PSL 2024 Draft Picks: PSL 9 Final Squads, Released and Retain Players

After eight seasons of the successful journey of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced that 17 February 2024 is the start date of PSL 9.

This article will discuss the PSL 2024 draft picks and final squads, and the Released and Retained players list of PSL.  

PSL 9 Final Squads – Complete List

Here are the final players and squad of all PSL 9 teams:

Islamabad United

Player NameCountryRoleDesignation
Shadab KhanPakistanAll-RounderCaptain, Platinum
Naseem ShahPakistanBowlerPlatinum
Imad WasimPakistanAll-RounderDiamond
Azam KhanPakistanBatsman/WicketkeeperDiamond
Faheem AshrafPakistanAll-RounderBrand Ambassador
Alex HalesEnglandBatsmanGold
Colin MunroNew ZealandBatsmanGold
Rumman RaeesPakistanBowlerSilver
Tymal MillsEnglandBowler
Matthew FordeWest IndiesAll-Rounder
Salman AghaPakistanAll-Rounder
Qasim AkramPakistanAll-Rounder
Shahab KhanPakistanAll-Rounder
Hunain ShahPakistanAll-Rounder
Ubaid ShahPakistanAll-Rounder
Shamyl HussainPakistanAll-Rounder
Tom CurranEnglandBowlerInjured
Jordan CoxEnglandBatsman/Wicketkeeper
Haider AliPakistanBatsmanSupplementary Pick
Obed McCoyWest IndiesBowlerSupplementary Pick

Karachi Kings

Player NameCountryRoleDesignation
James VinceEnglandBatsman
Hassan AliPakistanBowlerDiamond
Shan MasoodPakistanBatsmanBrand Ambassador
Shoaib MalikPakistanAll-RounderMentor
Tabraiz ShamsiSouth AfricaBowlerGold
Mir HamzaPakistanBowlerSilver
Muhammad AkhlaqPakistanBatsman/WicketkeeperSilver
Irfan KhanPakistanAll-RounderEmerging
Mohammad NawazPakistanAll-Rounder
Kieron PollardWest IndiesAll-Rounder
Daniel SamsAustraliaAll-Rounder
Tim SeifertNew ZealandBatsman/Wicketkeeper
Mohammad Amir KhanPakistanBowler
Anwar AliPakistanAll-Rounder
Arafat MinhasPakistanAll-Rounder
SirajuddinPakistanAll-Rounder
Saad BaigPakistanAll-Rounder
Jamie OvertonEnglandBowler
Zahid MehmoodPakistanBowlerPartial Replacement
Leus du PlooySouth AfricaBatsmanSupplementary Pick
Mohammad RohidPakistanBatsmanSupplementary Pick

Lahore Qalandars

Player NameCountryRoleDesignation
Shaheen Shah AfridiPakistanBowlerCaptain, Platinum
Haris RaufPakistanBowlerBrand Ambassador
David WieseNamibiaAll-RounderDiamond
Sikandar RazaZimbabweAll-RounderGold
Abdullah ShafiquePakistanBatsmanGold
Zaman KhanPakistanBowlerGold
Mirza BaigPakistanAll-RounderSilver
Rashid KhanAfghanistanBowlerSilver, Injured
Fakhar ZamanPakistanBatsman
Sahibzada FarhanPakistanBatsman
Mohammad ImranPakistanAll-Rounder
Ahsan BhattiPakistanAll-Rounder
Dan LawrenceEnglandBatsmanPartially Unavailable
Jahandad KhanPakistanAll-RounderEmerging
Syed FaridounPakistanAll-RounderEmerging
Shai HopeWest IndiesBatsman/WicketkeeperSupplementary Pick
Kamran GhulamPakistanAll-RounderSupplementary Pick
Rassie van der DussenSouth AfricaBatsman
Bhanuka RajapaksaSri LankaBatsman/WicketkeeperSupplementary Pick
Tayyab AbbasPakistanAll-RounderSupplementary Pick

