PSL 8 Draft 2023 is going to be held on December 15, In which, six different franchises Lahore Qalandars, Islamabad United, Quetta Gladiators, Karachi Kings, Peshawar Zalmi and Multan Sultans will pick their players in different categories like Platinum, Gold, Silver, Diamond and Emerging players. The event is going to be held in Karachi.
According to PCB, many international players and management/coaching staff will also participate in the Pakistan Super League 8 Draft.
Many international and national players are going to participate in this edition of HBL Pakistan Super League. PCB has already announced the pick order for the draft, according to which Lahore Qalandars will make their first pick in platinum category. Most of the players like Muhammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal are leaving their franchises and are going to play for some other teams this year.
What is PSL Draft?
PSL draft is an event held every year before the start of the tournament in which the franchises select players from 5 different categories to complete their squads.
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PSL 8 Draft Players List
Players list for HBL PSL 8 has been started to pour out as many international players have registered themselves for the draft. PCB has also renewed the local players categories according to which many players got promoted while others got demoted.
Firstly we will discuss about the final look of local players categories.
List of Players Promoted
- Muhammad Nawaz
Diamond->Platinum - Naseem Shah
Gold->Diamond - Muhammad Haris
Silver->Gold - Haider Ali
Diamond->Platinum - Shan Masood
Gold->Diamond - Shahnawaz Dahani
Gold->Diamond - Muhammad Wasim Jr.
Gold->Diamond
List of Players Demoted
- Sarfraz Ahmed
Platinum->Gold - Wahab Riaz
Platinum->Diamond - Sohaib Maqsood
Diamond->Gold - Faheem Ashraf
Diamond->Gold - Hassan Ali
Platinum->Diamond
PSL Local Players List
The complete list of local players for PSL 8 is below.
Islamabad United
- Alex Hales (Eng) (Platinum)
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afg) (Platinum)
- Shadab Khan (Platinum)
- Asif Ali (Diamond)
- Fazal Haq Farooqi (Afg) (Diamond)
- Wasim Jr (Diamond)
- Azam Khan (Gold)
- Faheem Ashraf (Gold)
- Hasan Ali (Gold)
- Abrar Ahmed (Silver)
- Colin Munro (NZ) (Silver)
- Paul Stirling (Ire) (Silver)
- Rumman Raees (Silver)
- Sohaib Maqsood (Silver)
- Hassan Nawaz (Emerging)
- Zeeshan Zamir (Emerging)
- Moeen Ali (Eng) (Supplementary)
- Mubasir Khan (Supplementary)
Lahore Qalandars
- Fakhar Zaman (Platinum)
- Rashid Khan (Afg) (Platinum)
- Shaheen Shah Afridi (Platinum)
- Dawid Wiese (Nam) (Diamond)
- Hussain Talat (Diamond)
- Haris Rauf (Diamond)
- Abdullah Shafique (Gold)
- Liam Dawson (Eng) (Gold)
- Sikander Raza (Zim) (Gold)
- Ahmad Daniyal (Silver)
- Dilbar Hussain (Silver)
- Harry Brook (Eng) (Silver)
- Kamran Ghulam (Silver)
- Mirza Tahir Baig (Silver)
- Shawaiz Irfan (Emerging)
- Zaman Khan (Emerging)
- Jalat Khan (Supplementary)
- Jordan Cox (Eng) (Supplementary)
Quetta Gladiators
- Mohammad Nawaz (Platinum)
- Naseem Shah (Platinum)
- Wanindu Hasaranga (SL) (Platinum)
- Iftikhar Ahmed (Diamond)
- Jason Roy (Eng) (Diamond)
- Odean Smith (WI) (Diamond)
- Ahsan Ali (Gold)
- Mohammad Hasnain (Gold)
- Sarfaraz Ahmed (Gold)
- Mohammad Zahid (Silver)
- Naveen-ul-Haq (Afg) (Silver)
