PSL 2026: Local players category unveiled ahead of auction

The Pakistan Super League on Tuesday confirmed the full list of category renewals for the upcoming 11th edition, giving fans their first clear look at how franchises are shaping up before the league’s first-ever player auction on February 11.

The renewals cover Platinum, Diamond, Gold, Silver and Emerging categories, locking in key local players while leaving room for major reshuffles once the auction begins.

Category-wise Retentions (PSL 11)

Platinum

Multan Sultans: Mohammad Rizwan

Lahore Qalandars: Shaheen Afridi, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf

Islamabad United: Shadab Khan, Naseem Shah, Agha Salman, Mohammad Nawaz, Sahibzada Farhan, Imad Wasim

Peshawar Zalmi: Babar Azam, Saim Ayub

Quetta Gladiators: Faheem Ashraf, Abrar Ahmad, Mohammad Amir

Karachi Kings: Hassan Ali

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Diamond

Multan Sultans: Iftikhar Ahmad, Usman Khan, Usama Mir

Lahore Qalandars: Abdullah Shafique

Islamabad United: -

Peshawar Zalmi: Sufyan Muqeem

Quetta Gladiators: Saud Shakeel, Wasim Jr, Usman Tariq

Karachi Kings: Abbas Afridi, Shan Masood

Gold

Multan Sultans: Kamran Ghulam, Faisal Akram, Mohammad Hasnain, Akif Javed, Tayyab Tahir

Lahore Qalandars: Zaman Khan, Jahandad Khan, Asif Afridi, Asif Ali

Islamabad United: Azam Khan, Haider Ali, Rumman Raees, Salman Irshad

Peshawar Zalmi: Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Ali, Hussain Talat, Abdul Samad, Ahmed Daniyal, Ihsanullah

Quetta Gladiators: Hassan Nawaz, Khawaja Nafay, Haseebullah, Khurram Shahzad, Danish Aziz

Karachi Kings: Irfan Khan Niazi, Khushdil Shah, Aamer Jamal, Zahid Mahmood, Shahnawaz Dahani, Omair bin Yousuf, Arafat Minhas, Mir Hamza

Silver

Multan Sultans: Yasir Khan, Aamir Barki, Mohammad Junaid, Humayun Altaf, Ubaid Shah, Ali Imran, Jahanzaib Sultan

Lahore Qalandars: Mohammad Naeem, Mohammad Akhlaq, Mohammad Azab

Islamabad United: Mohammad Faiq, Hunain Shah

Peshawar Zalmi: Mehran Mumtaz, Arif Yaqoob

Quetta Gladiators: Ali Majid

Karachi Kings: Mirza Mamoon

Emerging

Multan Sultans: Shahid Aziz, Mohammad Zulkifal

Lahore Qalandars: Momin Qamar

Islamabad United: Saad Masood, Mohammad Shehzad, Ghazi Ghori

Peshawar Zalmi: Ali Raza, Maaz Sadaqat, Abdullah Fazal

Quetta Gladiators: Mohammad Zeeshan, Shamyl Hasan

Karachi Kings: Riazullah, Saad Baig, Fawad Ali