Multan Sultans

Player NameCountryRoleDesignation
Mohammad RizwanPakistanBatsman/WicketkeeperCaptain, Platinum
Iftikhar AhmedPakistanAll-RounderPlatinum
Khushdil ShahPakistanBatsmanDiamond
Usama MirPakistanBowlerDiamond
Abbas AfridiPakistanBowlerGold
IhsanullahPakistanBowlerBrand Ambassador, Silver
Faisal AkramPakistanBowlerEmerging
Dawid MalanEnglandBatsman
Reeze HendricksSouth AfricaBatsman
Reece TopleyEnglandBowler
Tayyab TahirPakistanBatsman
Shahnawaz DahaniPakistanBowler
Mohammad AliPakistanAll-Rounder
Usman KhanPakistanAll-Rounder
Yasir KhanPakistanAll-Rounder
Chris JordanEnglandBowlerSupplementary Pick
Aftab IbrahimPakistanAll-RounderSupplementary Pick
David WilleyEnglandAll-Rounder
Johnson CharlesWest IndiesBatsman/WicketkeeperSupplementary Pick
Muhammad ShahzadPakistanBatsmanSupplementary Pick

Peshawar Zalmi

Player NameCountryRoleDesignation
Babar AzamPakistanBatsmanCaptain, Platinum
Rovman PowellWest IndiesAll-RounderPlatinum
Saim AyubPakistanBatsmanDiamond
Tom Kohler-CadmoreEnglandBatsmanDiamond
Mohammad HarisPakistanBatsman/WicketkeeperBrand Ambassador, Gold
Aamir JamalPakistanAll-RounderGold
Khurram ShahzadPakistanBowlerSilver
Haseebullah KhanPakistanBatsman/WicketkeeperEmerging
Asif AliPakistanBatsman
Naveen-ul-HaqAfghanistanBowlerPartially Unavailable
Umair AfridiPakistanAll-Rounder
Dan MousleyEnglandBatsman
Gus AtkinsonEnglandAll-Rounder
Mohammad ZeeshanPakistanAll-Rounder
Lungi NgidiSouth AfricaBowlerReplaced by Waqar Salamkheil
Mehran MumtazPakistanAll-Rounder
Noor AhmadAfghanistanBowlerReplaced by Gus Atkinson
Salman IrshadPakistanBowler
Arif YaqoobPakistanArshad IqbalPakistan
Luke WoodEnglandBowlerSupplementary Pick

Quetta Gladiators

Player NameCountryRoleDesignation
Rilee RossouwSouth AfricaBatsmanPlatinum
Mohammad WasimPakistanAll-RounderDiamond
Jason RoyEnglandBatsmanDiamond
Wanindu HasarangaSri LankaAll-RounderDiamond, Partially Replaced by Bismillah Khan
Sarfaraz AhmedPakistanBatsman/WicketkeeperBrand Ambassador
Abrar AhmedPakistanBowlerGold
Mohammad HasnainPakistanBowlerGold
Mohammad AmirPakistanBowlerSilver
Will SmeedEnglandBatsmanSilver
Saud ShakeelPakistanBatsman
Sajjad AliPakistanAll-Rounder
Usman QadirPakistanBowler
Adil NazPakistanAll-Rounder
Khawaja NafayPakistanAll-Rounder
Akeal HoseinWest IndiesBowlerSupplementary Pick
Sohail KhanPakistanBowlerSupplementary Pick
Omair YousufPakistanBatsman
Sherfane RutherfordWest IndiesBatsman
Bismillah KhanPakistanBatsman/WicketkeeperPartial Replacement for Wanindu Hasaranga
Sufiyan MuqeemPakistanBowlerSupplementary Pick

PSL 2024 Draft Date, Time, and Venue

Pakistan Super League (PSL) is the most successful Pakistan T20 Cricket league. PCB PSL 9 schedule and Six PSL Teams will fight a battle of 34 matches to capture the trophy. Therefore, Drafting before a league is a part everyone is waiting for.

PCB has Announced the Pick order, so let’s see which player will be a game-changer.

PCB announced the final draft date, time, and venue for the PSL draft. Every team is looking for the best performers to get them into the team. Therefore, Lahore Qalandars is the winner of PSL 2022, and the drafting of PSL will start with their first pick. 

PSL 9 Draft Date and Time

PCB announced the final date for the HBL PSL draft. The final date for the HBL PSL 9 draft is 13 December 2023, and it will be broadcast live. Furthermore, the PSL draft start time is 5:00 PM (PST).

HBL PSL 9 Draft Venue  

PCB announced the venue as National Cricket Academy in Lahore on Wednesday, 13 December 2023

HBL PSL 2024 Draft Rounds

Below is all teams’ draft pick order for PSL’s 9 season. 

Pick Order for HBL PSL 9 Player Draft:

  • Quetta Gladiators to make the first pick.
  • Karachi Kings and Islamabad United have the second and third picks.
  • Peshawar Zalmi and Multan Sultans will have the fourth and fifth picks.
  • Lahore Qalandars, winners of the past two editions, finish the first round with the sixth pick.

