HBL PSL XI kicks off inaugural participant public sale in Lahore

The eleventh version of the HBL Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL) participant public sale started in Lahore’s Expo Centre for the primary time within the league’s historical past on Wednesday.

In contrast to earlier editions, the place groups chosen gamers by a draft, this 12 months’s eight-team occasion will see franchises purchase gamers through public sale.

Multan Sultans will take part below their new possession and with a brand new identify, “Rawalpindi,” within the event.

Within the first lot for all-rounders, Pakistani all-rounder Faheem Ashraf was acquired by Islamabad United for Rs85 million.

Different Pakistani all-rounders, together with Imad Wasim, Mohammad Junaid, Mehdi Hassan Miraz, Hussain Talat, Asif Afridi, Danish Aziz, and Mohammad Zeeshan, didn’t entice any bids from franchises.

Within the second lot, David Warner was purchased by Karachi Kings for Rs79 million. Former South African all-rounder Rilee Rossouw was acquired by Quetta Gladiators for Rs55.5 million.

Jahanzaib Sultan was bought by Sialkot Stallions for Rs6 million. Different gamers, together with Colin Munro, Omair Bin Yousuf, Kamran Ghulam, George Munsey, and Saud Shakeel, remained unsold.

Within the third lot, Mohammad Ali was acquired by Hyderabad for Rs21.5 million, whereas Haris Rauf returned to Lahore Qalandars for Rs76 million. England’s Chris Jordan remained unsold.

In the course of the occasion on the Expo Centre, PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi offered all franchise homeowners with specifically customised T-shirts celebrating Pakistan’s participation within the 2026 ICC T20 World Cup in Markhor version as items.

The public sale represents a serious shift within the HBL PSL’s participant recruitment course of and is predicted so as to add pleasure and transparency to crew compositions for the upcoming season.

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