This could be a landmark year for PSL, that is scheduled to begin on March 26, and will directly compete with IPL 2026. Nonetheless, before the tournament starts, the PSL auction will take place on Feb 11. And on Wednesday, all teams named their retentions. There were a few misses, but largely the retentions were on expected lines.
Insidesport takes a look at all the retentions and also the purse left for all teams.
PSL 2026 retentions
The likes of Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Hasan Ali were all retained by their respective teams, but the biggest surprises were — Mohammad Rizwan was not retained by Multan Sultans, and Haris Rauf was not retained by Lahore.
Lahore Qalandars: Shaheen Shah Afridi (Platinum), Abdullah Shafique (Diamond), Sikandar Raza (Gold), Mohammad Naeem (Silver)
Quetta Gladiators: Abrar Ahmed (Platinum), Usman Tariq (Diamond), Hasan Nawaz (Gold), Shamyl Hussain (Emerging)
Islamabad United: Shadab Khan (Platinum), Salman Irshad (Gold), Andries Gous (Silver)
Peshawar Zalmi: Babar Azam (platinum), Sufyan Moqim (Diamond), Abdul Samad (Gold), Ali Raza (Emerging)
Karachi Kings: Hasan Ali (platinum), Mohammad Abbas Afridi (Diamond), Khushdil Shah (Gold), Saad Baig (Emerging)
Multan Sultans: No retention
Purse left for all teams
Hyderabad Kingsmen: PKR 50.5 Cr
Multan Sultans: PKR 50.5 Cr
Sialkot Stallionz: PKR 45 Cr
Islambad United: PKR 40.9 Cr
Karachi Kings: PKR 38.7 Cr
Lahore Qalandars: PKR 37.8 Cr
Peshawar Zalmi: PKR 34.26 Cr
Quetta Gladiators: PKR 33.14 Cr
