The first-ever player auction for the 11th edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) is underway at Lahore’s Expo Centre on Wednesday, replacing the long-standing draft format used since the league’s inception in 2016.
PSL 11th edition will see two new teams – Sialkot Stallionz and Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen – added to the roster to make it an eight-team tournament. Among other changes, the PSL has also moved on from the draft system to adopt an auction model.
Consequently, a total of 879 local and foreign cricketers registered for the historic auction, who have been slotted into five different categories – Platinum, Diamond, Gold, Silver and Emerging –by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
All eight teams will also be forming their squads by picking players of their choosing from the aforementioned categories, with a maximum purse amount set at $1.6 million.
However, contrary to the draft system, the auction model does not have a pick order, meaning the franchises can openly engage in a bidding war for a player.
Players picked by franchises
As the auction progresses, the players selected by franchises from certain categories, along with the amounts they were signed for, are below.
Released Bowlers (Spinners) 1
Rawalpindi: Rishad Hossain (Rs 30 million)
Islamabad United: Mehran Mumtaz (Rs 12 million)
Quetta Gladiators: Faisal Akram (PKR 12.5 million)
Released Wicketkeepers 1
Sialkot Stallionz: Sahibzada Farhan (Rs 57 million)
Karachi Kings: Azam Khan (Rs 32.5 million)
Released Bowlers 1
Rawalpindi: Naseem Shah (Rs 86.5 million)
Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen: Mohammad Ali (Rs 21.5 million)
Lahore Qalandars: Haris Rauf (Rs 76 million)
Released Batters 1
Karachi Kings: David Warner (Rs 79 million)
Quetta Gladiators: Rilee Rossouw (Rs 55 million)
Sialkot Stallionz: Jahanzaib Sultan (6 million)
Released All-rounders 1
Islamabad United: Faheem Ashraf (Rs 85 million)
Released All-rounders 2
Peshawar Zalmi: Aamir Jamal (Rs 19 million)
Quetta Gladiator: Arafat Minhas (Rs 11 million)
Lahore Qalandars: Usama Mir: (Rs 35 million)
Quetta Gladiators: Jahandad Khan (Rs 25 million)
Karachi Kings: Salman Ali Agha (Rs 58.5 million)
Released Batters 2
Lahore Qalandars: Fakhar Zaman (Rs 79.5 million)
Rawalpindi: Darly Mitchell (Rs 80 million)
Islamabad United: Max Bryant (Rs 19.5 million)
Released Bowlers 2
Peshawar Zalmi: Khuuram Shahzad (Rs 27 million)
Rawalpindi: Mohammad Amir (Rs 54 million)
Lahore Qalandars: Ubaid Shah (Rs 27 million)
Released Wicketkeepers 1
Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen: Kusal Perera (Rs 31 million)
Peshawar Zalmi: Mohammad Haris (Rs 22 million)
Quetta Gladiators: Khawaja Nafay (Rs 65 million)
This is a developing story and is being updated with further details.
