The list of reserved players for all six Pakistan Super League (PSL) teams has been released as the local player category update process is completed. The PSL 2024 draft is tentatively scheduled to be held in mid-December.
As many as nine players have had their categories upgraded, while a number of others have been demoted. It is important to note that players who represent Pakistan in international matches cannot be relegated below the gold level. Factors such as national team performance, domestic performance and perceived T20 brand value will be taken into consideration when finalizing the category of local players.
PSL 2024: Players getting upgrades
- Quetta Gladiators players Naseem Shah and Iftikhar Ahmed upgraded from Diamond to Platinum
- Sarfraz Ahmed has been promoted from Gold to Diamond
- Peshawar Zalmi wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Harris has been promoted from gold to diamond
- Pacer Salman Irshad moves from silver to gold
- Multan Sultans fast bowlers Abbas Afridi and Isanullah have been promoted to gold
- Last season’s rookie players Islamabad United wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan and pace all-rounder Faheem Ashraf were also upgraded from the gold category to the diamond category
- Zeeshan Zamir switches from emerging markets to silver, while Mubasir Khan switches from emerging markets to gold
- Lahore Qalandars’ Kamran Ghulam and Zaman Khan promoted to Gold from Silver and Newcomers respectively
PSL 2024: Demoted players
- Quetta Gladiators’ Mohammad Nawaz upgraded from Diamond to Platinum
- Quetta Gladiators’ Mohammad Hasnain moves from Diamond to Gold category
- Karachi Kings’ Haider Ali downgraded from Platinum to Gold
PSL 2024 reserved players list: All six teams’ lineups
Islamabad United retained player list:
- Platinum：Shadab Khan
- Diamonds：Asif Ali、Mohammad Wasim Jr、Hasan Ali、Azam Khan、Faheem Ashraf
- Gold：Sohaib Maqsood、Abrar Ahmed、Rumman Raees、Zafar Gohar、Mubasir Khan
- Silver：Zeeshan Zamir
- Emerging：Hassan Nawaz
Karachi Kings retained player list:
- Platinum：Imad Wasim
- Diamonds：Shoaib Malik、Mohammad Amir
- Gold：Haider Ali、Aamir Yamin、Sharjeel Khan、Mir Hamza、Tayyab Tahir、Musa Khan、Qasim Akram
- Silver：Mohammad Ikhlaq、Mohammad Umar、Akif Javed
- Emerging：Irfan Khan Niazi、Faisal Akram
Lahore Qalandars retained player list:
- Platinum：Shaheen Shah Afridi、Haris Rauf、Fakhar Zaman
- Gold：Hussain Talat、Abdullah Shafique、Kamran Ghulam、Mirza Tahir Baig、Zaman Khan
- Silver：Dilbar Hussain、Ahmed Daniyal、Ahsan Bhattil、Ahsan Bhatti 、Jalat Khan
- Emerging：Shawaiz Irfan
Multan Sultans retained player list:
- Platinum：Mohammad Rizwan
- Diamonds：Shan Masood、Khushdil Shah、Usama Mir
- Gold：Abbas Afridi、Ihsanullah、Arafat Minhas、Shahnawaz Dahani、Anwar Ali
- Silver：Sameen Gul, Sarwar Afridi , Ammad Butt, Mohammed Ilyas
Peshawar Zalmi retained players list:
- Platinum：Babar Azam
- Diamonds：Wahab Riaz、Mohammad Haris、Saim Ayub
- Gold：Danish Aziz、Arshad Iqbal、Aamer Jamal、Salman Irshad、Usman Qadir、Harris Sohail、Sufyan Muqeem
- Silver：Khurram Shahzad
- Emerging：Haseebullah、Saad Masood
Quetta Gladiators retained player list:
- Platinum：Naseem Shah、Iftikhar Ahmed
- Diamonds：Mohammad Nawaz、Mohammad Hafeez、Sarfaraz Ahmed
- Gold：Mohammad Hasnain、Ahsan Ali、Umar Akmal、Omair Bin Yousuf、Saud Shakeel
- Silver：Bismillah Khan、Umaid Asif、Mohammad Zahid、Arshadullah
- Emerging：Abdul Wahid Bangalzai、Aimal Khan、Yasir Khan、Khawaja Mohammad Nafay
