PSL 2023 Retained Players: The eighth edition of the PSL is scheduled to take place between February – March 2023. As per PSL 2023 Schedule, the first match of the tournament will be played between Multan Sultans and Lahore Qalandars on February 13 at Multan Cricket Stadium.
The Pakistan Cricket Board announced plans to hold matches in Multan, Peshawar, Lahore and Karachi during the 2023 season. In the previous iteration of this tournament in 2022, matches were only held in Lahore and Karachi.
However, it was declared that the Arbab Niaz Stadium in Peshawar is unfit to hold any matches in the tournament. PCB chairman Ramiz Raja announced plans to introduce an auction to replace the draft for the 2023 version of the tournament.
“Today we have checked another box on our journey towards the HBL Pakistan Super League 8.
It gives me immense pleasure that the HBL PSL has transformed into one of the most successful and sought-after leagues, and the interest and willingness of the T20 superstars from around the world to be a part of it is a testimony,” PSL Tournament Director Usman Wahla was quoted as saying in PCB’s official website.
PSL 2023 Retained Players
PSL 2023 Retained Players: Since the 2023 South Asian Games are also scheduled to take place in Pakistan in the same time window that PSL takes place in, the dates for the tournament were uncertain. The PSL 2023 is scheduled to take place from 9 February to 19 March 2023.
Lahore Qalandars is the only franchise that retained two players, Rashid Khan and Shaheen Afridi in the platinum category while all other franchises have gone for just one platinum retention.
Karachi Kings have traded their skipper Babar Azam to Peshawar Zalmi and have got Haider Ali (Platinum category) and Shoaib Malik (Diamond category).
Following are the details of the PSL 2023 Retained Players for all participating teams:
Islamabad United
| Player | Category |
| Shadab Khan | Platinum |
| Asif Ali | Brand Ambassador |
| Mohammad Wasim Jnr | Diamond |
| Azam Khan | Gold |
| Faheem Ashraf | Gold |
| Hasan Ali | Gold |
| Colin Munro | Silver |
| Paul Stirling | Silver |
Karachi Kings
| Player | Category |
| Haider Ali | Platinum |
| Imad Wasim | Diamond |
| Mohammad Amir | Diamond |
| Shoaib Malik | Diamond |
| Aamir Yamin | Silver |
| Mir Hamza | Silver |
| Sharjeel Khan | Silver |
| Qasim Akram | Emerging |
Lahore Qalandars
| Player | Category |
| Rashid Khan | Platinum |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | Platinum |
| David Wiese | Diamond |
| Abdullah Shafique | Gold |
| Harry Brook | Silver |
| Kamran Ghulam | Silver |
| Zaman Khan | Emerging |
| 8th Retention | To Be Announced |
Multan Sultans
| Player | Category |
| Mohammad Rizwan | Platinum |
| Khushdil Shah | Diamond |
| Rilee Rossouw | Diamond |
| Shan Masood | Diamond |
| Shahnawaz Dahani | Brand Ambassador |
| Tim David | Gold |
| Abbas Afridi | Emerging |
| Ihsanullah | Emerging |
Peshawar Zalmi
| Player | Category |
| Babar Azam | Platinum |
| Sherfane Rutherford | Diamond |
| Wahab Riaz | Diamond |
| Mohammad Haris | Gold |
| Aamir Jamal | Brand Ambassador |
| Salman Irshad | Silver |
| Tom-Kohler Cadmore | Silver |
Quetta Gladiators
| Player | Category |
| Mohammad Nawaz | Platinum |
| Iftikhar Ahmed | Diamond |
| Jason Roy | Diamond |
| Mohammad Hasnain | Gold |
| Sarfaraz Ahmed | Gold |
| Naveen ul Haq | Mentor |
| Umar Akmal | Mentor |
| Will Smeed | Silver |
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Foreign Players Registered For PSL 2023
Platinum
- Aaron Finch
- Adil Rashid
- Akeal Hosein
- Alex Hales
- Bhanuka Rajapaksa
- Colin De Grandhomme
- Dasun Shanaka
- David Miller
- Dawid Malan
- Evin Lewis
- Jimmy Neesham
- Lungi Ngidi
- Martin Guptill
- Moeen Ali
- Mohammad Nabi
- Mujeeb ur Rehman
- Nicholas Pooran
- Odean Smith
- Rahkeem Cornwall
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz
- Rashid Khan
- Rassie van der Dussen
- Reece Topley
- Saqib Mahmood
- Shakib Al Hasan
- Tabraiz Shamsi
- Tom Curran
- Tymal Mills
- Wanindu Hasaranga De Silva
Diamond
- Adam Hose
- Andre Fletcher
- Andrew Tye
- Angelo Mathews
- Avishka Fernando
- Bas de Leede
- Ben Mike
- Benjamin Cutting
- Bjorn Fortuin
- Brandon King
- Cameron Delport
- Carlos Brathwaite
- Chadwick Walton
- Charith Asalanka
- Craig Overton
- Daniel Sams
- Daniel Worrall
- David Wiese
- Dominic Drakes
- Dushmantha Chameera
- Dwaine Pretorius
- Evan Jones
- Fabian Allen
- Fazalhaq Farooqi
- George Dockrell
- Gulbadin Naib
- Hayden Walsh
- Hazratullah Zazai
- Imran Tahir
- Jacques Snyman
- James Bracey
- James Fuller
- James Vince
- Jamie Overton
- Janneman Malan
- Jason Roy
- Johnson Charles
- Josh Little
- Keemo Paul
- Kevin Sinclair
- Kieran Powell
- Kusal Mendis
- Kusal Perera
- Laurie Evans
- Lendl Simmons
- Lewis Gregory
- Lewis McManus
- Liam Dawson
- Liam Norwell
- Luke Wood
- Maheesh Theekshana
- Mahmudullah Riyad
- Marchant De Lange
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz
- Michael Rippon
- Migael Pretorius
- Mushfiqur Rahim
- Najibullah Zadran
- Nkrumah Bonner
- Ollie Pope
- Olly Stone
- Oshane Thomas
- Patum Nissanka
- Paul Walter
- Qais Ahmad
- Rehan Ahmed
- Richard Gleeson
- Rilee Rossouw
- Roelof van der Merwe
- Roston Chase
- Ryan Gibson
- Shai Hope
- Shane Dadswell
- Sherfane Rutherford
- Sikandar Raza
- Tamim Iqbal
- Taskin Ahmed
- Thisara Perera
- Thomas Kaber Phillip
- Wayne Parnell
- Will Jacks