Selection Order for Categories:

  • Platinum category pick order based on the inverse order of the previous season’s standings.
  • Different franchises occupy the first pick in each category for equity.
  • Quetta Gladiators start with the Platinum picks.
  • Karachi Kings get the first Diamond pick.
  • Peshawar Zalmi has the opening Gold pick.
  • Multan Sultans get the first pick in the Silver category.
  • Islamabad United picks the first player in the Emerging category.
  • Lahore Qalandars have the first Supplementary pick.

Player Registration for Foreign Players:

  • PCB opens the registration window for foreign players for HBL PSL 9.

Franchisee Preparations and Retentions:

  • Franchisees will submit relegation requests for players.
  • Teams can match the player’s base category after relegation requests.
  • Players may be relegated to a category below their base category if not matched.

Categories Renewel By PCB

Following are the players with upgraded and Demoted categories:

TeamPlatinum (P)Diamond (D)Gold (G)Silver (S)Emerging (E)
Islamabad UnitedShadab Khan (P)Asif Ali (D)Sohaib Maqsood, Abrar Ahmed, Rumman Raees, Zafar Gohar, Mubasir Khan (G)Zeeshan Zamir (S)Hassan Nawaz (E)
Karachi KingsImad Wasim (P)Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Amir (D)Haider Ali, Aamir Yamin, Sharjeel Khan, Mir Hamza, Tayyab Tahir, Musa Khan, Qasim Akram (G)Mohammad Ikhlaq, Mohammad Umar, Akif Javed (S)Irfan Khan Niazi, Faisal Akram (E)
Lahore QalandarsShaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Fakhar Zaman (P)Hussain Talat, Abdullah Shafique, Kamran Ghulam, Mirza Tahir Baig, Zaman Khan (G)Dilbar Hussain, Ahmed Daniyal, Ahsan Bhatti, Jalat Khan (S)Shawaiz Irfan (E)
Multan SultansMohammad Rizwan (P)Shan Masood, Khushdil Shah, Usama Mir (D)Abbas Afridi, Ihsanullah, Arafat Minhas, Shahnawaz Dahani, Anwar Ali (G)Sameen Gul, Sarwar Afridi, Ammad Butt, Mohammad Ilyas (S)
Peshawar ZalmiBabar Azam (P)Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Haris, Saim Ayub (D)Danish Aziz, Arshad Iqbal, Aamer Jamal, Salman Irshad, Usman Qadir, Harris Sohail, Sufyan Muqeem (G)Khurram Shahzad (S)Haseebullah, Saad Masood (E)
Quetta GladiatorsNaseem Shah, Iftikhar Ahmed (P)Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Hafeez, Sarfaraz Ahmed (D)Mohammad Hasnain, Ahsan Ali, Umar Akmal, Omair Bin Yousuf, Saud Shakeel (G)Bismillah Khan, Umaid Asif, Mohammad Zahid, Arshadullah (S)Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Aimal Khan, Yasir Khan, Khawaja Mohammad Nafay (E)

Players with Upgraded Categories

  1. Naseem Shah (Quetta Gladiators) – Diamond to Platinum
  2. Iftikhar Ahmed (Quetta Gladiators) – Diamond to Platinum
  3. Sarfraz Ahmed (Quetta Gladiators) – Gold to Diamond
  4. Mohammad Haris (Peshawar Zalmi) – Gold to Diamond
  5. Salman Irshad (Peshawar Zalmi) – Silver to Gold
  6. Abbas Afridi (Multan Sultans) – Emerging to Gold
  7. Ihsanullah (Multan Sultans) – Emerging to Gold
  8. Azam Khan (Islamabad United) – Gold to Diamond
  9. Faheem Ashraf (Islamabad United) – Gold to Diamond
  10. Zeeshan Zamir – Emerging to Silver
  11. Mubasir Khan – Emerging to Gold
  12. Tayyab Tahir (Karachi Kings) – Silver to Gold
  13. Qasim Akram (Karachi Kings) – Emerging to Gold
  14. Kamran Ghulam (Lahore Qalandars) – Silver to Gold
  15. Zaman Khan (Lahore Qalandars) – Emerging to Gold

Players with Demoted Categories

  1. Mohammad Nawaz (Quetta Gladiators) – Platinum to Diamond
  2. Mohammad Hasnain (Quetta Gladiators) – Diamond to Gold
  3. Haider Ali (Karachi Kings) – Platinum to Gold
  4. Asif Ali (Islamabad United) – Platinum to Diamond

Overseas players in the Platinum and Diamond Category

These are the foreign players in the Platinum and Diamond categories in the PSL 9 Draft Picks And Final Squads.

