PSL 9 Draft | Here's The Updated Squad Of All Six Franchises

image-lq3yszhsShaheen Shah Afridi with Lahore Qalandars after winning PSL 2023 (PCB)

All six Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchises made several additions to their squads, mere days after announcing their list of all retentions for the forthcoming 2024 season. On December 13 at Lahore’s National Cricket Academy, i.e., during the PSL 2024 player’s draft event, several franchises roped in fresh faces, while some appointed new skippers, all in preparation for the ninth edition of the tournament.

After Lahore Qalandars retained captain Shaheen Afridi and fellow senior speedster Haris Rauf, they boosted their line-up with overseas stars Shai Hope and Dan Lawrence at the PSL 2024 player’s draft. The two cricketers will be joining Rashid Khan and Sikandar Raza as fellow as overseas imports in the defending champion’s club.

Lahore Qalandars: Fakhar Zaman, Rassie Van der Dussen, Shaheen Afridi, Sahibzada Farhan, Haris Rauf, David Wiese, Sikandar Raza, Abdullah Shafique, Zaman Khan, Imran Jr, Ahsan Hafeez Bhatti, Dan Lawrence, Mirza Tahir Baig, Rashid Khan, Syed Faridoun Mahmood, Jahandad Khan, Shai Hope, and Kamran Ghulam.

Islamabad United, boosted by the trade of Naseem Shah, further purchased the likes of Englishmen Tymal Mills and Tom Curran. Here is a look at the entire 18-player Islamabad United squad for PSL 2024 season:

Islamabad United: Jordan Cox, Naseem Shah, Shadab Khan, Tymal Mills, Azam Khan, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Alex Hales, Colin Munro, Matthew Forde, Salman Ali Agha, Qasim Akram, Shahab Khan, Rumman Raees, Hunain Shah, Ubaid Shah, Shamyl Hussain, and Tom Curran.

Multan Sultans added international stars Reece Topley, Reeza Hendricks and Chris Jordan to their team’s composition at the player’s draft event.

Multan Sultans: Mohammad Rizwan, David Willey, Iftikhar Ahmed, Dawid Malan, Khushdil Shah, Usama Mir, Reeza Hendricks, Reece Topley, Abbas Afridi, Tayyab Tahir, Shahnawaz Dahani, Mohammad Ali, Usman Khan, Ihsanullah, Faisal Akram, Yasir Khan, Chris Jordan, and Aftab Ibrahim.

T20 great Kieron Pollard, Daniel Sams and Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz became the platinum draft picks for Karachi Kings, who will be joined by franchise’s newly-appointed skipper Shan Masood.

Karachi Kings: Kieron Pollard, Daniel Sams, Mohammad Nawaz, Tim Siefert, James Vince, Hasan Ali, Shan Masood, Shoaib Malik, Tabraiz Shamsi, Mohammad Amir Khan, Anwar Ali, Arafat Minhas, Mir Hamza, Muhammad Akhlaq, Muhammad Irfan Niazi, Sirajuddin, Saad Baig, and Jamie Overton.

Karachi Kings legend Mohammad Amir found a new home at Quetta Gladiators, where he will play in PSL 2024 season alongside fellow franchise’s new recruits Sherfane Rutherford and Akeal Hosein.

Quetta Gladiators: Sherfane Rutherford, Mohammad Amir, Rilee Rossouw, Mohammad Wasim Junior, Jason Roy, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mohammad Hasnain, Abrar Ahmed, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Saud Shakeel, Sajjad Ali Junior, Usman Qadir, Omair Bin Yousuf, Will Smeed, Khawaja Nafay, Adil Naz, Akeal Hosein, and Sohail Khan.

T20 great Kieron Pollard, Daniel Sams, and Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz became the platinum draft picks for Karachi Kings, who will be joined by the franchise’s newly-appointed skipper Shan Masood.

Peshawar Zalmi: Babar Azam, Noor Ahmed, Rovman Powell, Asif Ali, Saim Ayub, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Naveen-ul-Haq, Aamer Jamal, Mohammad Haris, Salman Irshad, Arif Yaqoob, Umair Afridi, Daniel Mousley, Khurram Shahzad, Haseebullah Khan, Mohammad Zeeshan, Lungi Ngidi, and Mehran Mumtaz.