Live blog: Pakistan Super League 2023 Draft
Franchises will look to assemble the best possible squads
That's it for this year's PSL Draft. We hope you enjoyed our coverage.
Supplementary category - Round 2
Quetta Gladiators - Omair Bin Yousuf
Karachi Kings - Tabraiz Shamsi
Lahore Qalandars - Jalat Khan
Multan Sultans - Arafat Minhas
Karachi Kings - Mohammad Umar
Islamabad United - Mubasir Khan
Supplementary category - Round 1
Peshawar Zalmi - James Neesham
Multan Sultans - Adil Rashid
Quetta Gladiators - Martin Guptill
Peshawar Zalmi - The Yellow Storm skipped their turn.
Lahore Qalandars - Jordan Cox
Islamabad United - Moeen Ali
Emerging category
Karachi Kings - Irfan Khan Niazi
Peshawar Zalmi - Sufyan Muqeem
Islamabad United - Zeeshan Zameer
Quetta Gladiators - Abdul Wahid Bangalzai
Lahore Qalandars - Shawaiz Irfan
Islamabad United - Hassan Nawaz
Peshawar Zalmi - Haseebullah Khan
Quetta Gladiators - Aimal Khan
Silver category - Round 3
Lahore Qalandars - Ahmed Daniyal
Multan Sultans - Sameen Gul
Islamabad United - Rumman Raees
Multan Sultans - Anwar Ali
Multan Sultans - Mohammad Sarwar
Silver category - Round 2
Peshawar Zalmi - Usman Qadir
Islamabad United - Sohaib Maqsood
Multan Sultans - Usman Khan
Karachi Kings - Mohammad Akhlaq
Lahore Qalandars - Mirza Tahir Baig
Quetta Gladiators - Muhammad Zahid aka Karnal Zahid
Silver category - Round 1
Islamabad United - Abrar Ahmed
Quetta Gladiators - Umaid Asif
Karachi Kings - Tayyab Tahir
Multan Sultans - Usama Mir
Peshawar Zalmi - Saim Ayub
Lahore Qalandars - Dilbar Hussain
All the teams have finalised their foreign picks, which means that the remaining signings will consist only of local players.
Gold category
Peshawar Zalmi - Danish Aziz
Quetta Gladiators - Ahsan Ali
Lahore Qalandars - Sikandar Raza
Multan Sultans - Akeal Hussain
Karachi Kings - Andrew Tye
Lahore Qalandars - Liam Dawson
Peshawar Zalmi - Arshad Iqbal
Karachi Kings pick Vince, Fuller
The final two picks in the diamond category were with Karachi Kings, who have picked England's James Vince and James Fuller.
Odean Smith to play for Quetta
Gladiators have picked West Indies' Odean Smith in the diamond category.
Lahore sign Talat
Lahore Qalandars have used their wildcard on Hussain Talat.
Mujeeb to Peshawar
Another Afghanistan player gets picked as Mujeeb Ur Rahman joins Zalmi.
Farooqi joins Islamabad
Islamabad United have picked Afghanistan's Fazalhaq Farooqi in the Diamond category.
Joshua Little snapped up by Multan
Using the wildcard, Multan Sultans have picked Ireland's pacer Joshua Little. He impressed one and all during this year's T20 World Cup.
Imran Tahir to don Karachi's colours
Veteran leg-spinner Imran Tahir has been announced as the next pick of Karachi Kings by Wasim Akram.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz is picked by Islamabad
Like Hales, Afghanistan's Gurbaz will also play for Islamabad United next season. Hasan Ali adds that he plays 'Ludo' really well too.
Rovman Powell joins Peshawar
West Indies' Rovman Powell is the first pick by Peshawar in the second round of Platinum category.
Rajapaksa will play for Zalmi
Talented Sri Lanka batter Bhanuka Rajapaksa joins Babar Azam's Peshawar Zalmi.
Hales returns to Islamabad
Explosive England opener Alex Hales will once again feature for Islamabad United.
Wade joins Karachi
Australia’s wicketkeeper-batter Matthew Wade has joined Karachi Kings.
Miller snapped up by Sultans
Hard-hitting South Africa batter David Miller will ply his trade for Multan Sultanns next season.
Gladiators use RTM to pick Naseem Shah
Multan Sultans decided to pick Naseem Shah but Gladiators used the Right to Match card to retain the pacer in their squad.
Wanindu Hasaranga joins Quetta
One of the best all-rounders in the world, Wanindu Hasaranga has been picked by Quetta Gladiators.
Fakhar Zaman returns to Qalandars
Last year's top run-getter Fakhar Zaman returns to Lahore Qalandars in the first round of Platinum category.
Platinum Category irst round
#SochHaiApki
PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja reveals the official hashtag for the eight edition of PSL.
Draft rules and regulations
The Sultans are ready
Babar Azam is in the house!
Inzamam sheds light on Peshawar Zalmi
Akram on Azam leaving Karachi Kings
Qalandars eager to defend title
“Rehabilitation is going good, you’ll see me in PSL. We are here to pick best possible players, and hopefully we will get the desired players. We aim to defend our title in the upcoming season,” Lahore Qalandars skipper Shaheen Afridi said during a brief media talk ahead of the draft.
Retentions
The retentions have already been finalised by the franchises, which were confirmed by the PCB in a press release on November 11.
Like last season, each of the six franchises will have the Right to Match Card that will allow them to select any player released from their roster during the draft.
Pick order
The PCB has already revealed the pick order for the draft, where defending champions Lahore Qalandars will make the first pick.
Quetta Gladiators and Multan Sultans will have second and third picks. The fourth and fifth picks will be done by Karachi Kings and Islamabad United. Meanwhile, Peshawar Zalmi will make the sixth pick.
The next 17 rounds were decided through a special statistical tool.
Preamble
Hello and welcome to the live blog for today’s Pakistan Super League (PSL) Player Draft, which is being held in Karachi.
Ahead of PSL 8, which is scheduled to take place next year from February 9 to March 19 in Karachi, Multan, Rawalpindi, and Lahore, the franchises will look to assemble the best possible squad in a bid to win the elusive trophy.
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