Pakistan Super League - PSL

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The Pakistan Cricket Board announced on January 19 that HBL PSL 11 will replace the draft system with a full player auction and raise the salary cap to $1.6 million per team.

Franchises can retain up to four players and make one direct signing of a new overseas player, possibly pushing total spending near $2 million.

PSL chief executive Salman Naseer said the changes aim to attract top talent and boost competitiveness, though the league trails IPL's massive $14 million purses and ranks around fourth or fifth among T20 leagues.

 

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HBL PSL 11 Player Auction Base Prices

Base Price Brackets (PKR):
• 4.2 Crore
• 2.2 Crore
• 1.1 Crore
• 0.6 Crore

Minimum Incremental Bids:
• PKR 2.5 Lakh – under 1.1 Crore
• PKR 5 Lakh – under 2.2 Crore
• PKR 10 Lakh – under 4.2 Crore
• PKR 15 Lakh – above 4.2 Crore

All auction bids will be conducted in Pakistani Rupees (PKR).

 

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Local player categories renewed for upcoming HBL PSL season​

By PCB
Jan 28, 2026

• A total of 89 local players have been assigned five categories; 16 players listed in Platinum category
• 11 players feature in Diamond category, 32 players placed in Gold category, 30 players in Silver and Emerging combined
• Foreign players registration date extended to 3 February
• First-ever player Auction in HBL PSL history to take place on 11 February as momentum builds towards 11th season
• The official nomenclature of the league is HBL PSL; Media houses are advised to use the correct nomenclature in all texts, headlines and bulletins

Lahore, 28 January 2026: Five players including Pakistan’s T20I captain Salman Ali Agha, Sahibzada Farhan, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali and Abrar Ahmed have been promoted to Platinum category as Pakistan Cricket Board today confirmed the category renewals of 89 local players for 11th edition of the HBL Pakistan Super League.

 

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Going forward, each franchise may retain a maximum of four players, limited to one player per category. Following completion of retentions, the teams will go into the first-ever HBL PSL Player Auction to complete their team rosters on Wednesday, 11 February.

Among the promoted players to Platinum, only Sahibzada was in Gold previously, while others have made the jump from Diamond category.

Shadab Khan, Naseem Shah, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Babar Azam, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Rizwan, Faheem Ashraf and Mohammad Amir managed to remain in Platinum category after featuring in the HBL PSL X in the same category as well.

A total of 11 players are in Diamond category, which include three from Quetta Gladiators, three from Multan Sultans, two from Lahore Qalandars and Karachi Kings each, one from Peshawar Zalmi and none from Islamabad United.

Mohammad Salman Mirza, Sufyan Moqim and Mohammad Wasim Jnr are the two players who have jumped up from Gold to Diamond.

Among the 32 players assigned Gold this year, four each are from Islamabad United and Lahore Qalandars, eight from Karachi Kings, six are from Peshawar Zalmi and five each from Multan Sultans and Quetta Gladiators.