Lahore, January 13, 2025: The much-anticipated player draft for the 10th edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) took place on Monday at the historic Huzoori Bagh in Lahore. All six franchises finalized their squads for the upcoming tournament, with a mix of local and international stars.
Two-time champions Lahore Qalandars began proceedings by selecting New Zealand’s all-rounder Daryl Mitchell as their sole platinum-category pick, having already retained skipper Shaheen Shah Afridi and Fakhar Zaman.
The Karachi Kings, 2020 champions, made headlines by securing veteran Australian opener David Warner as their first platinum pick. They later added New Zealand pacer Adam Milne and Pakistan’s Abbas Afridi through a wild card in the same category. Karachi further strengthened their squad by picking seasoned campaigners Kane Williamson and Mohammad Nabi in the supplementary rounds.
Quetta Gladiators, former champions, selected New Zealand’s Michael Bracewell as their initial platinum pick. They used a wild card to secure Pakistan’s all-rounder Faheem Ashraf and rounded off their platinum picks with Finn Allen. Shoaib Malik, unpicked in earlier rounds, joined Quetta in the supplementary phase.
Peshawar Zalmi, led by Babar Azam, opted for England’s dynamic batter Tom Kohler-Cadmore as their sole platinum pick. Meanwhile, Multan Sultans and Islamabad United added New Zealand’s Michael Bracewell and Australia’s Matthew Short, respectively, to their platinum rosters.
Final Squads for PSL 10
Lahore Qalandars
- Platinum: Shaheen Shah Afridi, Fakhar Zaman, Daryl Mitchell
- Diamond: Haris Rauf, Sikandar Raza, Kusal Perera
- Gold: Abdullah Shafique, Jahandad Khan, Zaman Khan
- Silver: David Wiese, Asif Ali, Asif Afridi, Muhammad Akhlaq, Rishad Hossain
- Emerging: Momin Qamar, Momin Azab
- Supplementary: Muhammad Naeem, Salman Ali Mirza, Tom Curran
Karachi Kings
- Platinum: David Warner, Abbas Afridi, Adam Milne
- Diamond: James Vince, Hasan Ali, Khushdil Shah
- Gold: Shan Masood, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Aamir Jamal
- Silver: Tim Seifert, Zahid Mahmood, Litton Das, Mir Hamza
- Emerging: Fawad Ali, Riazullah
- Supplementary: Omair Bin Yousuf, Kane Williamson, Mohammad Nabi, Mirza Mamoon
Islamabad United
- Platinum: Shadab Khan, Naseem Shah, Matthew Short
- Diamond: Azam Khan, Imad Wasim, Jason Holder
- Gold: Haider Ali, Salman Ali Agha, Ben Dwarshuis
- Silver: Colin Munro, Rumman Raees, Andries Gous, Mohammad Nawaz, Salman Irshad
- Emerging: Hunain Shah, Saad Masood
- Supplementary: Rassie van der Dussen, Riley Meredith, Sam Billings
Multan Sultans
- Platinum: Mohammad Rizwan, Usama Mir, Michael Bracewell
- Diamond: David Willey, Iftikhar Ahmed, Usman Khan
- Gold: Chris Jordan, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain
- Silver: Faisal Akram, Akif Javed, Gudakesh Motie, Josh Little, Tayyab Tahir
- Emerging: Shahid Aziz, Ubaid Shah
- Supplementary: Muhammad Amir Barki, Johnson Charles, Yasir Khan
Quetta Gladiators
- Platinum: Finn Allen, Faheem Ashraf, Mark Chapman
- Diamond: Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Amir, Rilee Rossouw
- Gold: Akeal Hossein, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Saud Shakeel
- Silver: Khawaja Nafay, Usman Tariq, Haseebullah Khan, Khurram Shahzad
- Emerging: Kyle Jamieson, Hasan Nawaz
- Supplementary: Mohammad Zeeshan, Danish Aziz, Kusal Mendis, Sean Abbott
Peshawar Zalmi
- Platinum: Babar Azam, Saim Ayub, Tom Kohler-Cadmore
- Diamond: Mohammad Haris, Corbin Bosch, Mohammad Ali
- Gold: Hussain Talat, Nahid Rana, Abdul Samad
- Silver: Arif Yaqoob, Mehran Mumtaz, Sufiyan Muqeem, Najibullah Zadran
- Emerging: Ali Raza, Maaz Sadaqat
- Supplementary: Ahmed Daniyal, Alzarri Joseph