- Umar Akmal (Silver)
- Umaid Asif (Silver)
- Will Smeed (Eng) (Silver)
- Aimal Khan (Emerging)
- Abdul Wahid Bangalzai (Emerging)
- Martin Guptill (NZ) (Supplementary)
- Omair Bin Yousuf (Supplementary)
Multan Sultans
- David Miller (SA) (Platinum)
- Josh Little (Ire) (Platinum)
- Mohammad Rizwan (Platinum)
- Khushdil Shah (Diamond)
- Rilee Rossouw (SA) (Diamond)
- Shan Masood (Diamond)
- Akeal Hosein (WI) (Gold)
- Shahnawaz Dahani (Gold)
- Tim David (Australia) (Gold)
- Anwar Ali (Silver)
- Sameen Gul (Silver)
- Sarwar Afridi (Silver)
- Usama Mir (Silver)
- Usman Khan (Silver)
- Abbas Afridi (Emerging)
- Ihsanullah (Emerging)
- Adil Rashid (England) (Supplementary)
- Arafat Minhas (Supplementary)
Peshawar Zalmi
- Haider Ali (Platinum)
- Babar Azam (Platinum)
- Wahab Riaz (Diamond)
- Aamer Jamal (Gold)
- Amad Butt (Gold)
- Arshad Iqbal (Gold)
- Hussain Talat (Gold)
- Imam-ul-Haq (Gold)
- Kamran Akmal (Gold)
- Mohammad Haris (Gold)
- Sohail Khan (Gold)
- Usman Qadir (Gold)
- Ali Majid (Silver)
- Khalid Usman (Silver)
- Mohammad Amir Khan (Silver)
- Mohammad Umar (Silver)
- Salman Irshad (Silver)
- Sameen Gul (Silver)
- Tayyab Tahir (Silver)
- Arish Ali Khan (Emerging)
- Sirajuddin (Emerging)
- Yasir Khan (Emerging)
Karachi Kings
- Shoaib Malik (Platinum)
- Imad Wasim (Platinum)
- Mohammad Amir (Diamond)
- Amir Yamin (Gold)
- Mir Hamza (Gold)
- Sahibzada Farhan (Gold)
- Sharjeel Khan (Gold)
- Usman Shinwari (Gold)
- Mohammad Ilyas (Silver)
- Muhammad Imran Jr (Silver)
- Rohail Nazir (Silver)
- Umaid Asif (Silver)
- Faisal Akram (Emerging)
- Mohammad Taha (Emerging)
- Qasim Akram (Emerging)
- Talha Ahsan (Emerging)
How PSL Draft Works?
In PSL Draft, the franchises select players from five different categories to complete their 18 member squads. Each team has a pick order for specific pick order which is decided by PCB through random draw. A list of players from each category is shown and after consultation the franchise selects that player. The price for each player is fixed in that category.
PSL 8 Foreign Players List
Many foreign players have also registered themselves for the Pakistan Super League season 8 including the David Miller, Shakib Al Hasan, Jason Roy etc. Complete updated list is given below along with the categories.
Platinum Category:
| Country Name | Players |
|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | Wanindu Hasaranga Dasun Shanaka Bhanuka Rajapaksa |
| South Africa | David Miller Lungi Ngidi Rassie van der Dussen Tabraiz Shamsi |
| Bangladesh | Shakib Al Hasan |
| England | David Malan Reece Topley Adil Rashid Moeen Ali Saqib Mahmood Tom Curran Tymal Mills Alex Hales |
| New Zealand | Martin Guptill Jimmy Neesham |
| West Indies | Odean Smith Akeal Hosein Evin Lewis Nicholas Pooran Odean Smith Rahkeem Cornwall |
| Afghanistan | Mohammad Nabi Mujeeb ur Rehman Rahmanullah Gurbaz Rashid Khan |
Diamond Category:
| Country Name | Players Name |
|---|---|
| England | Jason Roy Daniel Worrall Laurie Evans Paul Walter Adam Hose Craig Overton Jamie Overton Lewis Gregory Will Jacks Ollie Pope James Fowler Rehan Ahmed Ben Mike James Bracey James Vince Jamie Overton Lewis McManus Liam Dawson Liam Norwell Luke Wood Olly Stone Richard Gleeson |
| Bangladesh | Tamim Iqbal Taskin Ahmed Mahedi Hasan Mahmudullah Riaz Mehidy Hasan Miraz Mushfiqur Rahim |
