sarfaraz Ahmed | |
| Gold | Sohaib Maqsood, Abrar Ahmed, Zafar Gohar, Mubasir Khan | Haider Ali, Aamir Yamin, Sharjeel Khan, Mir Hamza, Tayyab Tahir, Musa Khan, Qasim Akram | Hussain Talat, Abdullah Shafique, Kamran Ghulam, Mirza Tahir Baig, Zaman Khan | Abbas Afridi, Ihsanullah, Arafat Minhas, Shahnawaz Dahani, Anwar Ali | Danish Aziz, Arshad Iqbal, Aamer Jamal, Salman Irshad, Usman Qadir, Harris Sohail, Sufyan Muqeem | Mohammad Hasnain, Ahsan Ali, Umar Akmal, Omair Bin Yousuf, Saud Shakeel |
| Silver | Zeeshan Zamir, Rumman Raees | Mohammad Ikhlaq, Mohammad Umar, Akif Javed | Dilbar Hussain, Ahmed Daniyal, Ahsan Bhatti, Jalat Khan | Sameen Gul, Sarwar Afridi, Ammad Butt, Mohammad Ilyas | Khurram Shahzad | Bismillah Khan, Umaid Asif, Mohammad Zahid, Arshadullah |
| Emerging | Hassan Nawaz | Irfan Khan Niazi, Faisal Akram | Shawaiz Irfan | Haseebullah, Saad Masood | Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Aimal Khan, Yasir Khan, Khawaja Mohammad Nafay |
Local category player renewals (team-wise):
Islamabad United – Shadab Khan (Platinum), Asif Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Hasan Ali, Azam Khan, Faheem Ashraf (all Diamond), Sohaib Maqsood, Abrar Ahmed, Zafar Gohar, Mubasir Khan (all Gold), Zeeshan Zamir, Rumman Raees (Silver), Hassan Nawaz (Emerging)
Karachi Kings – Imad Wasim (Platinum), Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Amir (both Diamond), Haider Ali, Aamir Yamin, Sharjeel Khan, Mir Hamza, Tayyab Tahir, Musa Khan, Qasim Akram (all Gold), Mohammad Ikhlaq, Mohammad Umar, Akif Javed (all Silver), Irfan Khan Niazi, Faisal Akram (both Emerging)
Lahore Qalandars – Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Fakhar Zaman (all Platinum), Hussain Talat, Abdullah Shafique, Kamran Ghulam, Mirza Tahir Baig, Zaman Khan (all Gold), Dilbar Hussain, Ahmed Daniyal, Ahsan Bhatti, Jalat Khan (all Silver), Shawaiz Irfan (Emerging)
Multan Sultans – Mohammad Rizwan (Platinum), Shan Masood, Khushdil Shah, Usama Mir (all Diamond), Abbas Afridi, Ihsanullah, Arafat Minhas, Shahnawaz Dahani, Anwar Ali (all Gold), Sameen Gul, Sarwar Afridi, Ammad Butt, Mohammad Ilyas (all Silver)
Peshawar Zalmi – Babar Azam (Platinum), Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Haris, Saim Ayub (all Diamond), Danish Aziz, Arshad Iqbal, Aamer Jamal, Salman Irshad, Usman Qadir, Harris Sohail, Sufyan Muqeem (all Gold), Khurram Shahzad (Silver), Haseebullah, Saad Masood (both Emerging)
Quetta Gladiators – Naseem Shah, Iftikhar Ahmed (both Platinum), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Hafeez, Sarfaraz Ahmed (all Diamond), Mohammad Hasnain, Ahsan Ali, Umar Akmal, Omair Bin Yousuf, Saud Shakeel (all Gold), Bismillah Khan, Umaid Asif, Mohammad Zahid, Arshadullah (all Silver), Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Aimal Khan, Yasir Khan, Khawaja Mohammad Nafay (all Emerging)
