PSL 2025 Retained Players List – PSL 2025 Draft
The upcoming season of the Pakistan Super League is scheduled to be played at the start of next year and for that, every PSL franchise has to make sure they select a strong PSL team to compete in the competition.
In this article, you will find out all the details regarding the PSL 2025 retentions and draft updates, which are given below.
PSL 2025 DRAFT DETAILS:
As we all know six teams will participate in the tournament next year for that, those six teams have to pick eight players from the previous set of players.
Furthermore, all teams are allowed to pick a squad of around 20 players from the PSL 2025 Draft and players are registered in different categories based on their skills and names in int’l cricket.
PSL 2025 FULL LIST OF EXPECTED PLAYERS’ RETENTIONS:
Every PSL team is allowed to retain a maximum of eight players from their previous squads and here is the expected list of all the teams and the player retentions for the upcoming PSL season.
Furthermore, the official players’ retention list for the PSL 10 will be announced on the official PSL handle before the HBL PSL 2025 draft, but here is the list of players based on their performances and stats in PSL 2024.
PESHAWAR ZALMI RETENTIONS PSL 2025:
Peshawar Zalmi ended the PSL points table in second position but couldn’t win the trophy last season. The eight players that are expected to be retained in the PSL 2025 by Peshawar Zalmi are as follows:
| BABAR AZAM | SAIM AYUB |
| ROVMAN POWELL | NOOR AHMED / TKC |
| MUHAMMAD HARIS | MEHRAN MUMTAZ |
| HASEEBULLAH KHAN | AAMIR JAMAL |
- ZALMI MIGHT HAVE TO RELEASE THEIR PACERS INCLUDING KHURRAM, SALMAN, AND ZEESHAN AS NO ONE HAD A GOOD TOURNAMENT
- THEY CAN ALSO THINK OF RELEASING HASEEBULLAH IN CASE THEY WANT TO RETAIN SUFIYAN MUQEEN
ISLAMABAD UNITED RETENTIONS PSL 2025:
Islamabad United ended the PSL points table in the Top four spots and they eventually won the PSL 2024 as well. The eight players that are expected to be retained in the PSL 2025 by Islamabad United are as follows:
| SHADAB KHAN | COLIN MUNRO |
| AZAM KHAN | IMAD WASIM |
| NASEEM SHAH | HUNAIN SHAH |
| SALMAN ALI AGHA | FAHEEM ASHRAF |
- FAHEEM DIDN’T HAVE A GREAT SEASON BUT HE WILL BE RETAINED AS HE HAS BEEN ONE OF THE CORE MEMBERS OF THE TEAM THROUGHOUT THE PSL HISTORY
KARACHI KINGS RETENTIONS PSL 2025:
Karachi Kings couldn’t qualify for the PSL 2024 playoffs, they ended at the fifth spot in the PSL points table. The eight players that are expected to be retained in the PSL 2025 by Karachi Kings are as follows:
| SHAN MASOOD | KEIRON POLLARD |
| IRFAN KHAN NIAZI | HASSAN ALI |
| MIR HAMZA | JAMES VINCE |
| ARAFAT MINHAS | – |
- SHOAIB MALIK MIGHT NOT BE RETAINED AGAIN AS HIS PERFORMANCE WAS VERY POOR, IT WILL ALSO DEPEND ON HIS RECENT FORM BEFORE THE PSL 2025 RETENTIONS
MULTAN SULTANS RETENTIONS PSL 2025:
Multan Sultans were the runner-ups of the PSL 2024 season as they played the final with Islamabad United. The eight players that are expected to be retained in the PSL 2025 by Multan Sultans are as follows:
| MUHAMMAD RIZWAN | IFTIKHAR AHMED |
| FAISAL AKRAM | USMAN KHAN |
| USAMA MIR | MOHAMMAD ALI |
| DAVID WILLEY | ABBAS AFRIDI |
- MULTAN SULTANS WILL BE IN QUITE TROUBLE AS THEY WILL TRY TO RETAIN IHSANULLAH, REEZA, AND KHUSHDIL BUT IT WILL BE BASED ON PICKS ON WHICH PLAYER THEY CAN GET BACK IN THE DRAFT
QUETTA GLADIATORS RETENTIONS PSL 2025:
Quetta Gladiators qualified for the PSL 2024 playoffs, but they could not beat Islamabad in the Eliminators. The eight players that are expected to be retained in the PSL 2025 by Quetta Gladiators are as follows:
| SAUD SHAKEEL | SHERFANE RUTHERFORD |
| ABRAR AHMED | MUHAMMAD AMIR |
| WASIM JNR | AKEAL HOSSAIN |
| MUHAMMAD HASNAIN | OMAIR BIN YOUSAF |
- RILLE ROSSOUW IF THEY WANT TO CONTINUE WITH HIM AS CAPTAIN AGAIN IN PSL 2025, OTHERWISE YOU CAN GO WITH SAUD SHAKEEL AS THE NEW CAPTAIN
- RETENTION OF SARFARAZ AHMED WILL BE PURELY BASED ON EMOTIONS IF THIS HAPPENS IN PSL 2025
LAHORE QALANDARS RETENTIONS PSL 2025:
Lahore Qalandars couldn’t qualify for the PSL 2024 playoffs, they ended at the sixth spot in the PSL points table. The eight players that are expected to be retained in the PSL 2025 by Lahore Qalandars are as follows:
| SHAHEEN SHAH AFRIDI | RASHID KHAN |
| FAKHAR ZAMAN | HARIS RAUF |
| JAHANDAD KHAN | ZAMAN KHAN |
| DAVID WIESE | ABDULLAH SHAFIQUE |
- RETENTION OF DAVID WIESE IF HE IS STILL AVAILABLE TO PLAY AS A PLAYER IN THE PSL 2025
- RASHID WILL BE BACK IN THE PLATINUM CATEGORY SO RVD MIGHT NOT GET RETAINED IN THAT CATEGORY BY LAHORE IN PSL 2025
