PSL 2023: Retention Live Updates on Players Retained & Where to Watch

PSL 2023: On December 15 in Karachi, the players’ draught for the Pakistan Super League (PSL) will take place. All franchises, with the exception of Peshawar Zalmi, have kept eight players, while the Babar Azam-led team has kept seven cricketers. Peshawar Zalmi retained seven players while all the other teams retained eight each.

PSL 2023 Retention Latest Update:

There will be a total of 517 international players and 491 domestic players available for selection in the tournament’s eighth season. Lahore Qalandars, the defending champions, will get to choose the first player, with Quetta Gladiators and Multan Sultans getting to choose second and third, respectively. They will be followed by the Karachi Kings, Islamabad United, and Peshawar Zalmi.

For the eighth edition of the competition, clubs may sign up to five international players in a squad of 16 players and six foreign players in a squad of 18 players, with a maximum of three foreign players per team from the platinum, diamond, and gold categories. Additionally, the administration has made it clear that every team will sign an international player in the platinum and diamond category.

PSL 2023 Draft:

When and where will PSL 2023 Draft take place?

The PSL Draft 2023 will take place on December 15 in Karachi at 5:30 PM IST

Which channels will broadcast PSL Draft 2023?

No live telecast for PSL Draft 2023.

Where will PSL Draft 2023 be available for streaming?

Viewers can watch PSL Draft 2023 on PSL’s YouTube channel.

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The list of players Retained by franchises is as follows

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).

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)