LAHORE: The much awaited player auction of Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11 is underway at the Expo Center on Wednesday.
The upcoming auction marks the first time in the league’s history that the draft — the player selection process — has remained intact in the first 10 editions since its inception in 2016.
As the PSL gears up for expansion with the addition of two new franchises, Sialkot Stallions and Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen, a change in player selection pattern is coming.
As a result, 879 local and foreign cricketers who have been placed in five different categories namely Platinum, Diamond, Gold, Silver and Emerging by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) registered in the historic auction.
The eight teams will form their squads by selecting players of their choice from the above categories, with a maximum purse amount of USD 1.6 million.
However, unlike the draft system, the auction model does not have a pecking order, meaning owners can openly engage in a bidding war for a player.
Rules for PSL 11 Players Auction
Player retention
- Each team can retain 4 players from last year’s HBL PSL 10 roster.
- Maximum 1 player per category (Platinum, Diamond, Gold, Silver, Emerging).
- The new owners can retain up to 4 players from the published player list.
- The cost of retained players is deducted from PKR 45 crores in the team wages.
Team composition
Team Size: Minimum 16, Maximum 20 players.
Foreign Players Limits
16-man squad: Maximum five foreign players.
17–18 Players Team: Maximum of six foreign players.
19–20 Players Squad: Maximum of six foreign players.
Local player required
The squad consists of at least two local U23 uncapped players.
Base price and increase
Base prices by category
- Platinum – PKR 4.2 crores
- Diamond – PKR 2.2 crores
- Gold – PKR 1.1 crore
- Silver & Emerging – PKR 60 lakhs
Minimum incremental bids
Bidding took place under a base price of PKR 2.5 Lakh – PKR 1.1 Crore
Bidding took place under a base price of PKR 5 Lakh – PKR 2.2 Crore
Bidding took place under a base price of PKR 10 Lakhs – PKR 4.2 Crores
PKR 15 Lakhs – PKR 4.2 Crores bid above the base price
Players selected by owners
As the auction progresses, players selected by owners from certain divisions will be listed below for their signing amounts.
Diamond T Spinners
Sialkot Stallions: Tabriz Shamsi (PKR 2.2 crore)
Diamond C fast bowlers
Sialkot Stallions: Peter Siddle (PKR 2.50 crore)
Platinum
Kings of Karachi: Adam Jamba (PKR 4.50 crore)
Released bowlers 3
Kings of Karachi: Mir Hamza (PKR 2.4 crore)
Islamabad United: Mohammad Wasim Jr. (PKR 4.10 crore)
Published batters 3
Sialkot Stallions: Ashton Turner (PKR 4.20 crore)
Islamabad United: Mark Chapman (PKR 7.00 crore)
Rawalpindi: Abdullah Fazal (PKR 67.5 lakh)
Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen: Mohammad Irrfan Khan (PKR 2.90 crore)
Published all-rounders 2
Kings of Karachi: Shahid Aziz (PKR 92.5 lakh)
Released wicket keepers 2
Lahore Qalandars: Haseebullah Khan (PKR 1.1 crore)
Quetta Gladiators: Khawaja Nafe (PKR 6.50 crore)
Peshawar Salmi: Mohammed Haris (PKR 2.20 crore)
Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen: Kusal Perera (PKR 3.10 crore)
Released bowlers 2
Lahore Qalandars: Ubaid Shah (PKR 2.70 crore)
Rawalpindi: Mohammad Amir (PKR 5.40 crore)
Islamabad United: Khurram Shahzad (PKR 2.70 crore)
Published Batters 2
Islamabad United: Max Bryant (PKR 1.95 crore)
Rawalpindi: Daryl Mitchell (PKR 8.05 crore)
Lahore Qalandars: Faqar Zaman (PKR 7.95 crore)
Published all-rounders 2
Kings of Karachi: Salman Ali Agha (PKR 5.85 crore)
Quetta Gladiators: Jahandad Khan (PKR 2.50 crore)
Lahore Qalandars: Usama Mir (PKR 3.5 crore)
Quetta Gladiators: Arafat Minhas (1.1 crores)
Peshawar Salmi: Aamir Jamal (PKR 1.9 crore)
Released bowlers (spinners) 1
Quetta Gladiators: Faisal Akram (PKR 1.25 crore)
Islamabad United: Mehran Mumtaz (PKR 1.2 crore)
Rawalpindi: Rishad Hossain (PKR 3.00 Crore)
Relieved wicket keepers 1
Sialkot Stallions: Sahibzada Farhan (PKR 5.70 crore)
Kings of Karachi: Azam Khan (PKR 3.25 crore)
Released bowlers 1
Rawalpindi: Naseem Shah (PKR 8.65 crore)
Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen: Muhammad Ali (PKR 2.15 crore)
Lahore Qalandars: Haris Rauf (PKR 7.6 crore)
Published Batters 1
Kings of Karachi: David Warner (PKR 7.90 crore)
Quetta Gladiators: Riley Rossow (PKR 5.50 crore)
Sialkot Stallions: Jahanzeb Sultan (PKR 60 lakhs)
All-rounders released 1
Islamabad United: Faheem Ashraf (PKR 8.50 crore)
Retention and direct signatures
Going into the auction, the owners were allowed to retain four players each from various divisions instead of the usual practice of having eight batsmen.
The move was aimed at providing a level playing field for the two new franchises, which have yet to form their respective cores.
Also, for the first time in PSL history, teams were allowed to sign directly ahead of the auction, leading to the inclusion of high-quality foreign cricketers.
Lahore Qalandars: Shaheen Shah Afridi (Platinum), Abdullah Shafiq (Diamond), Sikandar Raza (Gold), Mohammad Naeem (Silver) and Mustafizur Rahman (Direct Signing).
Kings of Karachi: Hasan Ali (Platinum), Abbas Afridi (Diamond), Khushdil Shah (Gold), Saad Baig (Emerging) and Moeen Ali (Direct Signing).
Islamabad United: Shadab Khan (Platinum), Salman Irshad (Gold), Andries Kause (Silver) and Devon Conway (Direct Signing).
Peshawar Salmi: Babar Azam (Platinum), Sufyan Mukeem (Diamond), Abdul Samad (Gold), Ali Raza (Emerging) and Aaron Hardy (Direct Signing).
Quetta Gladiators: Abrar Ahmed (Platinum), Usman Tariq (Diamond), Hasan Nawaz (Gold), Shamil Hussain (Emerging) and Spencer Johnson (Direct Signing).
Rawalpindi: Mohammad Rizwan (Platinum), Sam Billings (Diamond), Zaman Khan (Gold) and Yasir Khan (Silver).
Sialkot Stallions: Mohammad Nawaz (Platinum), Salman Mirza (Diamond), Ahmed Daniel (Gold), Saad Masood (Emerging) and Steve Smith (Direct Signing).
Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen: Saim Ayub (Platinum), Usman Khan (Diamond), Akif Javed (Gold), Mas Sadaq (Emerging) and Marnus Labuschagne (Direct Signing).
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