Platinum

Overseas players for the Platinum category are David Miller, Reece Topley, Dawid Malan, Evin Lewis, Lungi Ngidi, Martin Guptill, Nicholas Pooran, Odean Smith, Adil Rashid, Rashid Khan, Akeal Hosein, Rassie van der Dussen, Rahkeem Cornwall, Tom Curran, Tymal Mills, Moeen Ali, Dasun Shanaka, Mohammad Nabi, Alex Hales, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mujeeb ur Rehman,  Aaron Finch, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Saqib Mahmood, Jimmy Neesham, Tabraiz Shamsi, Colin De Grandhomme, Wanindu Hasaranga De Silva, and, Shakib Al Hasan.

Diamond

Overseas players for the Diamond category for HBL PSL 9 draft are Rilee Rossouw, Andre Fletcher, Andrew Tye, Avishka Fernando, Najibullah Zadran, Bas de Leede, Jason Roy, Ben Mike, Benjamin Cutting, Sherfane Rutherford, Dwaine Pretorius, Evan Jones, Fazalhaq Farooqi, George Dockrell, Gulbadin Naib, Hayden Walsh, Bjorn Fortuin, Brandon King, Cameron Delport, Carlos Brathwaite, Will Jacks, Chadwick Walton, Charith Asalanka, Dominic Drakes, Craig Overton, Daniel Sams, Daniel Worrall, David Wiese, Adam Hose, Dushmantha Chameera, Hazratullah Zazai, Luke Wood, Roelof van der Merwe, Maheesh Theekshana, Mahmudullah Riyad, Marchant De Lange.

Then come Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Michael Rippon, Migael Pretorius, Mushfiqur Rahim, Nkrumah Bonner, Imran Tahir, Johnson Charles, Josh Little, Keemo Paul, Kevin Sinclair, Kieran Powell, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Laurie Evans, James Bracey, James Fuller, James Vince, Olly Stone, Oshane Thomas, Patum Nissanka, Paul Walter, Qais Ahmad, Rehan Ahmed, Richard Gleeson, Jamie Overton, Janneman Malan, Lendl Simmons, Lewis Gregory, Lewis McManus, Liam Dawson, Liam Norwell, Ollie Pope, Roston Chase, Thisara Perera, Thomas Kaber Phillip, Ryan Gibson, Shane Dadswell, Sikandar Raza, Shai Hope, Tamim Iqbal, Angelo Mathews, Taskin Ahmed, Wayne Parnell, and Fabian Allen.

PSL 2024 Draft Live Streaming

PCB announced that the PSL 9 Draft would be live, and you can watch the PSL draft live streaming on PTV Sports, ASports HD, the Daraz app, the PSL Facebook page, and the PSL Youtube Channel. 

PSL 2024 Retained Players List and Trades

Below is the retained players list of HBL PSL 9.

Lahore Qalandars:

CategoryPlayers
PlatinumShaheen Shah Afridi
DiamondHaris Rauf, David Wiese
GoldSikandar Raza, Abdullah Shafique, Zaman Khan
Successful RelegationMirza Tahir Baig
SilverRashid Khan

Islamabad United:

CategoryPlayers
PlatinumShadab Khan, Naseem Shah
DiamondImad Wasim, Azam Khan
GoldAlex Hales, Colin Munro
Brand AmbassadorFaheem Ashraf
Successful RelegationRumman Raees

Multan Sultans:

CategoryPlayers
PlatinumMohammad Rizwan, Iftikhar Ahmed
DiamondKhushdil Shah, Usama Mir
GoldAbbas Afridi
Brand AmbassadorIhsanullah
EmergingFaisal Akram

Karachi Kings:

CategoryPlayers
DiamondJames Vince, Hasan Ali
GoldShan Masood, Tabraiz Shamsi
MentorShoaib Malik
Successful RelegationMir Hamza
SilverMuhammad Akhlaq, Muhammad Irfan Khan
EmergingMuhammad Irfan Khan

Quetta Gladiators:

CategoryPlayers
PlatinumRilee Rossouw
DiamondMohammad Wasim Jnr, Jason Roy, Wanindu Hasaranga
Brand AmbassadorSarfaraz Ahmed
GoldAbrar Ahmed, Mohammad Hasnain
SilverWill Smeed

Peshawar Zalmi:

