The HBL PSL 2023 is confirmed to kick off on the 15th of February, know all the team squad and retained players list
Ahead of the season one of the biggest trade deals took place as Babar Azam went to Peshawar Zalmi. Here is PSL 2023: All trades and retentions.
Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2023 All Team Squad And Traded And Retained Players List Ahead Of Draft
Babar Azam to play for Peshwar Zalmi in PSL 2023
Babar Azam decided to part ways with Karachi Kings after 5 long years. He was the captain of Karachi Kings in the last season when his team finished at the bottom of the table.
Before the start of the PSL 2023, Karachi traded Pakistan’s all-format captain Babar Azam to 2017 champion Peshwar Zalmi. In place of Babar Shoaib Malik and Haider Ali have been traded to Karachi Kings.
Each side can keep 8 players in their squad before the player draft
Before the PSL 2023 franchises have the leverage to retain 8 keep players in their squads. Players are divided into 4 categories Platinum, Gold, Silver, and emerging.
Teams can only have as many as 2 players in the platinum category.
PSL 2023: All trades and retentions
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). The eighth retention is to be announced in due course.
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)
In the player, draft teams will have a right-to-match card to retain any player of their squad.