The six franchises in the HBL PSL have revealed their player retentions ahead of the 2025 Players Draft, scheduled for January 11.
Each franchise could retain up to eight players from their previous squad. Three teams – Karachi Kings, Multan Sultans, and Peshawar Zalmi – retained seven players each, while the others used the full retention limit.
Defending champions Islamabad United retained captain Shadab Khan and fast bowler Naseem Shah in the Platinum category with other key retentions include Imad Wasim and Azam Khan in Diamond, and Colin Munro and Rumman Raees in Silver.
Multan Sultans, the 2021 champions and last season’s runners-up, kept captain Mohammad Rizwan and leg-spinner Usama Mir in Platinum, while David Willey, Iftikhar Ahmed, and Usman Khan were retained in Diamond. England’s Chris Jordan and wrist-spinner Faisal Akram were retained in Gold and Silver, respectively.
Peshawar Zalmi, led by Babar Azam, kept their skipper and Saim Ayub in Platinum. Mohammad Haris is retained in Diamond, with Arif Yaqoob, Mehran Mumtaz, and Sufyan Moqim in Silver. Ali Raza, who impressed by his performance in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, was also retained in the Emerging category.
Quetta Gladiators retained Rilee Rossouw, Abrar Ahmed, and Mohammad Amir in Diamond, with Akeal Hosein, Saud Shakeel, and Mohammad Wasim Jnr in Gold. Khawaja Mohammad Nafay and Usman Tariq are in Silver, Amir will also be the mentor of the side.
Karachi Kings kept Hasan Ali, James Vince, and Muhammad Irfan Khan in Diamond and Gold, while Arafat Minhas was named the brand ambassador. Tim Seifert and Zahid Mehmood were retained in Silver.
Lahore Qalandars retained Shaheen Shah Afridi and Fakhar Zaman in Platinum, with Haris Rauf and Sikandar Raza in Diamond. Abdullah Shafique, Jahandad Khan, and Zaman Khan are in Gold, and David Wiese is in Silver.
The HBL PSL 2025 draft will see Lahore Qalandars make the first Platinum pick, followed by Islamabad United and Quetta Gladiators in the second and third rounds.
Some star foreign players in the top categories include Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Mohammad Nabi, David Warner, Shakib Al Hasan, and Jason Holder, among others.
Some of the star foreign players registered in the top two categories:
Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq Murid, Mohammad Nabi, Hazratullah Zazai, Qais Ahmad, Nangeyalia Kharote (all Afghanistan), David Warner, Cooper Connolly, Matthew Short, Riley Meredith, Sean Abbott, William Sutherland, Mark Steketee, Ashton Agar, Daniel Sams, Jason Behrendorff, Chris Lynn, Moises Henriques, Ashton Turner, Alex Carey, Josh Philippe, Benjamin Dwarshuis, Tanveer Sangha, Jake Lehmann, (all Australia), Mustafizur Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah Riyad, Hasan Mahmud, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Tawhid Hridoy (all Bangladesh), Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Sam Billings, Jason Roy, Joe Clarke, Tom Curran, Tymal Mills, Alex Hales, Laurie Evans, Dawid Malan, Luke Wood (all England), Finn Allen, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Michael Bracewell, Martin Guptill, Ajaz Patel, Colin De Grandhomme, Ish Sodhi (All New Zealand), Rassie van Der Dussen, Reeza Hendricks, Corbin Bosch, Dwaine Pretorius, George Linde, Nandre Burger, Duan Jansen, Temba Bavuma, Wiaan Mulder (all South Africa), Charith Asalanka, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Chamika Karunaratne, Dasun Shanaka, Dinesh Chandimal, Dunith Wellalage, Lahiru Kumara, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera (all Sri Lanka), Andries Gous, Corey Anderson (All USA), Jason Holder, Evin Lewis, Matthew Forde, Kyle Mayers, Andre Fletcher, Obed McCoy, Brandon King, Fabian Allen, Dominic Drakes, Shamar Springer, Hayden Walsh Jnr (All West Indies), Ryan Burl, Blessing Muzarabani (all Zimbabwe)
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