CategoryPlayers
PlatinumBabar Azam, Rovman Powell
DiamondSaim Ayub, Tom Kohler-Cadmore
Brand AmbassadorMohammad Haris, Aamir Jamal
SilverKhurram Shahzad
EmergingHaseebullah

Star Foreign Players (Platinum):

  1. Australia: Daniel Sams, Ashton Agar
  2. Afghanistan: Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Rahmanullah Gurbaz
  3. England: Ben Duckett, Chris Jordan, David Willey, Dawid Malan, Luke Wood, Reece Topley, Tom Curran, Tymal Mills
  4. Nepal: Sandeep Lamichhane
  5. New Zealand: James Neesham
  6. South Africa: Rassie van der Dussen, Imran Tahir
  7. Sri Lanka: Maheesh Theekshana, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka
  8. West Indies: Kieron Pollard, Romario Shepherd, Brandon King, Sherfane Rutherford, Kyle Mayers

Star Foreign Players (Diamond):

  1. Afghanistan: Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi
  2. Australia: Ben McDermott
  3. Bangladesh: Litton Das, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mahmudullah
  4. England: Dan Lawrence, Gus Atkinson, Jordan Cox, Liam Dawson, Matthew Potts, Ollie Pope, Richard Gleeson, Sam Hain
  5. New Zealand: Tim Seifert, Martin Guptill, Chad Bowes
  6. South Africa: George Linde, Lungi Ngidi, Reeza Hendricks, Wayne Parnell, Sisanda Magala
  7. Sri Lanka: Dilshan Madushanka, Charith Asalanka, Dushmantha Chameera, Sadeera Samarawickrama
  8. West Indies: Fabian Allen, Johnson Charles, Rahkeem Cornwall, Roston Chase, Shai Hope, Hayden Walsh

HBL PSL 9 Replacement Draft

Here is the list of the players that are being replaced and picked after the replacement draft:

TeamPlayer ReplacedReplacement PlayerCategoryReason for Replacement
Peshawar ZalmiLungi NgidiWaqar SalamkheilSilverFull availability issues
Peshawar ZalmiKhurram ShahzadArshad IqbalSilverPartial availability due to injury
Peshawar ZalmiNoor AhmadGus AtkinsonNational duty
Peshawar ZalmiNaveen-ul-HaqReservedPartial availability
Karachi KingsKieron PollardZahid MehmoodPartial availability
Karachi KingsTim SeifertReservedNational duty
Lahore QalandarsRashid KhanReservedFull unavailability due to injury
Lahore QalandarsDan LawrenceReservedPartial unavailability
Islamabad UnitedTom CurranReservedNot part of the side
Quetta GladiatorsWanindu HasarangaBismillah KhanInternational commitments
Peshawar ZalmiGus AtkinsonShamar JosephPartial availability

HBL PSL 9 Supplementary Pick

RoundPickTeamPlayer SelectedNotes
3rd1stPeshawar ZalmiLuke WoodLeft-arm pacer
3rd2ndIslamabad UnitedObed McCoyLeft-arm pacer
3rd3rdKarachi KingsLeus De PlooyEnglish middle-order batter
3rd4thLahore QalandarsBhanuka RajapaksaSri Lankan wicketkeeper-batter
3rd5thMultan SultansJohnson CharlesWest Indian wicketkeeper-batter
3rd6thQuetta GladiatorsLaurie EvansEnglish batter
4thMultan SultansMuhammad ShahzadExciting young talent, part of Pakistan U19
4thIslamabad UnitedHaider AliSet to feature in his fifth PSL season
4thPeshawar ZalmiSufiyan MuqeemLeft-arm wrist spinner
4thLahore QalandarsTayyab AbbasProduct of player development program
4thKarachi KingsMohammad Rohid21-year-old talent
4thQuetta GladiatorsReserved

How many teams are in PSL 2024?

PSL is a worldwide famous T20 cricket league. International cricket players from different countries are getting registered to become part of PSL. Therefore, the Pakistan Super League is scheduled for six teams. Moreover, A total of 34 matches are scheduled for PSL. 

What is a PSL draft? 

PSL draft is a drafting ceremony in which every PSL team has to pick five players from each category’s registered players to fill their squad. Moreover, the drafting for PSL is held every year, and this year, the PSL 2024 draft will be live on December 13 2023. 

Summary

The Pakistan Super League has become the point of attention for every cricket fan. Every cricket fan waits for PSL to draft their favorite team to fill their squad. Therefore, This article has discussed the LIVE PSL 2024 Draft Picks and the Released and Retained players list. Moreover, This article has also discussed the PSL 9 draft live streaming, date, time, and venue. 

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