Back at the end of December 2023, the Pakistan Super League 2024 player auctions threw in plenty of surprises with many big names bagging huge contracts, while other stars went unsold.
Players from across the world registered to be a part of the ninth edition of PSL as the six franchises Karachi Kings, Peshawar Zalmi, Lahore Qalandars, Quetta Gladiators, Islamabad United and Multan Sultans finalised their squads for the start of the new season on February 17.
Ahead of the auction for PSL 2024, all registered players were drafted into different categories with each category representing the value of the players.
There were a total of five different categories for the PSL 9 player auction. These different categories were the Platinum, Diamond, Gold, Silver and Emerging categories.
Each category has different prices for players with cricketers in the Platinum category being the most expensive and those in the Emerging category being the least costly.
The prices for players in the Platinum is $104,866 USD, while Diamond category players have been priced at $52,433 USD. Players from the Gold and Silver categories have been priced at $37,452 USD and $18,726 USD, while talents from the Emerging category will cost $7,490 USD.
It’s also worth noting that the PSL franchises can choose a maximum of three players from the Platinum, Diamond, and Gold categories. Meanwhile, as many as five players can be picked from the Silver category, whereas five talents from the Emerald category can be a part of a team.
With that in mind, here’s a closer look at the PSL Price List 2024 and which players are a part of which category.
PSL Price List 2024: Know the costliest Pakistan Super League players
Platinum category
The most expensive players in PSL, including Pakistan’s star batter Babar Azam is a part of this category along with other top international players. A maximum of three players from this category can be picked by each franchise.
|
Player |
Franchise |
Price In Dollars USD |
|
Babar Azam |
Peshawar Zalmi |
$104,866 |
|
Kieron Pollard |
Multan Sultan |
$104,866 |
|
Hasan Ali |
Islamabad United |
$104,866 |
|
Asif Ali |
Islamabad United |
$104,866 |
|
Chris Jordan |
Karachi Kings |
$104,866 |
|
Shaheen Shah Afridi |
Lahore Qalandars |
$104,866 |
|
Wahab Riaz |
Peshawar Zalmi |
$104,866 |
|
Liam Livingstone |
Peshawar Zalmi |
$104,866 |
|
Sarfraz Ahmed |
Quetta Gladiators |
$104,866 |
|
Imad Wasim |
Karachi Kings |
$104,866 |
|
Chris Jordan |
Karachi Kings |
$104,866 |
|
Colin Munro |
Islamabad United |
$104,866 |
|
Rashid Khan |
Lahore Qalandars |
$104,866 |
|
Fakhar Zaman |
Lahore Qalandars |
$104,866 |
|
James Vince |
Quetta Gladiators |
$104,866 |
|
Jason Roy |
Quetta Gladiators |
$104,866 |
|
Hazrat Ullah Zazai |
Peshawar Zalmi |
$104,866 |
|
Rille Rossouw |
Multan Sultans |
$104,866 |
|
Mohammad Rizwan |
Multan Sultans |
$104,866 |
|
Tim David |
Multan Sultans |
$104,866 |
Diamond category
Like the platinum category, the diamond category also allows a maximum of three players from this pool of players to be chosen by any franchise.
|
Player |
Franchise |
Price In Dollars USD |
|
Mohammad Hafeez |
Lahore Qalandars |
$52,433 |
|
Haris Rauf |
Lahore Qalandars |
$52,433 |
|
David Wiese |
Lahore Qalandars |
$52,433 |
|
Shadab Khan |
Islamabad United |
$52,433 |
|
Faheem Ashraf |
Islamabad United |
$52,433 |
|
Marchant de Lange |
Islamabad United |
$52,433 |
|
Imran Tahir |
Multan Sultans |
$52,433 |
|
Sohaib Maqsood |
Multan Sultans |
$52,433 |
|
David Willey |
Multan Sultans |
$52,433 |
|
Mohammad Nawaz |
Quetta Gladiators |
$52,433 |
|
Iftikhar Ahmad |
Quetta Gladiators |
$52,433 |
|
James Faulkner |
Quetta Gladiators |
$52,433 |
|
Shimron Hetmyer |
Quetta Gladiators |
$52,433 |
|
Shoaib Malik |
Karachi Kings |
$52,433 |
|
Sherfane Rutherford |
Peshawar Zalmi |
$52,433 |
|
Haider Ali |
Karachi Kings |
$52,433 |
|
Mohammad Amir |
Karachi Kings |
$52,433 |
|
M. Nabi |
Karachi Kings |
$52,433 |
|
Lewis Gregory |
Karachi Kings |
$52,433 |
Gold category
While a total of three players can be chosen by each franchise from the gold category as well, it’s worth noting that in the latest draft Lahore Qalandars were granted an extra pick through the alternate round.