| Sri Lanka | Angelo Mathews Oshada Fernando Charith Asalanka Kaushal Perera Patham Nissanka Kusal Mendis Avishka Fernando Charith Asalanka Dushmantha Chameera Kusal Mendis Kusal Perera Maheesh Theekshana Pathum Nissanka Thisara Perera |
| Australia | Andrew Tye Benjamin Cutting Daniel Sams Daniel Worrall Ryan Gibson |
| West Indies | Fabian Allen Brandon King Johnson Charles Andre Fletcher Carlos Brathwaite Chadwick Walton Dominic Drakes Hayden Walsh Johnson Charles Keemo Paul Kevin Sinclair Kieran Powell Lendl Simmons Nkrumah Bonner Oshane Thomas Roston Chase Shai Hope Sherfane Rutherford |
| Afghanistan | Gulbadin Naib Najibullah Zadran Fazalhaq Farooqi Hazratullah Zazai Qais Ahmad |
| Zimbabwe | Sikandar Raza |
| Ireland | Josh Little George Dockrell |
| South Africa | Cameron Delport Bjorn Fortuin David Wiese Dwaine Pretorius Evan Jones Imran Tahir Jacques Snyman Janneman Malan Marchant De Lange Migael Pretorius Rilee Rossouw Roelof van der Merwe Shane Dadswell Thomas Kaber Phillip Wayne Parnell |
| Netherlands | Bas de Leede |
| New Zealand | James Fuller Michael Rippon |
Gold Category:
| Bangladesh | Litton Das Ebadot Hossain |
| Sri Lanka | Asila Gunaratne Ramesh Mendis Upul Tharanga Dimuth Karunaratne Dhananjaya De Silva Lahiru Kumara |
| Zimbabwe | Sean Williams Craig Ervine Hamilton Masakadza Elton Chigumbura |
| Afghanistan | Mohammad Shehzad |
*Note: This is a preliminary list and will be updated with time
PSL Foreign Players Silver Category List
- Abdul Rahmani
- Abdul Shakoor
- Abdul Wasi Noori
- Abu Sayem
- Afif Hossain
- Aftab Alam
- Ahmed Raza
- Aizaz Khan
- Akila Dhananjaya
- Akshay Puri
- Al-Amin Hossain
- Alex Blake
- Alex Lees
- Ali Orr
- Alick Athanaze
- Alishan Sharafu
- Allah Mohammad
- Amir Hamza Hotak
- Amir Jangoo
- Amjad Khan Gull
- Anamul Haque
- Ansh Tandon
- Arjun Nair
- Arjun Saud
- Arron Lilley
- Aryan Dutt
- Aryan Lakra
- Asadullah Matani
- Asif Khan
- Atif Sheikh
- Avishek Mitra
- Azmatullah Omarzai
- Babar Hayat
- Bahar Ali Shinwari
- Basil Hameed
- Ben Aitchison
- Blake Coburn
- Brett D’OIiveira
- Brooke Guest
- Callum Parkinson
- Cameron Steel
- Chad Classen
- C Wickramasingha
- Chandrapaul Hemraj
- Charles Jordan
- Che Simmons
- Christopher Wood
- Chundangapoyil
- Colin Ackermann
- Colin Jr Kezron
- Conor McKerr
- Craig Wallace
- Craig Miles
- Darwish Rasooli
- Delray Rawlins
- Devon Thomas
- Dhananjaya Lakshan
- Dillon Pennington
- Dilon Heyliger
- Dinesh Nakrani
- Dominic Leech
- Dunith Wellalage
- Dushan Hemantha
- Ed Pollock
- Eddie gyrom
- Ehsan Khan
- Ewart Nicholson
- Fahad Nawaz
- Farid Ahmed Malik
- Fateh Singh
- Fayyaz Ahmed
- Fazal Zazai
- Feroze Khushi
- Fidel Edwards
- Frederick Klaassen
- George Thomas
- Gerhard Erasmus
- Graham Clark
- Cudakesh Motie
- Curamar Singh Vlrdi
- Hamid Hassan
- Hamza Tahir
- Hamza Tariq
- Harry Tector
- Haseeb Hameed
- Hassan Eisakhil
See complete list here.
PSL 8 Draft Date 2023
PSL 8 Draft is going to be held on 15 December, 2022 at Karachi.
PSL 8 Draft Live Streaming
PSL 8 draft live streaming will be shared here. All of the leading news and sports channels including ARY News, GEO News, GEO Super, A Sports, Ten Sports will telecast this event live. You can also watch the Pakistan Super League 8 draft live here through the live links present below.
You will also be able to view PSL opening ceremony once the draft phase is over.
Ahmad shehzad