Pakistan Super League 2024 Players Categories Announced

PSL 2024 Draft: Pakistan Super League (PSL) is an annual Pakistani T20 league counterpart of IPL. Just like IPL, PSL also consists of teams with players from different countries. PSL is set to kick off in February 2024 and this would be the 2nd tournament to be held completely in Pakistan.

As the tournament is nearing by, new updates have been provided by the PCB about the tournaments and the players. One such news is that PSL players’ categories for 2024 have been announced. For those wondering what is PSL 2024 players categories and for those keen to know the renewal in categories, this article will answer both the questions.

PSL 2024 Draft

PSL each year conducts player drafts where local players, as well as international players, are auctioned to various teams. But here comes the twist.

The world’s top T20I batsman who is available for PSL 2024 draft are Alex Hales, Morne Morkel, Mohammad Nabi, Dawid Malan, Dwayne Bravo, Chris Lynn, Imran Tahir, Tom Banton, and Chris Jordan.

All the PSL players are divided into category contracts – top players are allocated in the Platinum contract and have a particular wage as per that contract. PCB offers 5 types of contracts to the PSL players.

ContractSalary (Pakistan Rupee)Notes
Platinum2,30,44,000Each team can pick 3 players from this category
Diamond1,15,22,000Teams can choose 3 players from this category
Gold82,30,000A total of 3 players can be taken from this category as well
Silver41,15,000Franchises can choose 5 players from this category
Emerging
16,46,000Each franchise can sign up to 2 emerging players

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Pakistan Super League Player List With Categories & Price

1. Platinum Category

PlayerTeamSalary
Babar AzamKarachi Kings2,30,44,000
Imad WasimKarachi Kings2,30,44,000
Mohammad AmirKarachi Kings2,30,44,000
Shadab KhanIslamabad United 2,30,44,000
Kamran AkmalPeshawar Zalmi2,30,44,000
Shoaib MalikPeshawar Zalmi2,30,44,000
 Wahab RiazPeshawar Zalmi2,30,44,000
Shahid AfridiMultan Sultans2,30,44,000
Sohail TanvirMultan Sultans2,30,44,000
Sarfaraz Ahmed Quetta Gladiators 2,30,44,000
Fakhar ZamanLahore Qalandars2,30,44,000
Mohammad HafeezLahore Qalandars2,30,44,000
Shaheen ShahLahore Qalandars2,30,44,000

2. Diamond Category

Player TeamSalary
Faheem AshrafIslamabad United1,15,22,000
Hussain TalatIslamabad United1,15,22,000
Iftikhar AhmedKarachi Kings1,15,22,000
Mohammad RizwanKarachi Kings1,15,22,000
Haris RaufLahore Qalandars1,15,22,000
Shaheen Shah AfridiLahore Qalandars1,15,22,000
Shan Masood Multan Sultans1,15,22,000
Junaid KhanMultan Sultans1,15,22,000
Mohammad IrfanMultan Sultans1,15,22,000
Khushdil ShahMultan Sultans1,15,22,000
Hasan AliPeshawar Zalmi1,15,22,000
Imam-ul-Haq Peshawar Zalmi1,15,22,000
Mohammad NawazQuetta Gladiators1,15,22,000
Mohammad HasnainQuetta Gladiators1,15,22,000

3. Gold Category

PlayerTeamSalary
Asif AliIslamabad United82,30,000
Rumman RaeesIslamabad United82,30,000
Zafar GoharIslamabad United82,30,000
Muhammad MusaIslamabad United82,30,000
Amad Butt Islamabad United82,30,000
Awais ZiaKarachi Kings82,30,000
Sharjeel KhamKarachi Kings82,30,000
Aamir YaminKarachi Kings82,30,000
Umaid AsifKarachi Kings82,30,000
Waqas Maqsood Karachi Kings82,30,000
Sohail Akhtar Lahore Qalandar82,30,000
Dilbar HussainLahore Qalandar82,30,000
Abid AliLahore Qalandar82,30,000
Salman ButtLahore Qalandar82,30,000
Bilawal BhattiMultan Sultans82,30,000
Asad ShafiqMultan Sultans82,30,000
Usman QadirMultan Sultans82,30,000
Zeeshan AshrafMultan Sultans82,30,000
Umer AmimPeshawar Zalmi82,30,000
Rahat AliPeshawar Zalmi82,30,000
Haider AliPeshawar Zalmi82,30,000
Hammad AzamPeshawar Zalmi82,30,000
Yasir ShahPeshawar Zalmi82,30,000
Anwar AliQuetta Gladiators82,30,000
Ahmad ShehzadQuetta Gladiators82,30,000
Sohail KhanQuetta Gladiators82,30,000
Khurram ManzoorQuetta Gladiators82,30,000
Ahsan AliQuetta Gladiators82,30,000
Naseem ShahQuetta Gladiators82,30,000
Zahid Mehmood Quetta Gladiators82,30,000

4. Silver Category

PlayerTeamSalary
Rizwan HussainIslamabad United41,15,000
Saif BadarIslamabad United41,15,000
Usama MirKarachi Kings41,15,000
Umer KhanKarachi Kings41,15,000
Farzan RajaLahore Qalandars41,15,000
Jaahid AliLahore Qalandars41,15,000
Salman IrshadLahore Qalandars41,15,000
Mohammad FaizanLahore Qalandars41,15,000
Agha SalmanLahore Qalandars41,15,000
Ali ShafiqMultan Sultans41,15,000
Rohail NazirMultan Sultans41,15,000
Muhammad IIyasMultan Sultans41,15,000
Muhammad MohsinPeshawar Zalmi41,15,000
Adil AminPeshawar Zalmi41,15,000
Abdul Nasir Quetta Gladiators41,15,000
5. Emergent Category
PlayerTeamSalary
Akif JavedIslamabad United16,46,000
Ahmed SafiIslamabad United16,46,000
Arshad IqbalKarachi Kings 16,46,000
Maaz KhanLahore Qalandars16,46,000
Aamir AliPeshawar Zalmi16,46,000
Amir KhanPeshawar Zalmi16,46,000
Omair Bin YousufQuetta Gladiators16,46,000
Aarsih Ali KhamQuetta Gladiators16,46,000