PCB announce revised pick order for PSL 10 draft

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday unveiled a revised pick order for the upcoming Pakistan Super League (PSL) 10 draft.

In a significant reshuffling, the draft categories have been reduced, with the previous three Platinum categories now consolidated into two, and the number of Diamond categories reduced from three to one.

The Gold categories have been trimmed from three to two, and the Silver categories have been reduced from five to three.

In the Platinum 1 category, Lahore Qalandars have secured the first pick, followed by Karachi Kings, Quetta Gladiators, Peshawar Zalmi, Multan Sultans, and Islamabad United.

Meanwhile, in the Platinum 2 category, Quetta Gladiators have the first pick, followed by Karachi Kings.

This announcement comes after the PCB confirmed the revised schedule and venue for the much-anticipated PSL 10 player draft, which will now be held on January 13 at Huzuri Bagh Lahore, at 12:30 PM (Pakistan Standard Time).

The event, initially scheduled to take place in Gwadar, Balochistan, was relocated due to "unforeseen logistical challenges."

The PCB also revealed that Gwadar will be one of the key locations for the PSL 2025 Trophy Tour across Pakistan.

Meanwhile, the six teams have also announced their retentions ahead of the PSL 10 player draft.

Full Retentions List

Islamabad United (8):

• Platinum: Shadab Khan, Naseem Shah
• Diamond: Imad Wasim (mentor), Azam Khan
• Gold: Salman Ali Agha (brand ambassador), Haider Ali
• Silver: Colin Munro, Rumman Raees

Multan Sultans (7):

• Platinum: Mohammad Rizwan, Usama Mir
• Diamond: David Willey (mentor), Iftikhar Ahmed (brand ambassador), Usman Khan
• Gold: Chris Jordan
• Silver: Faisal Akram

Peshawar Zalmi (7):

• Platinum: Babar Azam, Saim Ayub
• Diamond: Mohammad Haris
• Silver: Arif Yaqoob, Mehran Mumtaz, Sufyan Moqim (brand ambassador)
• Emerging: Ali Raza

Quetta Gladiators (8):

• Diamond: Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Amir (mentor), Rilee Rossouw
• Gold: Saud Shakeel (brand ambassador), Akeal Hosein, Mohammad Wasim Jnr
• Silver: Khawaja Mohammad Nafay, Usman Tariq

Karachi Kings (7):

• Diamond: Hasan Ali, James Vince
• Gold: Shan Masood, Muhammad Irfan Khan
• Silver: Arafat Minhas (brand ambassador), Tim Seifert, Zahid Mehmood

Lahore Qalandars (8):

• Platinum: Shaheen Shah Afridi, Fakhar Zaman
• Diamond: Haris Rauf (brand ambassador), Sikandar Raza
• Gold: Abdullah Shafique, Jahandad Khan, Zaman Khan
• Silver: David Wiese

Moreover, the PCB also announced the successful category relegation requests for the following players.

Successful category relegation requests:

Rumman Raees (Islamabad United), Hasan Ali, Shan Masood and Zahid Mehmood (all Karachi Kings), Abdullah Shafique (Lahore Qalandars), Faisal Akram (Multan Sultans)