Five franchises have officially announced the players retained and their compensation for the eleventh season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). While Multan Sultans did not retain any player.
Peshawar Zalmi has retained former national team captain Babar Azam in the Platinum category for Rs 70 million. Sufyan Muqeem has been retained in the Diamond category for Rs 44.8 million, Abdul Samad in the Gold category for Rs 28 million, while Ali Raza has been retained in the Emerging category for Rs 19.6 million.
Lahore Qalandars have retained Shaheen Shah Afridi in the Platinum category for Rs 70 million. Abdullah Shafiq has been retained in the Diamond category for Rs 22 million, Sikandar Raza in the Gold category for Rs 28 million, while Muhammad Naeem in the Silver category for Rs 7 million.
Quetta Gladiators have retained Abrar Ahmed in the Platinum category for Rs 7 million. Usman Tariq in the Diamond category for Rs 56 million, Hassan Nawaz in the Gold category for Rs 39.2 million, while Hussain in the Emerging category has been retained for Rs 8.4 million.
Karachi Kings have retained fast bowler Hassan Ali in the Platinum category for Rs 47.6 million. In addition, Abbas Afridi in the Diamond category for Rs 38 million, Khushdil Shah in the Gold category for Rs 33.6 million, and Saad Baig in the Emerging category for Rs 6 million.
Islamabad United retained Shadab Khan in the Platinum category for Rs 70 million, while Salman Irshad was retained in the Gold category for Rs 14 million and Andreas Goss in the Silver category for Rs 12 million.
Islamabad United had allocated Rs 450 million for the auction, of which the franchise has spent Rs 96 million. According to the PCB, the franchises have been informed of the amounts of the players to be retained, while an additional Rs 55 million has been kept for direct signings.
It should be noted that Multan Sultans did not retain any players for PSL 11.