|
Player |
Franchise |
Price In Dollars USD |
|
Alex Hales |
Islamabad United |
$37,452 |
|
Mohammad Wasim Jr. |
Islamabad United |
$37,452 |
|
Azam Khan |
Islamabad United |
$37,452 |
|
Aamer Yamin |
Karachi Kings |
$37,452 |
|
Joe Clarke |
Karachi Kings |
$37,452 |
|
Sharjeel Khan |
Karachi Kings |
$37,452 |
|
Abdullah Shafique |
Lahore Qalandars |
$37,452 |
|
Phil Salt |
Lahore Qalandars |
$37,452 |
|
Harry Brook |
Lahore Qalandars |
$37,452 |
|
Ben Dunk |
Lahore Qalandars |
$37,452 |
|
Shahid Afridi |
Quetta Gladiators |
$37,452 |
|
Mohammad Hasnain |
Quetta Gladiators |
$37,452 |
|
Naseem Shah |
Quetta Gladiators |
$37,452 |
|
Khushdil Shah |
Multan Sultans |
$37,452 |
|
Shahnawaz Dhani |
Multan Sultans |
$37,452 |
|
Shan Masood |
Multan Sultans |
$37,452 |
|
Saqib Mehmood |
Peshawar Zalmi |
$37,452 |
|
Hussain Talat |
Peshawar Zalmi |
$37,452 |
|
Usman Qadir |
Peshawar Zalmi |
$37,452 |
Silver category
While a maximum of five players can be picked by franchises from the silver category, these numbers were raised in the PSL mini draft and below is a comprehensive list of all players from the category.
|
Player |
Franchise |
Price In Dollars USD |
|
Paul Stirling |
Islamabad United |
$18,726 |
|
Muhammad Akhlaq |
Islamabad United |
$18,726 |
|
Reece Topley |
Islamabad United |
$18,726 |
|
Danish Aziz |
Islamabad United |
$18,726 |
|
Zafar Gohar |
Islamabad United |
$18,726 |
|
Musa Khan |
Islamabad United |
$18,726 |
|
Zahir Khan |
Islamabad United |
$18,726 |
|
Umar Akmal |
Quetta Gladiators |
$18,726 |
|
Sohail Tanvir |
Quetta Gladiators |
$18,726 |
|
Ben Duckett |
Quetta Gladiators |
$18,726 |
|
Khurram Shehzad |
Quetta Gladiators |
$18,726 |
|
Luke Wood |
Quetta Gladiators |
$18,726 |
|
Will Smeed |
Quetta Gladiators |
$18,726 |
|
Ali Imran |
Quetta Gladiators |
$18,726 |
|
Muhammad Ilyas |
Karachi Kings |
$18,726 |
|
Umaid Asif |
Karachi Kings |
$18,726 |
|
Rohail Nazir |
Karachi Kings |
$18,726 |
|
Muhammad Imran Jr. |
Karachi Kings |
$18,726 |
|
Sahibzada Farhan |
Karachi Kings |
$18,726 |
|
Jordan Thompson |
Karachi Kings |
$18,726 |
|
Rumman Raees |
Multan Sultans |
$18,726 |
|
Asif Afridi |
Multan Sultans |
$18,726 |
|
Anwar Ali |
Multan Sultans |
$18,726 |
|
Rovman Powell |
Multan Sultans |
$18,726 |
|
Imran Khan Sr. |
Multan Sultans |
$18,726 |
|
Rizwan Hussain |
Multan Sultans |
$18,726 |
|
Johnson Charles |
Multan Sultans |
$18,726 |
|
Dominic Drakes |
Multan Sultans |
$18,726 |
|
Sohail Akhtar |
Lahore Qalandars |
$18,726 |
|
Ahmad Daniyal |
Lahore Qalandars |
$18,726 |
|
Zeeshan Ashraf |
Lahore Qalandars |
$18,726 |
|
Dean Foxcroft |
Lahore Qalandars |
$18,726 |
|
Kamran Ghulam |
Lahore Qalandars |
$18,726 |
|
Mohammad Imran Randhawa |
Lahore Qalandars |
$18,726 |
|
Akif Javed |
Lahore Qalandars |
$18,726 |
|
Tom Kohler-Cadmore |
Peshawar Zalmi |
$18,726 |
|
Salman Irshad |
Peshawar Zalmi |
$18,726 |
|
Arshad Iqbal |
Peshawar Zalmi |
$18,726 |
|
Sameen Gul |
Peshawar Zalmi |
$18,726 |
|
Kamran Akmal |
Peshawar Zalmi |
$18,726 |
Emerging category
Players in the emerging category as the name suggests, are the best-performing domestic talents from Pakistan who are rewarded for their performances by getting a chance to be a part of the PSL from this category.
|
Player |
Franchise |
Price In Dollars USD |
|
Mubasir Khan |
Islamabad United |
$7,490 |
|
Zeeshan Zameer |
Islamabad United |
$7,490 |
|
Mohammad Huraira |
Islamabad United |
$7,490 |
|
Zaman Khan |
Lahore Qalandars |
$7,490 |
|
Maaz Khan |
Lahore Qalandars |
$7,490 |
|
Muhammad Ashar Qureshi |
Quetta Gladiators |
$7,490 |
|
Abdul Wahid Bangalzai |
Quetta Gladiators |
$7,490 |
|
Ghulam Mudassar |
Quetta Gladiators |
$7,490 |
|
Faisal Akram |
Karachi Kings |
$7,490 |
|
Qasim Akram |
Karachi Kings |
$7,490 |
|
Mohammad Taha Khan |
Karachi Kings |
$7,490 |
|
Sirajuddin |
Peshawar Zalmi |
$7,490 |
|
Muhammad Amir Khan |
Peshawar Zalmi |
$7,490 |
|
Mohammad Umer |
Peshawar Zalmi |
$7,490 |
|
Abbas Afridi |
Multan Sultan |
$7,490 |
|
Amir Azmat |
Multan Sultan |
$7,490 |
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